The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual
awards ceremony An awards ceremony is a type of ceremony where awards are given out. The ceremony may be arranged by a government organization, a society, a school, a trade association or even a company that specializes in running awards ceremonies. Typically a ma ...
in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
which honours the best moments in British
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
s. The ceremony is televised on
ITV and has been presented by
Phillip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2014, 2018–present) alongside Holl ...
since 2006. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal and glass and have been manufactured by British firm Creative Awards since their inception.
The majority of the awards are voted for by a panel of industry professionals, while
Best British Soap
The British Soap Award for Best British Soap is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. Alongside Best Actor and Best Actress, the award is voted for by the public. ''EastEnders'' is the most awarded soap in the category, with e ...
, Best Family and
Best Leading Performer
The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral repla ...
are voted for by the general public. The awards for
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
and
Best Actor were voted for by the public from 1999 to 2019.
History
The first British Soap Awards took place in 1999. Although it is an
ITV production, the events were held at the
BBC Television Centre
Television Centre (TVC) is a building complex in White City, West London, that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013. After a refurbishment, the complex reopened in 2017 with three studios in use for TV production, opera ...
, in London until 2009. The ceremonies have since been held at various locations in London and Manchester, including the
Granada Studios
Old Granada Studios (known simply as Granada Studios and previously known as The Manchester Studios) is a television studio complex and events venue on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded television programm ...
,
the London Studios
The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ...
,
dock10, the
Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as ‘the most beautiful theatre in L ...
, the
Palace Theatre and
the Lowry
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex ope ...
. The five soap operas currently nominated for awards are ''
Coronation Street'', ''
Doctors'', ''
EastEnders'', ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'' and ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
''. Now-defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards were ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
* Br ...
'', ''
Crossroads
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to:
* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
'', ''
Family Affairs
''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...
'' and ''
Night and Day''.
In 2016, it was reported that the award for outstanding achievement off-screen would be known as the Tony Warren award following the death of
Tony Warren
Anthony McVay Simpson (8 July 1936 – 1 March 2016) publishing under pen name Tony Warren, was an English television screenwriter and actor, best known for creating the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He created other television dramas ...
, the creator of ''Coronation Street''. On 1 May 2018, ITV announced that for the 20th anniversary of the show, it would be broadcast live for the first time on 2 June 2018. In March 2020, it was announced that the 2020 ceremony had been cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
ITV instead aired a 60-minute special in its place titled ''The British Soap Awards Celebrates 21 Years'', narrated by presenter
Philip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV (TV network), ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's ''This Morning (TV programme), This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' ...
.
In April 2021, it was announced that the 2021 ceremony had also been cancelled once again due to the pandemic. In April 2022, it was confirmed that the British Soap Awards would be held in June 2022. They also announced the introduction of two new viewer-voted categories, Best Family and Best Leading Performer. With the introduction of the gender-neutral
Best Leading Performer
The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral repla ...
category, it was confirmed that the awards for
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
and
Best Actor had been axed.
Categories
*
Best British Soap
The British Soap Award for Best British Soap is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. Alongside Best Actor and Best Actress, the award is voted for by the public. ''EastEnders'' is the most awarded soap in the category, with e ...
*Best Comedy Performance
*Best Dramatic Performance
*Best Family
*
Best Leading Performer
The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral repla ...
*
Best Newcomer
*Best On-Screen Partnership
*Best Single Episode
*Best Storyline
*Best Young Performer
*Scene of the Year
*
Villain of the Year
The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Unlike the awards for Best Actress, Best Actor and Best British Soap, the award is voted for by a panel, like the award for Best Newcome ...
*Outstanding Achievement Award
*
Tony Warren
Anthony McVay Simpson (8 July 1936 – 1 March 2016) publishing under pen name Tony Warren, was an English television screenwriter and actor, best known for creating the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He created other television dramas ...
Award
Defunct categories
*
Best Actor (1999–2019)
*
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
(1999–2019)
*Best Bitch (2004–2006)
*Best Exit (1999–2013)
*Best Foreign Soap (1999–2000)
*Best Female Dramatic Performance (2016–2019)
*Best Male Dramatic Performance (2016–2019)
*Greatest Moment (2018)
*Hero of the Year (2001–2003)
*Sexiest Male (1999–2014)
*Sexiest Female (1999–2014)
*Special Achievement (1999, 2001–2002, 2004–2012)
Ceremonies
1999 winners
2000 winners
2001 winners
2002 winners
2003 winners
2004 winners
2005 winners
Stan Richards
Stanley Richardson, known professionally as Stan Richards (8 December 1930 – 11 February 2005), was an English television actor, best known for his portrayal of Seth Armstrong in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Career
He played the ...
, who played
Seth Armstrong
Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, '' Emmerdale'', played by Stan Richards from 1978 until 2004. The role of Seth began as a temporary "bit part" and he due to appear for just a few episodes, ...
in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in February 2005.
