EASTENDERS has been snubbed for Best Soap at this year's TV Baftas. The BBC staple, which won the prize last year, missed out on a nomination as today's shortlist was revealed.
Rival shows Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Casualty and Holby City will battle it out for the gong, while Hollyoaks has also missed out.
Since the the Best Soap and Continuing Drama category was introduced in 1999, EastEnders has won it nine times, more than any other show.
It will be a bitter blow to the show that recently marked its 35th anniversary with a run of blockbuster episodes that saw a party boat sink in the Thames.