00:00it's time for the final award of the evening and I think we all know what it is you've been voting
00:11in your droves for this one so brace yourselves everybody for best British soap this award
00:19celebrates greatness and we have one of the all-time greats here to present it he was a
00:25laugh a minute in open all hours he brought a touch of class to a touch of frost and he dealt
00:31with some right plonkers as one of the sitcoms most unforgettable characters Del Boy Trotter
00:41he's a national treasure who is the very definition of a TV legend please welcome the magnificent Sir
00:50David Jason
00:51Thank you, thank you.
01:20That certainly was a welcome, thank you.
01:24I'm delighted to be here and, you know, throughout my career I've been very lucky.
01:34I've been lucky enough to work with some incredibly talented people
01:38and they all pull together to bring magic to our television screens.
01:45Making a remarkable show takes, well, you all know, remarkable people.
01:53And that's why this award celebrates the extraordinary things achieved
01:59by each and every one of you here today.
02:02So, the nominees for the Best British Soap are
02:11Coronation Street.
02:18EastEnders.
02:24Emmerdale.
02:29Pauli Oates.
02:30Yeah, I'm very proud to say it's EastEnders.
02:42aitre.
02:43Right.
02:49All right.
02:54Wow, never mind Soap Legends, that's a proper legend.
03:20I mean, I know we give a lot of joy to a lot of people, but just getting this from you is just, that's something else.
03:30Well, come on. No, it's something else.
03:34Look, I'll tell you what, we couldn't be happier. We've had the best 40th anniversary ever.
03:40It's just been a fantastic time. When Chris started telling us what he had planned for the 40th anniversary, I turned around and said, he's just bonkers.
03:48We're never going to do it. And we did.
03:54And hopefully we'll be back next year for another one.
03:58Well, that's it from the British Soap Awards 2025. A huge well done to all of tonight's winners and nominees, and of course, congratulations to EastEnders for taking home the big one.
04:18Thanks for watching, and good night.