2006 winners
2007 winners
2008 winners
Mike Reid, who played
Frank Butcher
Frank Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Mike Reid (actor), Mike Reid. Frank makes his first appearance on-screen as a guest character in 1987, but due to a positive viewer reception, he is reintr ...
in ''
EastEnders'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in July 2007.
2009 winners
Clive Hornby
Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in ...
, who played
Jack Sugden
John Jacob "Jack" Sugden is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. The character was originally played by Andrew Burt from 1972 to 1973 with a ...
in ''Emmerdale'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in July 2008.
Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom ''Are You Being Served?'' from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soa ...
, who played
Pauline Fowler
Pauline Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''. She was played by actress Wendy Richard between the first episode on 19 February 1985 and 25 December 2006. Pauline was created by scriptwriter Tony Holland a ...
in ''EastEnders'', was also remembered during the ceremony, having died in February 2009.
2010 winners
Maggie Jones, who played
Blanche Hunt
Blanche Hunt (also Linfield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. She was originally played by Patricia Cutts; however, the actress died by suicide after appearing in just two episodes in August 1974. ...
in ''
Coronation Street'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in December 2009.
2011 winners
2012 winners
Betty Driver
Elizabeth Mary Driver, (20 May 1920 – 15 October 2011) was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams in the long-running ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', a role she played for 42 years from 1969 to 2011, a ...
, who played
Betty Williams in ''
Coronation Street'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in October 2011.
2013 winners
Bill Tarmey
Bill Tarmey (born William Piddington; 4 April 1941 – 9 November 2012) was an English actor and singer, best known for playing Jack Duckworth in the soap opera '' Coronation Street''. First appearing in the role in November 1979, he played ...
, who played
Jack Duckworth
John "Jack" Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Bill Tarmey. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 28 November 1979. Jack was introduced by executive pr ...
in ''
Coronation Street'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in November 2012.
2014 winners
Richard Thorp
Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as '' The Dam Bu ...
, who played
Alan Turner in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in May 2013. This was also the final ceremony where "Sexiest Male" and "Sexiest Female" were awarded;
Michelle Keegan
Michelle Elizabeth Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is an English actress, known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and Sergeant Georgie Lane in the BBC drama series '' Our Girl''. Keegan also starred as Tra ...
, who plays
Tina McIntyre
Tina McIntyre is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michelle Keegan, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode that was shown 7 January 2008. The character was central to ma ...
in ''
Coronation Street'', won "Sexiest Female" for the sixth time in a row.
2015 winners
Anne Kirkbride
Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014. For this role, she posthu ...
, who played
Deirdre Barlow
Deirdre Anne Barlow (also Hunt, Langton and Rachid) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Anne Kirkbride. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 November 1972 ...
in ''
Coronation Street'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in January 2015.
John Bardon
John Bardon (born John Michael Jones, 25 August 1939 – 12 September 2014) was an English stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 (1987 season) for '' Kiss Me, Kate'', sharing the aw ...
, who played
Jim Branning
Jim Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by John Bardon, first appearing on 29 April 1996 and became a regular character in 1999. He remained in the series until 2011.
Jim was temporarily written out ...
in ''
EastEnders'', was also remembered during the ceremony, having died in September 2014.
This year's ceremony incorporated a "Social Issue Storyline" mention, which is where all of the soap operas' most controversial stories were specially mentioned. These include:
*
Steve's depression (''Coronation Street'')
*
John Paul's rape (''Hollyoaks'')
*
Zara's breast-feeding campaign (''Doctors'')
*
Val's HIV diagnosis (''Emmerdale'')
*
Linda
Linda may refer to:
As a name
* Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named)
* Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer
* Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...
's rape (''EastEnders'')
2016 winners
Peter Baldwin (
Derek Wilton
Derek Bernard Wilton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', portrayed by Peter Baldwin. He appeared in the show intermittently between 1976 and 1987, before becoming a regular from 1988 until the char ...
in ''
Coronation Street''),
Stephen Hancock (
Ernest Bishop
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1967, by order of first appearance.
Steve Tanner
Stephen Edward "Steve" Tanner, played by Paul Maxwe ...
in ''Coronation Street''),
Shirley Stelfox
Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (11 April 1941 – 7 December 2015) was an English actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby ...
(
Edna Birch
Edna Birch is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Shirley Stelfox. She made her first appearance during the episode first broadcast on 25 May 2000. Edna is characterised as a proud and independent Ch ...
in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''),
Kitty McGeever
Catherine Jane Mitchell (15 October 1966 – 16 August 2015), known professionally as Kitty McGeever, was an English actress and comedian.
She was the first blind actress to be cast in a British soap opera, playing the fictional character Lizzi ...
