The Royal Television Society (RTS), has announced the nominations for the Royal Television Society North West Awards 2025.

Liverpool-set gangster drama This City Is Ours managed to bag six nominations across various categories, whilst Waterloo Road also picked up five.

Popular crime dramas Missing You (Harlan Coben) and The Stolen Girl (Alex Dahl) from Quay Steet Productions, received seven nominations between them.

In comedy, and after winning in 2021, the new series of Alma’s Not Normal, gained three nominations including two for writer and star Sophie Willan. The Power of Parker, set in 1990s Stockport, saw nominations for Rosie Cavaliero and Car Share’s Sian Gibson, who co-wrote the show.

Cameron Roach, Chair of the RTS North West, said: “Despite the challenges the broadcast sector faces, this list of nominations demonstrates the breadth and range of genres and outstanding programmes being made here in the North West, which is recognition of the incredible talent working in the region. The RTS is an opportunity for the programme making community to come together and continue to build a resilient and ambitious network for future growth and collaboration.”

The awards will be presented on November 21st November at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.

FULL NOMINEES LIST

BEST AUDIO POST PRODUCTION      

  • Mixmups – Robin Cowap and Morgan Jones – Home Post Production Manchester
  • This City Is Ours – Home Post Production Audio Team – Mark Briscoe, Dan Pugh and Nick Cox
  • Merseyside Detectives: The Murders Of Ashley And Olivia – LA Productions
  • Alpine Train At Christmas – Audio Dubbing – Miles Wimbleton – dock10

THE CAROLINE AHERNE AWARD FOR BEST BREAKTHROUGH TALENT                            

  • James Nelson-Joyce – This City Is Ours – Left Bank Pictures – BBC
  • Katie Walderman – ITV Granada – ITV
  • Tasha Kacheri – ITV Granada – ITV
  • Danny Murphy – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC

BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME

  • Brassic Series 6 – Calamity Films – Sky
  • Alma’s Not Normal Series 2 – Expectation TV – BBC
  • Daddy Issues – Fudge Park Productions – BBC
  • G’Wed Series 2 Golden Path Productions – ITV

BEST CONTINUING DRAMA STORYLINE

  • The Murder of Boz – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
  • The Coercive Control of Libby Guthrie – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
  • Mercedes McQueen’s Bowel Cancer Diagnosis – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4
  • Coronation Street – Debbie Webster’s Dementia Diagnosis – ITV

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME

  • How Safe Are Our Nurseries? – BBC Local Longform Investigations Team – BBC
  • Prisons: On The Brink? – Tonight – Multistory Media – ITV

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME

  • Rip Off Britain, Series 17 – The Documentary Unit, BBC Studios – BBC
  • Judi Love’s Culinary Cruise – Title Role – ITV
  • Doorbell Detectives – Purple Productions – BBC
  • BBC Morning Live – BBC

BEST DIGITAL CREATIVITY

  • BBC Bitesize Ultimate Options Guide – BBC Bitesize, RedBricks Media & Preston Street Films
  • Hollyoaks Sibling Sexual Abuse – Ask The Difficult Questions – Lime Pictures for Channel 4 / 4Studio
  • Granada Reports ‘Hunt for Heavy Bag Man’ – ITV Granada Reports

BEST DRAMA

  • The Bay Series 5 – Tall Story Pictures – ITV
  • The Stolen Girl – Quay Street Productions and Brightstar – Disney+
  • Missing You – Quay Street Productions in association with Final Twist Productions – Netflix
  • This City Is Ours – Left Bank Pictures – BBC

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

  • Countdown series 90 – Lifted Entertainment – Channel 4
  • Love Triangle – Workerbee – Channel 4
  • The Voice UK Series 13 – Lifted Entertainment – ITV
  • Comic Relief 2025 – Funny For Money – BBC Studios – BBC

BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

  • Meal Deals: Behind the Bargain – Purple Productions – Channel 4
  • Four in a Bed – Series 17 – Studio Lambert North – Channel 4
  • Molly-Mae: Behind It All – Navybee – Prime Video
  • Millionaire Hoarders – Purple Productions – Channel 4

