Coronation Street won all three of the soap trophies at the TV Choice Awards 2021 on Monday night.
The hugely-popular ITV show took the gongs for Best Soap, Best Soap Actor and Best Soap Actress at the virtual ceremony hosted by comedian Rob Beckett.
Corrie – which marked its 60th anniversary in December, celebrated a second hat-trick in a row, with the long-running series scoring the same clean sweep last year, beating continuing dramas Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and EastEnders.
Success: Coronation Street won all three of the soap trophies at the TV Choice Awards 2021 on Monday night (pictured is Sally Carman who won Best Soap actress for role as Abi Franklin)
David Neilson – who first stepped foot on the famous Coronation Street cobbles as Roy Cropper in 1995 – took Best Soap Actor.
Meanwhile Sally Carman’s powerhouse performance as grieving mum Abi Franklin earned the star her first Best Soap Actress TV Choice award.
Abi has been struggling with the death of her son Seb in recent months after he was subjected to an attack which saw him end up in the ICU before passing away. The murder trial has been continuing in recent weeks.
Elsewhere at the ceremony, Line Of Duty won Best Drama Series while the show’s stars Martin Compston and Vicky McClure won their respective acting categories for the first time.
Impressive: The hugely-popular ITV show took the gongs for Best Soap (pictured), Best Soap Actor and Best Soap Actress at the virtual ceremony hosted by comedian Rob Beckett
The critically acclaimed series from Jed Mercurio about the police’s anti-corruption unit AC-12 also won the same gong in 2019.
The most recent season kept 12.8 million viewers hooked earlier this year, until the infamous ‘H’ was unmasked.
It was the UK’s most-watched drama series of the century so far – despite receiving a lackluster reaction from fans left disappointed with who ‘H’ turned out to be.
Star: Sally’s powerhouse performance as grieving mum Abi earned the star her first Best Soap Actress TV Choice award
Jed Mercurio said: ‘Everyone involved in Line Of Duty is absolutely thrilled to be recognised in this way by the viewers and readers of TVChoice, it means an enormous amount to us and we couldn’t be more grateful.
‘It wouldn’t be the show it is without the amazing performances of Vicky, Martin, Adrian [Dunbar] and our brilliant guest leads including Kelly Macdonald and all the other brilliant guest leads we’ve had.
‘They’re the guys who actually do it on camera so it’s definitely a tribute to them.’
Coronation Street, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in December, celebrated a second hattrick in a row, with the long-running series scoring the same clean sweep as last year with Best Soap, Best Soap Actor and Best Soap Actress.
No red carpet: The TV Choice Awards 2021 streamed online on Monday night, having to continue virtually amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted by comedian Rob Beckett (pictured)
David Neilson – who first stepped foot on the famous Coronation Street cobbles as Roy Cropper in 1995 – took Best Soap Actor while Sally Carman’s powerhouse performance as grieving mum Abi Franklin earned the actress her first Best Soap Actress TV Choice award.
Bridgerton was voted Best New Drama and Call The Midwife topped the Best Family Drama category for its seventh consecutive year.
Accepting the award on behalf of Bridgerton was actress Nicola Coughlan. She said: ‘TV Choice Awards, thank you so much for this beautiful award, it’s beautiful and very pointy which I love.
‘Thank you to our wonderful cast and amazing crew. This means so much to us and I’ll proudly take this back to Regency London.’
Upset: Abi has been struggling with the death of her son Seb in recent months after he was subjected to an attack which saw him end up in the ICU before passing away
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! won its 16th Best Reality Show gong, after its relocation to Wales amid the pandemic.
Instead of the heat of the Australian jungle, camp-mates bedded down in Gwrych Castle in north Wales, with author and actress Giovanna Fletcher beating Radio 1’s Jordan North to be crowned Queen of the Castle.
Gogglebox won Best Entertainment Show, in association with Greatest Hits Radio, marking the fourth time that Channel 4 have scooped this gong, beating multi-award winners Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
Angry: The murder trial has been continuing in recent weeks with dramatic scenes filmed at the court (pictured)
This Morning picked up its eighth Best Daytime Show award, beating its rivals The Chase, Loose Women and Pointless/Pointless Celebrities.
The Great British Bake Off/Bake Off: The Professionals/The Great British Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer won Best Talent Show, following Matt Lucas’ instalment in the role of host after Sandi Toksvig stepped down.
James Martin’s Saturday Morning won the Best Food Show category – the first time the show has won this gong.
