The stars of legendary British soap opera Coronation Street dedicated a BAFTA win to Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster during the awards show broadcast last night ...
Sylvia received an OBE in 2014 for her dedication to tackling hate crime. Sophie Lancaster's 2007 murder was the inspiration for a long-running storyline in the soap which began last year and centred on two goth characters being attacked by a group of teenagers. "Working on this show is just a privilege," said the actress.
CORONATION STREET has dedicated its Bafta TV award win to murdered Sophie Lancaster and her tireless campaigning mother Sylvia, who died recently.
"So we would like to dedicate this to Sophie Lancaster and her mother Sylvia Lancaster. Thank you.” CORONATION STREET dedicated its Bafta TV award to Sophie Lancaster, who was murdered in East Lancashire, and her mother Sylvia who died recently. Coronation Street dedicate Bafta to Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster
Coronation Street worked extensively with Sylvia and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation during Nina and Seb's hate crime storyline.
Working on this show is just a privilege – and the drama and the comedy go so well on Corrie. And one of the most important stories we have told this year was the hate crime story. ‘We weren’t expecting this tonight, we really weren’t, so thank you so much Bafta for this award. During the acceptance speech, star Sally Dynevor (Sally Metcalfe) dedicated the win to Sophie Lancaster and her mother Sylvia following the storyline that saw Nina Lucas ( Mollie Gallagher) attacked because of her Victorian gothic sub-culture.