{"id":23775,"date":"2022-10-13T23:35:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1722052"},"modified":"2022-10-13T23:49:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:49:12","slug":"emmerdale-wins-best-serial-drama-at-national-television-awards","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdale-wins-best-serial-drama-at-national-television-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale wins Best Serial Drama at National Television Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>ITV\u2019s <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/&quot;\">Emmerdale<\/a> was named Best Serial Drama at this year\u2019s <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/national-television-awards-2022-date\/&quot;\">National Television Awards<\/a>, just days before its 50th anniversary episode is set to air.<\/p>\n<p>The soap went up against <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/&quot;\">Coronation Street<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\">EastEnders<\/a> in the category, as well as Neighbours, which came to an end earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It was a good night for the Yorkshire set series, with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-50th-peril-mark-charnock-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Mark Charnock<\/a> who plays Marlon Dingle also winning in the Serial Drama Performance category for his portrayal of the character\u2019s stroke earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The cast and crew of the soap were also surprised during tonight\u2019s (Thursday 13th October) ceremony with a <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/ntas-emmerdale-50th-birthday-message-newsupdate\/&quot;\">special message from King Charles<\/a>, recorded before he ascended the throne.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">The winner of Serial Drama Performance is Mark Charnock, a huge congratulations to your winner! \u2728 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NTAs2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#NTAs2022<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/w4fC8QSZQs&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/w4fC8QSZQs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 National TV Awards (@OfficialNTAs) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialNTAs\/status\/1580649623013629952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>In the video message, His Majesty congratulated the programme\u2019s team for their work around sustainability both on and off screen, and noted Emmerdale\u2019s ability to entertain as well as inform.<\/p>\n<p>He also\u00a0reminisced about the show\u2019s original name, Emmerdale Farm and about the Sugden family. He pointed to the importance of the show\u2019s depiction of rural life, the value of the countryside, and the programme\u2019s fans all over the world, before signing off with a message of \u201cHappy anniversary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The NTAs took place at the OVO Wembley Arena in London and have been hosted by Joel Dommett and broadcast live on ITV and ITV Hub.<\/p> <p>Emmerdale was one of the big contenders coming into the night, alongside <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\">EastEnders<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\">Bridgerton<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-2-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\">Heartstopper<\/a>, with all four shows being nominated in three separate characters.<\/p>\n<p>The awards ceremony was originally going to take place in September this year, but was <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ntas-2022-rescheduled-newsupdate\/&quot;\">delayed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/national-television-awards-2022-live-updates\/&quot;\">National Television Awards 2022 live blog<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The National TV Awards are available to catch up on ITV Hub. <\/strong><strong>Find something to watch with our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s Emmerdale was named Best Serial Drama at this year\u2019s National Television Awards, just days before its 50th anniversary episode is set to air. 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