Richard Hillman Spectacular Scene' and his murders were voted 'Best Storyline'. In a 2003 "TVTimes" poll, Richard was voted the top soap villain of all time. Richard Hillman Richard Hillman is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Brian Capron. Richard first appeared on 20 June 2001 following the death of his cousin Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie). He later went on to develop a love interest in Alma's close friend Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and marry her. He also leaves his colleague Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) to die, kills his ex-wife Patricia (Annabelle Apsion), sets his
The British Soap Awards to Granada Studios in Manchester, then to The London Studios for the 2012 awards. The 2014 awards took place at the Hackney Empire, as did the 2016 and 2018 awards. The 2015 awards were held at Palace Theatre, Manchester. The soap operas nominated for awards are "Coronation Street", "Doctors", "EastEnders", "Emmerdale" and "Hollyoaks". Now-defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards were "Brookside", "Crossroads", "Family Affairs" and "Night and Day". "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders" had been the only two soaps to win the "Best British Soap" award from 1999 to 2013, until "Hollyoaks" won it in 2014. "Emmerdale" became the