British Soap Lifers, Hero, & Special Achievement Recipients
by Sylviastel | created - 26 Aug 2014 | updated - 10 months ago | Public
1. William Roache
Actor | Coronation Street
William Patrick "Bill" Roache MBE is an English actor. He has played Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street since its first episode on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving living television actor in a continuous role. First acting job with ...
1999 Special Achievement Award
2. Phil Redmond
Writer | Brookside
Phil Redmond was born on June 10, 1949 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Brookside (1982), Hollyoaks (1995) and Grange Hill - The Movie.
2001 Special Achievement Award
3. Tony Holland
Writer | EastEnders
Tony Holland was born on January 18, 1940 in Shoeburyness, Essex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for EastEnders (1985), The District Nurse (1984) and Eldorado (1992). He was married to Paul Wade. He died on November 28, 2007 in London, England, UK.
2002 Special Achievement Award
4. Sue Nicholls
Actress | Coronation Street
Sue Nicholls was born on November 23, 1943 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) and Crossroads (1964). She was previously married to Mark Eden.
2003 Hero of the Year & 2019 outstanding achievement award
5. Dean Sullivan
Actor | Brookside
Dean Sullivan was born on June 7, 1955 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Brookside (1982), Reuben Don't Take Your Love to Town (2004) and Wings. He died on November 29, 2023 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK.
2003 Lifetime Achievement Award
6. Barbara Knox
Actress | Coronation Street
Barbara was born in Oldham, Lancashire and left school at 15 to work as a post office telegraphist them in offices, factories and shops, After some amateur acting she joined Oldham Repertory and spent many years with them and touring companies plus work on radio and television. After quite a bit of...
2004 Lifetime Achievement Award
7. Mal Young
Producer | The Young and the Restless
Mal Young was born on January 26, 1957 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He is a high profile and prolific TV producer and writer, known for many shows including Brookside (1984), Doctors (2000), Holby City (1999), Casualty (1986), Waking the Dead (2000), Judge John Deed (2001) and Doctor Who (...
2004 Special Achievement Award
8. June Brown
Actress | EastEnders
June Brown served in the Wrens and was classically trained at the Old Vic Drama School. She enjoyed a long career in the theatre, television and the cinema. The actor Nigel Hawthorne described her as "one of the most beautiful creatures I've seen on stage" after seeing her performance as Ibsen's "...
2005 Lifetime Achievement Award
9. John Stevenson
Writer | Coronation Street
John Stevenson was born on May 10, 1937 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Brass (1983) and The Last of the Baskets (1971). He was married to Myra Davies, Sheila McGregor and Barbara Sutcliffe. He died on September 5, 2023 in the UK.
2005 Special Achievement Award
10. Johnny Briggs
Actor | Coronation Street
Born in South London on Sept 5, 1935, to Ernest and Rose Briggs, Johnny had a younger sister, Barbara, who died in 1955 at age 15. As a boy, he sang soprano in a church choir and during World War II he was evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Back in London he won a scholarship, at ...
2006 Lifetime Achievement Award
11. Tony Prescott
Director | Coronation Street
Tony Prescott is known for Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Weighed (2010).
2006 Special Achievement Award
12. Wendy Richard
Actress | Are You Being Served?
Wendy Richard, was born in Middlesborough to Henry and Beatrice Emmerton who moved to London when she was 5. and there they ran The Shepherds Tavern in Mayfair. Her father commited suicide due to depression when she was 11. She was educated at St Georges School in Mount Street, Mayfair, London and ...
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
13. Tony Jordan
Writer | Life on Mars
Tony Jordan was born on July 21, 1957 in Southport, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Life on Mars (2006), Hustle (2004) and Holby Blue (2007).
2007 Special Achievement Award
14. Elizabeth Dawn
Actress | Coronation Street
Sylvia Butterfield MBE, known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn, was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. First starting on the serial in 1974, she had more of a recurring role as a factory worker until ...
2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
15. Timothy J. Fee
Producer | Emmerdale Farm
Timothy J. Fee was born in March 1949 in the UK. He is a producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) and Sorrell and Son (1984).
2008 Special Achievement Award
16. Barbara Windsor
Actress | EastEnders
Legendary EastEnders actress and Carry On star Barbara Windsor was born Barbara Ann Deeks in Stepney, London, the daughter of Rose (Ellis), a dressmaker, and John Deeks, a costermonger. She was a bright pupil at school and her parents wanted her to go to university, but after her first taste of ...
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
17. Peter Whalley
Writer | Coronation Street
Peter Whalley was born on March 12, 1946 in Colne, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Coronation Street: After Hours (1999) and Angels (1975). He was married to Ruth Joseph and Janette Munn. He died on July 26, 2017 in Hest Bank, Lancashire, England, UK.
2009 Special Achievement Award
18. Betty Driver
Actress | Coronation Street
Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Driver, MBE was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams (previously Betty Turpin) on the British soap opera, Coronation Street (1960) from 1969 to 2011, appearing in more than 2,800 episodes.