BEST FACTUAL SERIES

  • 24 Hours in A&E – The Garden Productions – Channel 4
  • Ambulance Series 14 – Dragonfly Film and Television Productions – BBC
  • Four Kings – Workerbee – Prime Video
  • Merseyside Detectives: The Murders Of Ashley And Olivia – LA Productions – Channel 4

BEST INCLUSIVE PRACTICE: 

FOR PROGRAMMES WITH DEAF, DISABLED AND/OR NEURODIVERGENT (DDN) CONTRIBUTION

  • University Challenge Series 31 – Lifted Entertainment – BBC
  • Waterloo Road: Luca’s Story – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
  • Four in a Bed – Series 17 – Studio Lambert North – Channel 4
  • BBC Morning Live – BBC

BEST JOURNALIST IN THE NORTH WEST

  • Victoria Grimes – Correspondent – ITV News Granada
  • Anna Youssef – Correspondent – ITV News Granada
  • Claire Ryan – Senior Journalist – BBC
  • Dan O’Donoghue – Reporter – BBC

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY

  • Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal – Series 2 – Expectation North – BBC
  • Sian Gibson – The Power of Parker – Series 2 – Boffola Pictures – BBC
  • Rosie Cavaliero – The Power of Parker – Series 2 – Boffola Pictures – BBC
  • Gemma Barraclough – G’Wed Series 2 – Golden Path Productions – ITV

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CONTINUING DRAMA

  • Isabelle Smith – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4
  • Sue Devaney – Coronation Street – ITV
  • Lindsey Coulson – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
  • Ashley Taylor Dawson – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA

  • James Nelson-Joyce – This City Is Ours – Left Bank Pictures – BBC
  • Holliday Grainger – The Stolen Girl – Quay Street Productions and Brightstar – Disney+
  • Ambika Mod – The Stolen Girl – Quay Street Productions and Brightstar – Disney+
  • Rosalind Eleazar – Missing You – Quay Street Productions in association with Final Twist Productions – Netflix

BEST PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

  • CBeebies Prom: Wildlife Jamboree – BBC Kids & Family – BBC
  • Dodge’s Pup School – Brilliant Trees Media for BBC – BBC
  • Awesome Animals and Mini Me – Three Arrows Media – Sky Kids
  • Mixmups – Mackinnon & Saunders – Channel 5

BEST PRESENTER OF A NORTH WEST SHOW

  • Roger Johnson – BBC North West Tonight – BBC
  • Helen Skelton – BBC Morning Live – BBC
  • Gethin Jones – BBC Morning Live – BBC
  • Joel Mawhinny – Blue Peter – BBC

BEST REGIONAL NEWS PROGRAMME

  • BBC North West Tonight – BBC
  • ITV Granada Reports – ITV

BEST SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

  • My Life: The Fastest Boy In The World – Pelican Films – CBBC
  • Blue Peter – BBC Studios Kids & Family – BBC
  • BBC Live Lessons: Anti-Bullying Week 2024 – The Connected Set for BBC
  • So Awkward Academy – Channel X North – BBC

BEST SCRIPT WRITER

  • Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal – Series 2 – Expectation North – BBC
  • Victoria Asare-Archer – Missing You – Quay Street Productions in association with Final Twist Productions – Netflix
  • Danielle Ward – Daddy Issues – Fudge Park Productions – BBC
  • Stephen Butchard – This City Is Ours – Left Bank Pictures – BBC

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

  • Paddy: The Ride of My Life – BBC Studios Entertainment – BBC
  • Goodbye To Goodison – BBC North West Tonight – BBC
  • The Push: Murder On A Cruise Ship – Title Role – Channel 5
  • The New Generation – Workerbee – Prime Video

BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME

  • Four Kings – Workerbee – Prime Video
  • Sir Alex – BBC Sport – BBC
  • The New Generation – Workerbee – Prime Video
  • Tomkins: The Last Chance – JAM Films – Sky

 

BEST VISUAL POST PRODUCTION

  • 24 Hours in A&E – Production Team – The Garden Productions
  • Brassic – Tanvir Hanif – Digital Imaging FX
  • The Power of Parker S2 (Colour Grading) – Matt Brown – Core Post
  • Missing You – Matt Wood and Kerrie Fitzgerald – Space VFX

Jon Creamer

Share this story

Share Televisual stories within your social media posts.
Be inclusive: Televisual.com is open access without the need to register.
Anyone and everyone can access this post with minimum fuss.