# British Academy Television Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama

The British Academy Television Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Eligible drama series must be transmitted for at least 20 episodes a year. Only one episode of no more than an hour may be entered, and the episode selected must not be a special, as it must be fully representative of the series. The award was first given in 1999, for soap operas transmitted in 1998. Its title was changed from Best Soap to Best Continuing Drama in 2003, and to Best Soap and Continuing Drama in 2012. As of 2023, the award has been won by EastEnders nine times, Coronation Street seven times, Casualty five times, Emmerdale three times, and The Bill and Holby City once each.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Production company | Broadcaster |
| 1999 | EastEnders | Matthew Robinson | BBC | BBC One |
| 1999 | Brookside | Phil Redmond | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 1999 | Hollyoaks | Phil Redmond, Jo Hallows | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 1999 | Coronation Street | Carolyn Reynolds, David Hanson | Granada Television | ITV1 |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Production company | Broadcaster |
| 2000 | EastEnders | Matthew Robinson | BBC | BBC One |
| 2000 | Coronation Street | Jane Macnaught | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2000 | Emmerdale | Keith Richardson, Kieran Roberts, Chris Thompson | Yorkshire Television | ITV1 |
| 2000 | Brookside | Phil Redmond, Paul Marquess | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | Emmerdale | Kieran Roberts, Oliver Horsbrugh, Karin Young | Yorkshire Television | ITV1 |
| 2001 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2001 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2001 | Hollyoaks | Phil Redmond, Jo Hallows | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2002 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2002 | Doctors | Doctors | BBC | BBC One |
| 2002 | Hollyoaks | Phil Redmond, Jo Hallows | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | Coronation Street | Carolyn Reynolds, Kieran Roberts | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2003 | Doctors | Doctors | BBC | BBC One |
| 2003 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2003 | Hollyoaks | Phil Redmond, Jo Hallows | Mersey Television | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Coronation Street | Carolyn Reynolds, Kieran Roberts | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2004 | Casualty | Mal Young, Mervyn Watson | BBC | BBC One |
| 2004 | Holby City | Mal Young, Kathleen Hutchison | BBC | BBC One |
| 2004 | The Bill | Paul Marquess, Donna Wiffen, Jake Riddell | Talkback Thames | ITV1 |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Tony Wood, Ian Bevitt, John Fay | Granada Television | ITV1 |
| 2005 | Doctors | Doctors | BBC | BBC One |
| 2005 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2005 | The Bill | Paul Marquess, Claire Phillips, Donna Wiffen | Talkback Thames | ITV1 |
| 2006 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2006 | Coronation Street | Tony Wood, Tracey Rooney, Daran Little | ITV Productions | ITV1 |
| 2006 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2006 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2007 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2007 | Coronation Street | Stephen Russell, Tim O'Mara, Steve Frost, Kieran Roberts | ITV Productions | ITV1 |
| 2007 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2007 | Emmerdale | Keith Richardson, Kathleen Beedles, Lindsay Williams, Piotr Szkopiak | ITV Productions | ITV1 |
| 2008 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2008 | The Bill | Johnathan Young, Tim Key, Maxwell Young, Robert Del Maestro | Talkback Thames | ITV1 |
| 2008 | Emmerdale | Keith Richardson, Kathleen Beedles, John Anderson, Tim Dynevor | ITV Productions | ITV1 |
| 2008 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2009 | The Bill | The Bill | Talkback Thames | ITV1 |
| 2009 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2009 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2009 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV1 |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Production company | Broadcaster |
| 2010 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2010 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV1 |
| 2010 | The Bill | The Bill | Talkback Thames | ITV1 |
| 2011 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2011 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV1 |
| 2011 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2011 | Waterloo Road | Sharon Hughff, Sharon Channer, Fraser MacDonald, Lis Steele | Shed Productions | BBC One |
| 2012 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV1 |
| 2012 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2012 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2012 | Shameless | Paul Abbott, George Faber, David Threlfall, Lawrence Till | Company Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2013 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2013 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2013 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2013 | Shameless | Shameless | Company Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2014 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2014 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2014 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2015 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2015 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2015 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2015 | Hollyoaks | Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2016 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2016 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2016 | Holby City | Oliver Kent, Simon Harper, Kate Hall, Joe Ainsworth | BBC | BBC One |
| 2017 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2017 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2017 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2017 | Hollyoaks | Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Vikki Tennant, Colette Chard | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2018 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2018 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2018 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2018 | Hollyoaks | Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Vikki Tennant, Colette Chard | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2019 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC | BBC One |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2019 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2019 | Hollyoaks | Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Colette Chard, Kevin Rundle | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Production company | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2020 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC | BBC One |
| 2020 | Holby City | Holby City | BBC | BBC One |
| 2020 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2021 | Casualty | Simon Harper, Loretta Preece, Sarah Beeson, Jenny Thompson | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| 2021 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2021 | EastEnders | Jon Sen, Kate Oates, Sharon Batten, Liza Mellody | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| 2021 | Hollyoaks | Bryan Kirkwood, Hannah Sowden, Josie Day, Gary Sewell, Colette Chard | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 |
| 2022 | Coronation Street | Coronation Street | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2022 | Casualty | Deborah Sathe, Loretta Preece, Debbie Biggins, Jenny Thompson, Sarah Beeson | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| BBC One ||
| 2022 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2023 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| 2023 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV |
| 2023 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| 2024 | Casualty | Casualty | BBC Studios | BBC One |
| 2024 | Emmerdale | Emmerdale | ITV Studios | ITV1 |
| 2024 | EastEnders | EastEnders | BBC Studios | BBC One |
* Note: The series that don't have recipients on the table had Production team credited as the recipients of the award or nomination.

## Eligible programmes

| Series | Last win | Last nomination |
| Casualty | 2024 | 2024 |
| Coronation Street | 2022 | 2022 |
| Doctors | — | 2005 |
| EastEnders | 2019 | 2024 |
| Emmerdale | 2020 | 2024 |
| Hollyoaks | — | 2021 |
| Waterloo Road | — | 2011 |