Albert Ezekiel Dingle is the eldest child of Jedediah and Peg Dingle. He was married to Delilah and had two sons, Marlon and Eli. Upon his first appearance on the show he had been serving time in prison for armed robbery. Albert makes his first appearance in Emmerdale in December 1995 after serving his sentence and it is soon made clear that he is possibly the most deceitful and cowardly of the Dingles. It is also revealed that Albert had been in prison on numerous occasions. In February 1996 Albert is sent to prison for stealing Eric Pollard's car and is released on parole in May. Albert welcomes the arrival of his son Marlon in 1996, but also welcomes the arrival of Lisa Clegg. Albert begins wooing Lisa but discovers that his brother Zak also has feelings for her. However when Zak fails