James thanked fans via VT and celebrated by spraying the producer with a bottle of champagne.
Legend: David Neilson – who first stepped foot on the famous Coronation Street cobbles as Roy Cropper in 1995 – took Best Soap Actor
Best Comedy went to The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, which saw Geraldine Granger (Dawn French) return to BBC1 with a mini-trilogy mainly consisting of monologues to her congregation during the pandemic.
It was dedicated in memory of late cast members Liz Smith, John Bluthal, Emma Chambers and Roger Lloyd-Pack.
Long Lost Family won Best Lifestyle Show, a first for the emotional, but uplifting series hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, in which people hope to be reunited with their relatives.
Best Factual Show was scooped by Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs for a fourth time.
2021 TV Choice Awards: Winners
Best Drama Series
In the running: Line Of Duty is up for Best Drama Series
The Crown, Netflix
Death In Paradise, BBC1
Line Of Duty, BBC1
Unforgotten, ITV
Best Family Drama
Call The Midwife, BBC1
Casualty, BBC1
The Mandalorian, Disney+
WandaVision, Disney+
Best New Drama
Netflix hit: Bridgerton has received a nod for Best New Drama
All Creatures Great And Small, C5
Bridgerton, Netflix
It’s A Sin, C4
The Queen’s Gambit, Netflix
Best Entertainment Show, In Association With Greatest Hits Radio
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV
Gogglebox/Celebrity Gogglebox, C4
The Graham Norton Show, BBC1
Taskmaster, C4
Best Reality Show
Get me out of here! I’m A Celebrity is up for Best Reality Show
The Circle/The Celebrity Circle For Stand Up To Cancer, C4
First Dates/First Dates Hotel/Teen First Dates, C4/E4
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV
Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries, ITVBe
Best Comedy
Funny: The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown is a contender for Best Comedy
Family Guy, ITV2
Ghosts, BBC1
Not Going Out, BBC1
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, BBC1
Best Talent Show
Skates on! Dancing On Ice has been listed for Best Talent Show
Dancing On Ice, ITV
The Great British Bake Off/The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer/Junior Bake Off, C4
The Masked Singer, ITV
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
Best Lifestyle Show
Tear-jerker: Long Lost Family has been nominated for Best Lifestyle Show
DIY SOS: The Big Build, BBC1
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, C5
Long Lost Family, ITV
The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, ITV
Best Daytime Show
Nominated: Loose Women is up for Best Daytime Show
The Chase, ITV
Loose Women, ITV
Pointless/Pointless Celebrities, BBC1
This Morning, ITV
Best Actor
DI Arnott: Line Of Duty’s Martin Compston is a contender for Best Actor
Olly Alexander, It’s A Sin, C4
Martin Compston, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Adrian Dunbar, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton, Netflix
Best Actress
The Crown: Olivia Colman has been nominated for Best Actress
Olivia Colman, The Crown, Netflix
Phoebe Dynevor, Bridgerton, Netflix
Vicky McClure, Line Of Duty, BBC1
Nicola Walker, Unforgotten, ITV
Best Factual Show
Nominee: Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad are up for Best Factual Show
24 Hours In A&E, C4
24 Hours In Police Custody, C4
Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, ITV
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs, ITV
Best Food Show
Foodie: Sunday Brunch has been nominated for Best Food Show
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, National Geographic
James Martin’s Saturday Morning, ITV
Saturday Kitchen, BBC1
Sunday Brunch, C4
Best Soap Actor
Best Soap Actor: Danny Dyer is up for Best Soap Actor for EastEnders’ Mick Carter
Danny Dyer, Mick Carter, EastEnders, BBC1
Chris Gascoyne, Peter Barlow, Coronation Street, ITV
Bradley Johnson, Vinny Dingle, Emmerdale, ITV
David Neilson, Roy Cropper, Coronation Street, ITV
Best Soap Actress
Talent: Shelley King aka Yasmeen Metcalfe in Corrie is up for Best Soap Actress
Sally Carman, Abi Franklin, Coronation Street, ITV
Kellie Bright, Linda Carter, EastEnders, BBC1
Shelley King, Yasmeen Metcalfe, Coronation Street, ITV
Isobel Steele, Liv Flaherty, Emmerdale ITV
Best Soap
Front runner: Corrie leads this year’s TV Choice Awards
Coronation Street, ITV
EastEnders, BBC1
Emmerdale, ITV
Hollyoaks, C4