Emmerdale, Soap and BAFTA

‘Emmerdale’ Removed From BAFTA TV Awards Soap Category After Writer Admits to Assault
A writer for UK daytime TV drama Emmerdale has admitted to assault and suffocation of his girlfriend, forcing ITV to pull it from the BAFTA TV awards
ITV Drops ‘Emmerdale' Writer After He Attacked Girlfriend; Soap Withdrawn From BAFTA Voting
ITV has severed ties with Martin Fustes, a writer on long-running soap opera Emmerdale, after he admitted to charges of attacking his girlfriend. The UK commercial broadcaster said it was “shocked and appalled” at the details of the court proceedings against Fustes,
Emmerdale pull out of best soap Bafta Award after writer’s domestic abuse conviction
ONE of Britain’s biggest soaps has withdrawn its entry from Bafta’s Best Soap and Continuing Drama category after one of its top writers admitted to assaulting his partner. The show
Emmerdale pulls out of Baftas after writer’s domestic abuse case
Emmerdale has confirmed that they have voluntarily withdrawn from this year’s BAFTA nominations after a former writer admitted to assaulting his partner. The long-running ITV soap was gearing up to be one of the candidates eligible for the Best Soap and Continuing Drama award at the ceremony in May.
ITV Emmerdale bosses pulls out of Bafta TV awards category after writer attacks partner
Emmerdale has made the decision to withdraw from a key category at the upcoming Bafta TV Awards following an incident involving one of the show's writers. The soap, highly regarded for its portrayal of a domestic violence storyline, was in the running for Best Soap and Continuing Drama.
ITV Emmerdale dealt blow as soap withdrawn from Bafta TV Awards amid writer's domestic abuse conviction
Emmerdale has withdrawn its entry for the Bafta Best Soap award after one of its writers - Martin Fustes - was convicted of domestic abuse. The ITV soap - which has been airing since 1972 - pulled out of the prestigious category following revelations about scriptwriter Fustes,
Emmerdale pulled from BAFTA category as writer admits assaulting and strangling girlfriend
Emmerdale will no longer feature in the soap category at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards after one of its former writers admitted to assaulting and strangling his partner
Emmerdale withdraws from BAFTAs after scriptwriter's conviction
Martin Fustes had written an episode as part of Belle King's domestic abuse storyline.
Emmerdale Withdrawn From BAFTA Consideration After Scribe Admits to Assault
British network ITV has pulled UK sudser Emmerdale from consideration for Best Soap at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards. The decision was announced to voters earlier today, Variety reports, in a message in which ITV said came “in consideration of recent news involving a member of the scriptwriting team.
Emmerdale bosses 'shocked and appalled' after soap writer admits attacking his girlfriend
An Emmerdale writer who appeared in court after assaulting his girlfriend has been told by ITV bosses that he will no longer be working on the soap. The show has recently highlighted the issue of domestic abuse and and a spokesman said the team was 'shocked and appalled' to hear about the case involving Martin Fustes,
Emmerdale and Coronation Street SNUBBED at Royal Television Society Awards as rivals scoop nominations for best soap
ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been snubbed for the top gong at this year’s Royal Television Society Awards.
Emmerdale and Coronation Street dealt huge joint blow in awards snub
Both ITV soaps were snubbed at this year's Royal Television Society Awards - while their rivals managed to scoop nominations.
Emmerdale's Lisa Riley felt there 'was no way out' after Strictly 'bubble popped'
Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley shared that she felt there was "no way out" after appearing on Strictly Come Dancing amid her ...
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Emmerdale withdraws entry from Best Soap BAFTA Award after scriptwriter is convicted of domestic abuse
ITV and Emmerdale have taken the decision to withdraw from the Soap category from this year’s awards. 'This is in consideration of recent news involving a member of the scriptwriting team.' ...