A writer for UK daytime TV drama Emmerdale has admitted to assault and suffocation of his girlfriend, forcing ITV to pull it from the BAFTA TV awards

ITV has severed ties with Martin Fustes, a writer on long-running soap opera Emmerdale, after he admitted to charges of attacking his girlfriend. The UK commercial broadcaster said it was “shocked and appalled” at the details of the court proceedings against Fustes,

Emmerdale has withdrawn its entry for the Bafta Best Soap award after one of its writers - Martin Fustes - was convicted of domestic abuse. The ITV soap - which has been airing since 1972 - pulled out of the prestigious category following revelations about scriptwriter Fustes,

Emmerdale will no longer feature in the soap category at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards after one of its former writers admitted to assaulting and strangling his partner

Martin Fustes had written an episode as part of Belle King's domestic abuse storyline.

British network ITV has pulled UK sudser Emmerdale from consideration for Best Soap at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards. The decision was announced to voters earlier today, Variety reports, in a message in which ITV said came “in consideration of recent news involving a member of the scriptwriting team.

An Emmerdale writer who appeared in court after assaulting his girlfriend has been told by ITV bosses that he will no longer be working on the soap. The show has recently highlighted the issue of domestic abuse and and a spokesman said the team was 'shocked and appalled' to hear about the case involving Martin Fustes,