British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership

British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership
Country	United Kingdom
First award	1999
Currently held by	Jan Pearson and Chris Walker (Karen and Rob Hollins in Doctors )
Most awards	Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson (3)

The British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award is voted for by a panel. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with eight wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Best On-Screen Partnership award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Doctors cast members Jan Pearson and Chris Walker.

Winners and nominees

Year	Actors	Roles	Soap opera
1999 [1]	Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson	Hayley Patterson and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Sue Jenkins and Dean Sullivan	Jackie and Jimmy Corkhill	Brookside
	Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmey	Vera and Jack Duckworth	Coronation Street
	Dominic Brunt and Lisa Riley	Paddy Kirk and Mandy Dingle	Emmerdale
2000 [2]	Sue Jenkins and Dean Sullivan	Jackie and Jimmy Corkhill	Brookside
2001 [3]	Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmey	Vera and Jack Duckworth	Coronation Street
2002 [4]	John Bardon and June Brown	Jim and Dot Branning	EastEnders
	Jennifer Ellison and Philip Olivier	Emily Shadwick and Tim O'Leary	Brookside
	Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmey	Vera and Jack Duckworth	Coronation Street
	Samantha Giles and John Middleton	Bernice and Ashley Thomas	Emmerdale
2003 [5]	Jack McMullen and Sarah White	Josh and Bev McLoughlin	Brookside
	Mark Charnock and Sheree Murphy	Marlon and Tricia Dingle	Emmerdale
2004 [6]	Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson	Hayley and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones	Steve and Karen McDonald	Coronation Street
	Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace	Alfie and Kat Moon	EastEnders
	Nicola Duffett and Gareth Hale	Cat Webb and Doug MacKenzie	Family Affairs
2005 [7]	John Bardon and June Brown	Jim and Dot Branning	EastEnders
	Sam Aston and Schmeichel	Chesney Battersby-Brown and Schmeichel the Dog	Coronation Street
	Elizabeth Estensen and Charlie Hardwick	Diane Sugden and Val Lambert	Emmerdale
	Alex Carter and Lee Otway	Lee Hunter and David "Bombhead" Burke	Hollyoaks
2006 [8]	Barbara Knox and Malcolm Hebden	Rita Sullivan and Norris Cole	Coronation Street
	Tony Audenshaw and Deena Payne	Bob and Viv Hope	Emmerdale
	Kate Ford and Bill Ward	Tracy Barlow and Charlie Stubbs	Coronation Street
	Darren Jeffries and Matt Littler	Sam "O.B." O'Brien and Max Cunningham	Hollyoaks
2007 [9]	Stirling Gallacher and Seán Gleeson	George and Ronnie Woodson	Doctors
	Sue Cleaver and Ryan Thomas	Eileen and Jason Grimshaw	Coronation Street
	Kate Ford and Bill Ward	Tracy Barlow and Charlie Stubbs	Coronation Street
	Darren Jeffries and Matt Littler	Sam "O.B." O'Brien and Max Cunningham	Hollyoaks
2008 [10]	Darren Jeffries and Matt Littler	Sam "O.B." O'Brien and Max Cunningham	Hollyoaks
	Katherine Kelly and David Neilson	Becky Granger and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Cheryl Fergison and Linda Henry	Heather Trott and Shirley Carter	EastEnders
	Rita Simons and Samantha Janus	Roxy and Ronnie Mitchell	EastEnders
2009 [11]	Nitin Ganatra and Nina Wadia	Masood Ahmed and Zainab Masood	EastEnders
	Simon Gregson and Katherine Kelly	Steve McDonald and Becky Granger	Coronation Street
	Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock	Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle	Emmerdale
	Nico Mirallegro and Marc Silcock	Barry "Newt" Newton and Eli	Hollyoaks
2010 [12]	Jan Pearson and Chris Walker	Karen and Rob Hollins	Doctors
	Simon Gregson and Katherine Kelly	Steve and Becky McDonald	Coronation Street
	Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer	Ricky and Bianca Butcher	EastEnders
	Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler	Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza	Emmerdale
2011 [13]	Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace	Alfie and Kat Moon	EastEnders
	Simon Gregson and Katherine Kelly	Steve and Becky McDonald	Coronation Street
	Emma Atkins and Jeff Hordley	Charity Tate and Cain Dingle	Emmerdale
