Coronation Street have beaten rivals Emmerdale, Holby City and Casualty to win best soap at the BAFTAs.
Actress Sally Dynevor, who plays Sally Webster, accepted the award on stage and dedicated the award to tragic Sophie Lancaster and her mother Sylvia.
The ITV soap worked with Sylvia for Seb and Nina's tragic hate storyline, which saw Roy's granddaughter viciously attacked for being a goth.
She said: "We weren’t expecting this tonight, we really weren’t, so thank you so much Bafta for this award. Working on this show is just a privilege – and the drama and the comedy go so well on Corrie.
“And one of the most important stories we have told this year was the hate crime story. So we would like to dedicate this to Sophie Lancaster and her mother Sylvia Lancaster.”
Other winners of the night included Gogglebox, who were awarded their second BAFTA for constructed factual at the awards ceremony on Sunday.
Cast member Lee took to the stage, accepting the prize for “past and present families who have been on Googlebox, it is an honour to get it for them,” he said.
The chief executive of Studio Lambert, Stephen Lambert, added: “Googlebox might have ended when it started nine years ago as it got modest ratings, but a publicly owned risk-taking Channel 4 believed in it and they stuck with it.
“If the Government go ahead with its destructive plan to end Channel 4, these kind of risks will not be taken and a big part will have ended for no good reason.”
Lorraine Kelly achieved a laugh from the audience after sending a “special hello” to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as she took to the stage at the TV Baftas to present the news coverage award.
She joked: “Hello and a special hello to Boris. I’m Lorraine. It’s lovely to see you,” prompting cheers and laughter from the audience.
Mr Johnson appeared not to know who Kelly was during an interview with Good Morning Britain.
The award went to ITV News At Ten for its coverage of the storming of the US Capitol.
