British Soap Awards: In pictures

Stars of the UK's soap operas turned out to see BBC One's EastEnders sweep the board at this year's British Soap Awards in London on Saturday.

EastEnders' Kacey Ainsworth and Alex Ferns won three awards between them

It was the third year in a row that EastEnders had swept the board at the awards

Graham Norton congratulated Emmerdale's Batley the dog, who won the award for best exit

Coronation Street stars Jennifer James and Lee Boardman, who play Geena Gregory and Jez Quigley

Brookside took awards for best storyline and best dramatic performance

Emmerdale actor Anthony Audenshaw, who plays Bob Hope, fooled around for the cameras

Michelle Ryan, who plays EastEnders' Zoe Slater, blew a kiss to the crowd

EastEnders actor Perry Fenwick, left, congratulated the show's exec producer John Yorke on the achievement award