SOAP villains may come and go but, for me, the sexiest and best is still Cain Dingle.

Ever since this sinister member of the daft Dingle family first appeared in Emmerdale in 2000, actor Jeff Hordley who plays him has attracted a legion of fans.

Such was his popularity that when he left the series in 2006, the door was left open for his return, which he did in 2009. Since then, Cain has been at the centre of several high-profile storylines – often with a love interest involved to give all his fans, sigh, plenty of pleasure.

Even the arrival of deliciously bad character, Ross Barton (played by Michael Parr) hasn’t detracted from Cain’s charisma and he remains for many the top soap baddie.

Personally, I’ve been swayed over the years by a couple of Coronation Street nasties – notably Charlie Stubbs who treated barmaid Shelley so vilely, murderer Richard Hillman and the evil-looking Jez Quigley but saturnine Cain’s still my favourite.

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