| 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 |
| 2025[24] |
Alison King and Vicky Myers |
Carla Connor and Lisa Swain |
Coronation Street |
| Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter |
Patrick and Yolande Trueman |
EastEnders |
| William Ash and Beth Cordingly |
Caleb and Ruby Miligan |
Emmerdale |
| Nathaniel Dass and Oscar Curtis |
Dillon Ray and Lucas Hay |
Hollyoaks |