	Kieron Richardson and Emmett J. Scanlan	Ste Hay and Brendan Brady	Hollyoaks
2012 [14]	Jo Joyner and Jake Wood	Tanya Jessop and Max Branning	EastEnders
	Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh	Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael	Doctors
	Emma Atkins and Jeff Hordley	Charity Sharma and Cain Dingle	Emmerdale
	Jessica Fox and Ashley Taylor Dawson	Nancy and Darren Osborne	Hollyoaks
2013 [15]	Kieron Richardson and Emmett J. Scanlan	Ste Hay and Brendan Brady	Hollyoaks
	Alan Halsall and Jennie McAlpine	Tyrone Dobbs and Fiz Stape	Coronation Street
	Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh	Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael	Doctors
	Nitin Ganatra and Nina Wadia	Masood Ahmed and Zainab Khan	EastEnders
	Dominic Power and Lucy Pargeter	Cameron Murray and Chas Spencer	Emmerdale
2014 [16]	Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson	Hayley and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Danielle Henry and Lu Corfield	Mandy Marquez and Lois Wilson	Doctors
	Kellie Bright and Danny Dyer	Linda and Mick Carter	EastEnders
	Chris Chittell and Charlie Hardwick	Eric and Val Pollard	Emmerdale
	Joseph Thompson and Jennifer Metcalfe	Dr. Paul and Mercedes Browning	Hollyoaks
2015 [17]	Laurie Brett and Adam Woodyatt	Jane and Ian Beale	EastEnders
	Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor	Tim Metcalfe and Sally Webster	Coronation Street
	Ian Midlane and Jessica Regan	Al Haskey and Niamh Donoghue	Doctors
	Michael Parr and Verity Rushworth	Ross Barton and Donna Windsor	Emmerdale
	Ellis Hollins and Ruby O'Donnell	Tom Cunningham and Peri Lomax	Hollyoaks
2016 [18]	Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor	Tim and Sally Metcalfe	Coronation Street
	Ian Kelsey and Dido Miles	Howard Bellamy and Emma Reid	Doctors
	Kellie Bright and Danny Dyer	Linda and Mick Carter	EastEnders
	Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley	Aaron Livesy and Robert Sugden	Emmerdale
	Jessica Fox and Ashley Taylor Dawson	Nancy and Darren Osborne	Hollyoaks
2017 [19]	Richard Linnell and Kassius Nelson	Alfie Nightingale and Jade Albright	Hollyoaks
	Patti Clare and Malcolm Hebden	Mary Taylor and Norris Cole	Coronation Street
	Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh	Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael	Doctors
	James Bye and Lacey Turner	Martin and Stacey Fowler	EastEnders
	Charlotte Bellamy and John Middleton	Laurel and Ashley Thomas	Emmerdale
2018 [20]	Theo Graham and Malique Thompson-Dwyer	Hunter and Prince McQueen	Hollyoaks
	Faye Brookes and Bhavna Limbachia	Kate Connor and Rana Nazir	Coronation Street
	Matthew Chambers and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh	Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael	Doctors
	Lacey Turner and Jake Wood	Stacey Fowler and Max Branning	EastEnders
	Ned Porteous and Andrew Scarborough	Joe Tate and Graham Foster	Emmerdale
2019 [21]	Kara-Leah Fernandes and Roger Griffiths	Bailey and Mitch Baker	EastEnders
	Kate Ford and Simon Gregson	Tracy and Steve McDonald	Coronation Street
	Ian Midlane and Adrian Lewis Morgan	Al Haskey and Jimmi Clay	Doctors
	Dominic Brunt and Lucy Pargeter	Paddy Kirk and Chas Dingle	Emmerdale
	Alex Fletcher and Nick Pickard	Diane and Tony Hutchinson	Hollyoaks
2022 [22]	Lacey Turner and Gillian Wright	Stacey and Jean Slater	EastEnders
	Mollie Gallagher and David Neilson	Nina Lucas and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Jan Pearson and Chris Walker	Karen and Rob Hollins	Doctors
	Isobel Steele and Bradley Johnson	Liv Flaherty and Vinny Dingle	Emmerdale
	Anna Passey and Kieron Richardson	Sienna Blake and Ste Hay	Hollyoaks
2023 [23]	Jan Pearson and Chris Walker	Karen and Rob Hollins	Doctors
	Maureen Lipman and David Neilson	Evelyn Plummer and Roy Cropper	Coronation Street
	Jamie Borthwick and Danielle Harold	Jay Brown and Lola Pearce-Brown	EastEnders
	Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock	Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle	Emmerdale
	Richard Blackwood and Jamie Lomas	Felix Westwood and Warren Fox	Hollyoaks

Wins and nominations by soap

Soap opera	Wins	Nominations
EastEnders	8	10
Coronation Street	6	18
Hollyoaks	4	12
Doctors	3	9
Brookside	2	2
Emmerdale	0	18
Family Affairs	0	1

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