Bill Tarmey, who played the role of Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street for more than 30 years, has died aged 71.

Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati has announced she is leaving the soap after eight years playing Sunita Alahan.

The writer of 'Brookside' and 'Grange Hill', tells Paul Bignell how the channel – 30 years old this week – sold out

Soap fans were treated to high drama as Emmerdale celebrated its 40th birthday with a live episode in which Carl King (Tom Lister) was battered to death with a brick.

Loose Women is a terrifying daytime TV show in which women grumble about getting old, men, and soap operas that I don't watch.

Sir David Jason has signed a deal to publish his memoir after almost half a century in the entertainment world.

The brother of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie, found dead in a canal, now accepts responsibility for killing her, the Old Bailey heard today.

EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa has revealed that her character's boozy ways put her off drinking in real life.

There was something very Nordic about Murder, despite the Nottingham accents and backdrop of washed-out council estates.

Seeing various musicians carefully arrange flute and tambourine, tune mandolin and ensure the core band members' mics can be heard, you would be forgiven for thinking this Scouse trio are preparing to take us up country for some acid folk.

Stars of the classic US soap opera Dallas have been reunited in London to mark the arrival of a new series to UK television screens.

Robert Pattinson's appearance on The Daily Show on Monday was the Twilight actor's first interview since his very public split with Kristen Stewart. Host Jon Stewart's half-attempts to draw sound bites out of him involved pulling out a couple of tubs of ice cream and trying to engage in a "girly chat". As Pattinson gamefully deflected the questions, he said that he wished he had hired a publicist to tell him how to handle the situation.

The husband of Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm died just hours after giving a eulogy at her funeral, her agent said.

The BBC is working on a drama about the early days of Doctor Who to mark the hit show's 50th anniversary.