\'Hollyoaks\' boss Bryan Kirkwood is "delighted" with the show\'s Broadcast Awards win.
The 44-year-old producer praised his team after the Channel 4 soap scooped the Best Soap or Continuing Drama accolade following Ste Hay\'s (Kieron Richardson) far-right radicalisation plot.
He said: "We are delighted to be recognised as Broadcast\'s best soap, particularly in a year which saw \'Hollyoaks\' be the first continuing drama to tell a story about far right radicalisation.
"This long-running story was a team effort that required the collaboration of every department in \'Hollyoaks\'.
"It was meticulously researched, sensitively portrayed by the actors and delivered with outstanding production values.
"I\'d like to thank the writers Jayshree Patel and Kevin Rundle for writing the extraordinary episodes that led to this award."
Broadcast Awards judges said \'Hollyoaks\' was "widely lauded for tackling the trickiest of topics, including a flagship episode on far-right extremism".
They added: "\'Hollyoaks\' moves into its quarter century on air, the show can safely say it has become a master at capturing these key themes for the masses.
"The show succeeded in communicating the dangerous impact that racism can have on people\'s lives.
"The soap most willing to take on challenging issues and do them justice, with clever character development.
"The show succeeded in communicating the dangerous impact that racism can have on people\'s lives."
After the show scooped the award at the ceremony at London\'s Grosvenor House on Wednesday night (05.02.20), the show\'s bosses were "beaming with pride".
A message on the \'Oaks\' Instagram account thanked their fans for their support.
It read: "#Hollyoaks have just won the award for Best Soap or Continuing Drama at the #BroadcastAwards! BEAMING WITH PRIDE! Thanks to all our fans, you truly are the best! #CelebrateDifference #DontFilterFeelings #Winners #TeamHollyoaks (sic)"
Another read: "Woohoo! What a night... #Hollyoaks have won Best Soap at the #BroadcastAwards! #Winners #BigNight #Proud #CelebrateDifference (sic)"
