High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Deborah "Debbie" Dingle (previously Jones) is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb. She first appeared during an episode airing on 24 December 2002 and remained as a regular till 12 March 2010, when Webb left for maternity leave and she returned on 12 November 2010 and has remained as a regular since.