(
Lizzie Lakely
Lizzie Lakely is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Kitty McGeever. Lizzie is ''Emmerdale'' first blind character, and was played by a blind actress. She made her first on-screen appearance on 28 Apri ...
in ''Emmerdale''),
Kristian Ealey (Matt Musgrove in ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
* Br ...
'' and ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'') and
Morag Siller
Morag Siller (1 November 1969 – 15 April 2016) was a Scottish actress, voice artist, and radio personality.
Siller died of breast cancer aged 46.
Biography Early life and education
Siller was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was adopted ...
(
Marilyn Dingle
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2002, by order of first appearance.
Elvis Dingle
Elvis Dingle is Zak Dingle's cousin. He appeared in 2002 and 2004.
Elvis, who is married to M ...
in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
'') were remembered during the ceremony which was held on 29 May.
2017 winners
The 2017 awards took place on 3 June 2017 at
The Lowry
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex ope ...
in
Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
. It was originally planned for the event to be broadcast live for the first time but due to ITV moving the live grand final of ''
Britain's Got Talent
''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloqui ...
'' into its scheduled timeslot, the awards were instead pre-recorded as before and broadcast on ITV on 6 June 2017. After the end credits in the broadcast version, dedications appeared to
Jean Alexander
Jean Margaret Hodgkinson (11 October 1926 – 14 October 2016), known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera ''Co ...
(
Hilda Ogden
Hilda Ogden (also Crabtree) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', one of the best-known of all the regular characters in the serial, whose name became synonymous with a classic hard-working Northern ...
in ''
Coronation Street''), who died in October 2016, and
Roy Barraclough
Roy Senior Barraclough (12 July 1935 – 1 June 2017) was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy, the devious, mournful landlord of the Rovers Return in the long-running British TV soap '' Coronation Street'', ...
(
Alec Gilroy
Alec Gilroy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Roy Barraclough. The character made several appearances in the show as a small-time talent agent, the first in 1972, and later as a series re ...
in ''Coronation Street''), who died in June 2017.
2018 winners
The 2018 awards were broadcast live for the first time on 2 June 2018.
Liz Dawn, who played
Vera Duckworth
Vera Duckworth (also Burton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Liz Dawn. Vera is known for her long-standing marriage to Jack Duckworth ( Bill Tarmey); they became one of the best-love ...
in ''
Coronation Street'', was remembered during the ceremony, having died in September 2017.
2019 winners
The 2019 awards were broadcast live on 1 June 2019.
2022 winners
The 2022 awards were broadcast live on 11 June 2022.
A tribute was paid to Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours'', after filming ended the day before the ceremony, with video messages from
Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1 ...
(
Harold Bishop) and
Jackie Woodburne
Jacqueline Anne Woodburne (born 5 February 1956) is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress, who is notable for her roles in TV soap operas.
Since 1994, Woodburne has played teacher Susan Kennedy in ''Neighbours''. She first became notable for ...
(
Susan Kennedy).
The
In memoriam segment
An in memoriam segment is a memorial to the people, of one particular field or industry, who have recently died. Typically, such memorials air on television, mostly during awards ceremonies. These segments consist of images or video clips of the ...
paid tribute to
Paula Tilbrook
Paula Tilbrook (16 January 1930 – 1 December 2019) was an English actress who played Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1994 to 2015.
Career
Born in Salford, Tilbrook begun her career performing on stage across North Ea ...
(
Betty Eagleton
Betty Eagleton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paula Tilbrook. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 April 1994. Betty is characterised as the village gossip wh ...
in ''Emmerdale''),
Lynda Baron
Lilian Ridgway (24 March 1939 – 5 March 2022), known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress and singer. She is best known for having played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC sitcom ''Open All Hours'' (1976–1985) and its sequel ...
(
Linda Clarke
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. 2006 was a year when many families joined ''EastEnders''. First, Deano Wicks, his sister Carly Wicks and fa ...
in ''EastEnders''),
Mark Eden
Douglas John Malin (14 February 1928 – 1 January 2021), known professionally as Mark Eden, was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of villainous Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street'' from 1986 to 1989.
Early life
Mark Ede ...
(
Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street''),
Anna Karen
Ann Harrison McCall (19 September 1936 – 22 February 2022), professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom ''On the Buses'' from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and s ...
(
Aunt Sal
Aunt Sal is a recurring fictional character in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Anna Karen Introduced in 1996, she has appeared sporadically from 21 March 1996 until 29 December 1997, then from 28 September 2001 until 17 September 2 ...
in ''EastEnders''),
Neville Buswell
Neville Alfred Morris Buswell (20 January 1943 – 25 December 2019) was a British actor, best known for his role as Ray Langton in ''Coronation Street''.
Early years
Buswell attended Belmont Abbey School near Hereford from 1955 to 1960, and ...
(
Ray Langton
Ray Langton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Neville Buswell.
