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Coronation Street named Best Soap of 2024 at Inside Soap Awards

Coronation Street has been named Best Soap at the 2024 Inside Soap Awards as the programme scooped six trophies.

The ITV show also won Best Partnership (Peter Ash and Daniel Brocklebank), Best Actor (Ash) and Best Storyline for a tale in which Paul Foreman (Ash) was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), and followed how this affected his relationship with his husband Billy Mayhew (Brocklebank).

Inside Soap editor Gary Brocart-Gillatt said: 鈥淭he story of happy-go-lucky Paul Foreman鈥檚 MND diagnosis, and the effect it had on both Paul and those who loved him, has been the stand-out TV of 2024 for our voters.

Peter Ash in a black suit
Peter Ash was named Best Actor at the Inside Soap Awards (Ian West/PA)

The Outstanding Achievement Award was given to the cast and crew of the BBC鈥檚 daytime soap Doctors, which was axed last year, its final episode airing in December.

Brocart-Gillatt said: 鈥淭he BBC鈥檚 cancellation of Doctors, a wonderful launch pad for new writing and acting talent, was incredibly disappointing to see.

鈥淲e also know how much Doctors鈥 viewers love the show, so it鈥檚 on their behalf that we鈥檝e awarded our Outstanding Achievement trophy to the team.鈥

Emmerdale鈥檚 Eden Taylor-Draper won Best Actress for her performance as marital coercive control victim Belle King, while the ITV soap鈥檚 Dingle clan, who will soon celebrate 30 years at the centre of the series were named Best Family.

Best Showstopper, which is awarded to a showcase episode, was awarded to the Walford-based soap for its Christmas Day episode, in which Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) killed Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), kicking off the show鈥檚 ongoing murder conspiracy.

Hollyoaks star Isabelle Smith won Best Newcomer for her portrayal of Frankie Osborne in the Channel 4 soap鈥檚 hard-hitting storyline of sibling sexual abuse.

Inside Soap readers named Neighbours their Best Daytime Soap and the Australian show鈥檚 Ryan Moloney, who plays Toadie Rebecchi, their Best Daytime Star.

Adam Thomas won Best Drama Star for his role as Donte Charles in the BBC鈥檚 Waterloo Road, while actress Balvinder Sopal was named Soap Superstar of 2024, for her performance as EastEnders鈥 Suki Panesar.

Best Pet went to Minnie, who plays Belle鈥檚 dog Piper in Emmerdale, who was a victim of Tom King鈥檚 mind games with her owner.

The Inside Soap Awards are voted on by more than 90,000 readers every year, having run since 1996.

The first issue of Inside Soap was published in October 1992, and the magazine is now a weekly title published by Hearst UK.

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