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Coronation Street once again dominated the British Soap Awards – with the suicide screenplay starring Shayne Ward, who won many gongs.
The long-running ITV has won five awards, and Ward has gone on stage twice to collect the best script and the best single-episode gongs.
Aged 34, he played the role of Aidan Connor, who committed suicide last year in a strong scenario that explored men's mental health.
Channel 4's Hollyoaks won four titles including the Best British Drama Award, the most coveted award of the evening at the Lowry Theater in Salford, Greater Manchester on Saturday.
The cast burst with joy as the title of the series was proclaimed winner before going on stage. Jessica Fox, who plays Nancy Hayton, spoke on behalf of the cast of the series.
She said, "Thank you very much First of all, we would like to thank all our viewers, all who voted for us.
"As we arrive on this stage, we are very excited and delighted, and I want to thank all the other soap operas, you are obliging us to raise the price level year after year, thank you all.
"The public wants to see diversity on their screens and we hope to represent it."
Phillip Schofield, the host of the show, was then forced to interrupt, the program having exceeded its deadline of 10 hours.
EastEnders and Hollyoaks came in the evening with 14 nominations each, but the soap opera based in London got only three awards.
Gillian Wright won the best female dramatic performance; the best young performance gong went to Kara-Leah Fernandes; and his father Roger Griffiths, on screen, were then named best on-screen partnership.
Wright won the gong after his character Jean Slater was confronted with one of his most difficult scenarios, his ovarian cancer having been diagnosed.
The 59-year-old Macmillan Cancer Support collaborator worked closely on the script, which garnered praise for his sensitive description of Slater's diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
Fernandes, taking place on the stage with her father, told the audience, "Thank you, I do not even know what was a nomination before that."
She said that she could understand her character because she too has a disabled brother, finishing his speech thanking his teachers.
The gong of the best male dramatic performance went to Adam Woodward for his portrayal of Brody Hudson in Hollyoaks.
Gail McIntyre's soliloquy following Connor's suicide won the gong for Coronation Street in the category scene of the year.
Helen Worth, actress, said, "It was just a scene, but a lot of work is being done on a scene and we should thank Jonathan Harvey for writing this scene."
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