Storylines
Ray Langton was born at Number 2 Gas Street. Throughout his childhood, he was in trouble with the police most o ...
in ''Coronation Street''),
Patricia Brake
Patricia Ann Brake (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022) was an English actress.
From the age of 16, Brake trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, before joining the Salisbury Playhouse. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where (among o ...
(
Deirdre Foster in ''EastEnders'' &
Viv Baldwin in ''Coronation Street''),
Dame Barbara Windsor (
Peggy Mitchell
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared in the episode broadcast on 30 April 1991, featuring in 10 episodes. ...
in ''EastEnders''),
Leah Bracknell
Alison Rosalind Bracknell (12 July 1964 – 15 September 2019), known professionally as Leah Bracknell, was an English actress who played the role of Zoe Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (1989–2005), for which she was nominated for the ...
(
Zoe Tate
Zoe Tate is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Leah Bracknell. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Zoe was involved in many major storylines during her t ...
in ''Emmerdale''),
Leonard Fenton
Leonard Fenton (''né'' Finestein; 29 April 1926 – 29 January 2022) was a British actor, director and painter, best known for his role as Dr. Harold Legg in ''EastEnders''.
Early life
Fenton was born Leonard Finestein[Dr. Harold Legg
Dr. Harold Legg is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Leonard Fenton. Dr. Legg is Walford's original GP. He is widely trusted within the community, and is always on hand to dish out advice. Dr Legg appears as ...]
in ''EastEnders''),
Kay Mellor
The name Kay is found both as a surname (see Kay (surname)) and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own r ...
(''Coronation Street'' & ''Brookside'' writer),
Sheila Mercier
Sheila Betty Mercier ('' née'' Rix; 1 January 1919 – 4 December 2019) was an English actress, of stage and television, best known for playing Annie Sugden in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' for over 20 years, from the programme's first episode i ...
(
Annie Sugden
Annie Sugden (also Pearson, Kempinski and Brearly) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale''. She was played by Sheila Mercier as a regular character between 1972 and 1994, with occasional guest appearances in ...
in ''Emmerdale''),
Frank Mills
Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942) is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer".
Early life and education
Mills was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Verdun, Quebec and started pl ...
(
Billy Williams in ''Coronation Street''),
Johnny Briggs (
Mike Baldwin in ''Coronation Street''),
Roy Hudd (
Archie Shuttleworth
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2002, by order of first appearance.
Hazel Wilding
Hazel Wilding first appears on 23 January 2002 when cab driver Vikram Desai (Chri ...
in ''Coronation Street''),
Stephen Churchett
Stephen George Churchett (10 April 1947 – 11 January 2022) was an English actor and writer.
Life and career
One of his most notable roles was as solicitor Marcus Christie in ''EastEnders'', on and off from 1990 to 2004. He reprised the role ...
(
Marcus Christie in ''EastEnders''),
Freddie Jones
Frederick Charles Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (12 September 1927 – 9 July 2019) was an English actor who had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions for a ...
(
Sandy Thomas
Sandy Thomas is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Freddie Jones. Sandy was introduced as the father of Ashley Thomas ( John Middleton). He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 6 ...
in ''Emmerdale''),
Melanie Clark Pullen
Melanie Clark Pullen (2 July 1975 – 29 March 2022) was an Irish actress, film producer and writer.
Career
Born and raised in Ireland, Clark Pullen attended Newpark Comprehensive School and then studied drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Short ...
(
Mary Flaherty in ''EastEnders''),
Johnny Leeze
John Harold Glen (31 December 1941 – 25 October 2020), known professionally as Johnny Leeze, was a British actor of television and film. He was perhaps best known for playing Harry Clayton in the British soap opera '' Coronation Street'' fo ...
(
Harry Clayton in ''Coronation Street'' &
Ned Glover in ''Emmerdale'') and
June Brown
June Muriel Brown (16 February 1927 – 3 April 2022) was an English actress and author. She was best known for her role as Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1985–1993; 1997–2020). In 2005, she won Best Actress at the '' ...
(
Dot Cotton
Dorothy "Dot" Branning (also Cotton) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by June Brown. In a special episode entitled ''EastEnders: Dot's Story'' (2003) a young Dot was played by Tallulah Pitt-Brown in fl ...
in ''EastEnders''), who all passed away between the 2019 and 2022 ceremonies.
Awards statistics
Note: ''
Crossroads
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to:
* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
'' was nominated from 2001 to 2003, but did not receive any awards. The "Best Foreign Soap" category also featured ''
Neighbours'', ''
Sunset Beach'' and ''
The Bold and the Beautiful
''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...
'' in 1999.
A. James Bain was a casting director who worked for both ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''.
B. In 2018, ''Doctors'' and ''EastEnders'' tied in the "Scene of the Year" award, so they both won.
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