The winners of the The Edinburgh Television Festival TV Awards were announced last night with Channel 5 picking up the gong for best channel.
CPL Productions was awarded the best production company prize and Michael Palin was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Edinburgh TV Awards Winners 2018
Channel of the Year Award:
Channel 5
Specialist Channel of the Year
CBBC
Production Company of the Year sponsored by PRS for Music:
CPL Productions
Best Entertainment Series: sponsored by Pinewood TV Studios
Gogglebox, Studio Lambert
Best Popular Factual Series:
Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, CPL Productions
Best UK Drama
Three Girls, BBC Studios, Studio Lambert
Best Breakthrough Talent: sponsored by The Farm
Rachel Parris
Best Comedy Series
Derry Girls, Hat Trick
Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Palin
Best Documentary Programme
Blue Planet II, BBC Studios NHU, BBC Worldwide
Best International Drama
The Handmaid’s Tale, An MGM and HULU production
Channel 4 / Random Acts Live Pitch Award: sponsored by Channel 4
Sophie Perrins
TV Moment of the Year: sponsored by Twitter
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Staff Reporter
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