Emmerdale’s Sam Dingle has been involved in a dramatic storyline for the soap's 50th anniversary. Viewers were left horrified when the much-loved character was close to his death after landing into a piece of farm machinery, with a spike going through his shoulder during the storm that swept the Yorkshire village.
However Sam was very lucky and will make a full recovery however it’s not all good news for him as he doesn’t realise that back at home his son Samson hasn't made it home.
Away from the soap actor James has a lot less drama in his real life compared to his character Sam. He joined the ITV soap as Sam at 21-years-old in February 1995, when the character was released from a young offenders institute.
