Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders have been staples on our screens for years - but are we witnessing the end of soaps for good?

Soap stars often become like family after spending years working together on the same show - but some actors are actually related in real life, too.

One actor who shot to fame in an iconic BBC sitcom before starring in soaps like Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale ...

Tony Booth, who joined the cast of Corrie for five episodes and also had a role in Emmerdale, tragically died penniless aged ...

Tony Booth was most famous for portraying Mike Rawlins across 52 episodes of the BBC sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, though he ...