Phil Redmond 1978–2008), "Brookside" (Channel 4, 1982–2003) and "Hollyoaks" (Channel 4, 1995—). For over twenty years he also ran his own independent production company, Mersey Television, before selling off the company in 2005. Redmond also created the daytime legal drama, "The Courtroom" which was cancelled after 38 episodes. In 2013 Phil Redmond published his autobiography Mid-Term Report. In 2016 Phil Redmond published his first novel Highbridge which was follow up from a short Ebook called "Hightbridge the Beginning" which was published in 2015. In 1989, Redmond was awarded the post of Honorary Professor of Media Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, where
Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Awards The Soap Opera Digest Awards is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine "Soap Opera Digest". The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The "Soap Opera Digest" Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera genre and are decided by the fans who read the magazine. The statue itself is currently made of crystal, and is in the shape of a heart. The first "Soap Opera Digest" Award show aired in 1984, and was featured on national syndicated television and