She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in ...
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
19. Bill Lyons
Writer | Emmerdale Farm
Bill Lyons is known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), In Search of the Trojan War (1985) and Blake's 7 (1978).
2010 Special Achievement Award
20. William Tarmey
Actor | Coronation Street
Bill Tarmey was an English actor, singer and author, best known for playing Jack Duckworth in the soap opera Coronation Street. First appearing in the role in November 1979, he played it continually from 1983 to 2010.
Tarmey was born in Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire. Shortly after his birth, he ...
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
21. Gavin Blyth
Producer | Emmerdale Farm
Gavin Blyth was born on October 27, 1969 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and Coronation Street: Out of Africa (2008). He was married to Suzy. He died on November 26, 2010 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
2011 Special Achievement Award
22. Pam St. Clement
Actress | EastEnders
Pam St. Clement was born on May 11, 1942 in Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Hedda (1975) and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993). She was previously married to Andrew Gordon.
2012 Lifetime Achievement Award
23. Simon Ashdown
Writer | EastEnders
Simon Ashdown is known for EastEnders (1985), Funland (2005) and Our House (2022).
2012 Special Achievement Award
24. Adam Woodyatt
Actor | EastEnders
Adam Woodyatt was born on June 28, 1968 in Walthamstow, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) and EastEnders: E20 (2010). He was previously married to Beverley Sharp.
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
25. Helen Worth
Actress | Coronation Street
Helen Worth was born on January 7, 1951 in Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Doctor Who (1963) and London Wall. She has been married to Trevor Dawson since April 6, 2013. She was previously married to Michael Angelis.
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award
26. Carolyn Weinstein
Carolyn Weinstein is known for EastEnders (1985) and The British Soap Awards 2014 (2014).
2014 Special Achievement Award (offscreen)
27. Anne Kirkbride
Actress | Coronation Street
Anne Kirkbride was born on June 21, 1954 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) and Coronation Street: Tram Crash (2010). She was married to David Beckett. She died on January 19, 2015 in Manchester, ...
2015 outstanding achievement award (oncreen)
28. Rob Gittins
Writer | EastEnders
Rob Gittins is known for EastEnders (1985), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Tiger Bay (1997).
2015 Outstanding Achievement Award (offcreen).
29. James Bain
Casting_director | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
James Bain was born in July 1954. He was a casting director, known for The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991), Ted and Alice (2002) and Grafters (1998). He died in January 2016.
2016 Tony Warren Award: The award was renamed in 2016 in honor of Tony Warren MBE (creator of Coronation Street) who passéd away earlier in the year.
30. Steve McFadden
Actor | EastEnders
Steve McFadden was born on March 20, 1959 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000).
2016 Special Achievement Award; onscreen
31. Nick Pickard
Actor | Hollyoaks
Nick Pickard was born on April 16, 1975 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) and Hollyoaks Later (2008).
2017 outstanding achievement award
32. Gillian Richmond
Writer | EastEnders
Gillian Richmond is a writer for television, stage and radio, who grew up on army bases around the world. The Last Waltz, her first major play, and winner of a Thames TV Theatre Writers Award, told the story of a friendship between two ill-matched army wives. The Legacy, written during her ...
2017 Tony Warren Award
33. Rudolph Walker
Actor | EastEnders
Rudolph Walker was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), King Ralph (1991) and The Thin Blue Line (1995). He has been married to Evangeline Vincent since 2016. He was previously married to Dounne Alexander...
2018 outstanding achievement award
34. Kieran Roberts
Actor | FBI: International
Kieran Roberts is an American actor, singer, and filmmaker whose passion, drive, and optimism have all earned him the reputation as a genuine voice in the entertainment industry. He is also a Billboard charting R&B recording artist who has had the opportunity to tour across the globe. Throughout ...
2018 Tony Warren Award
35. Val Lawson
Assistant_director | Emmerdale Farm
Val Lawson is known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Duty Free (1984) and Behind the Bike Sheds (1983).
2019 Tony Warren Award
36. Letitia Dean
Actress | England, My England
Letitia Dean was born on November 14, 1967 in Wild Hill, near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for England, My England (1995), EastEnders (1985) and Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993). She was previously married to Jason Pethers.
2022 outstanding achievement award
37. Jan McVerry
Writer | Coronation Street
Jan McVerry was born in 1966 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. She is a writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and The Time of Your Life (2007).
2022 Tony Warren Award
38. Mark Charnock
Actor | Emmerdale Farm
Mark Charnock was born on August 28, 1968 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Mystery!: Cadfael (1994) and Emmerdale: Revenge (1998).
2023 outstanding achievement award
39. Peter Hunt
Casting_department | Hollyoaks
Peter joined Lime Pictures in October 2015 taking up the position of Head of Casting & Casting Director of Hollyoaks. In his position as Head of Casting Peter oversees the casting needs for all Lime Drama and Children's output.
Peter initially trained as an Actor at The Arts Education School, London...
2023 Tony Warren Award
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