ITV Drops ‘Emmerdale’ Writer After He Attacked Girlfriend; Soap Withdrawn From BAFTA Voting
ITV cuts ties with 'Emmerdale' Writer Martin Fustes after he admitted to domestic abuse charges. The soap has also been withdrawn from Bafta voting.
‘Emmerdale’ Removed From BAFTA TV Awards Soap Category After Writer Admits to Assault
A writer for UK daytime TV drama Emmerdale has admitted to assault and suffocation of his girlfriend, forcing ITV to pull it from the BAFTA TV awards
Emmerdale pulls out of Baftas after writer’s domestic abuse case
Emmerdale has confirmed that they have voluntarily withdrawn from this year’s BAFTA nominations after a former writer admitted to assaulting his partner. The long-running ITV soap was gearing up to be one of the candidates eligible for the Best Soap and Continuing Drama award at the ceremony in May.
ITV Emmerdale bosses pulls out of Bafta TV awards category after writer attacks partner
Emmerdale has made the decision to withdraw from a key category at the upcoming Bafta TV Awards following an incident involving one of the show's writers. The soap, highly regarded for its portrayal of a domestic violence storyline, was in the running for Best Soap and Continuing Drama.
Emmerdale pull out of best soap Bafta Award after writer’s domestic abuse conviction
ONE of Britain’s biggest soaps has withdrawn its entry from Bafta’s Best Soap and Continuing Drama category after one of its top writers admitted to assaulting his partner. The show
ITV Emmerdale dealt blow as soap withdrawn from Bafta TV Awards amid writer's domestic abuse conviction
Emmerdale has withdrawn its entry for the Bafta Best Soap award after one of its writers - Martin Fustes - was convicted of domestic abuse. The ITV soap - which has been airing since 1972 - pulled out of the prestigious category following revelations about scriptwriter Fustes,
Emmerdale bosses 'shocked and appalled' after soap writer admits attacking his girlfriend
An Emmerdale writer who appeared in court after assaulting his girlfriend has been told by ITV bosses that he will no longer be working on the soap.
Emmerdale BAFTA nomination pulled by ITV amid assault
ITV has pulled Emmerdale from BAFTA consideration after writer Martin Fustes admitted to assaulting his girlfriend.
Emmerdale pulled from BAFTA category as writer admits assaulting and strangling girlfriend
Emmerdale will no longer feature in the soap category at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards after one of its former writers admitted to assaulting and strangling his partner
Emmerdale withdraws from BAFTAs after scriptwriter's conviction
Martin Fustes had written an episode as part of Belle King's domestic abuse storyline.
Emmerdale Withdrawn From BAFTA Consideration After Scribe Admits to Assault
British network ITV has pulled UK sudser Emmerdale from consideration for Best Soap at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards. The decision was announced to voters earlier today, Variety reports, in a message in which ITV said came “in consideration of recent news involving a member of the scriptwriting team.
Emmerdale writer who wrote domestic abuse story ‘tried to suffocate girlfriend’
Fustes has been an Emmerdale writer for over ten years, and has worked on domestic abuse storylines as recently as last year, ...
Top ITV Emmerdale writer told partner he would kill her then ‘chop up her face’ in horrific abuse campaign
AN EMMERDALE script writer narrowly escaped jail after he suffocated his terrified girlfriend – and threatened to “chop her ...
Top ITV Emmerdale writer made partner 'think she was going to die'
ITV Emmerdale bosses release statement after writer's court appearance for 'intentional suffocation' of partner ...
Emmerdale drops show scriptwriter after real-life domestic abuse case
Emmerdale drops show scriptwriter after real-life domestic abuse case, as the writer is charged over assaulting his partner.