Bafta announced the winners of its TV Awards at a ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall last night with Killing Eve picking up three awards and Patrick Melrose bagging two.
Killing Eve won for Drama Series, Leading Actress for Jodie Comer and Supporting Actress for Fiona Shaw.
Patrick Melrose, based on Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novels, received the BAFTA for Mini-Series and Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the titular character, won the first BAFTA of his career for Leading Actor.
Ben Whishaw won the BAFTA for Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Norman Scott in the drama series A Very English Scandal.
In Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, Steve Pemberton won the BAFTA for Inside No. 9. Jessica Hynes took home the BAFTA for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for There She Goes. The BAFTA for Scripted Comedy was won by Sally4Ever.
The BAFTA for Entertainment Programme was awarded to Britain’s Got Talent for the second year running and A League of Their Own received the award for Comedy Entertainment Programme. Lee Mack won his first BAFTA, in the Entertainment Performance category for Would I Lie To You?
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! received the BAFTA for Reality & Constructed Factual. Who Do You Think You Are? won in the Features category. Missed Call won the BAFTA for Short Form Programme.
In the International category, the BAFTA was awarded to Succession, the US satirical drama.
EastEnders was awarded the BAFTA for Soap & Continuing Drama. Killed By My Debt won the BAFTA for Single Drama.
News Coverage was awarded to Channel 4 News’ Cambridge Analytica Uncovered, and the award for Current Affairs was presented to Myanmar’s Killing Fields (Dispatches).
Louis Theroux’s Altered States received the BAFTA for Factual Series, Gun No. 6 won Single Documentary and Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley won Specialist Factual.
2018 World Cup Quarter Final: England v Sweden triumphed in the Sport category, while the award for Live Event was presented to The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.
The Special Award was presented to Nicola Shindler in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the television industry.
The Fellowship was presented to Joan Bakewell.
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment, the only award voted for by the public, was won by Bodyguard.
The full list of winners
COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
• THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW Ben Wicks, Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Aoife Bower – Expectation Entertainment / Dice Productions Entertainment / Channel 4
• THE LAST LEG Andrew Beint, Ben Knappett, Lisa Kirk, Cimran Shah – Open Mike Productions / Channel 4
• A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland – CPL Productions / Sky One
• WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips, Adam Copeland – Zeppotron / BBC One
CURRENT AFFAIRS
• FOOTBALL’S WALL OF SILENCE (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS) Production Team – Al Jazeera / Al Jazeera English
• IRAN UNVEILED: TAKING ON THE AYATOLLAHS (EXPOSURE) Production Team – Hardcash Productions / ITV
• MASSACRE AT BALLYMURPHY Callum Macrae, Gwion Owain, Mark Williams, Charlie Hawryliw – Outsider Television / Channel 4
• MYANMAR’S KILLING FIELDS (DISPATCHES) Evan Williams, Patrick Wells, Eve Lucas, Dan Edge – Evan Williams Productions / Mongoose Pictures / Channel 4
DRAMA SERIES
• BODYGUARD Production Team – World Productions / BBC One
• INFORMER Jonny Campbell, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, Julian Stevens – Neal Street Productions / BBC One
• KILLING EVE Production Team – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
• SAVE ME Production Team – World Productions / Sky Atlantic
ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
• ANTHONY McPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
• DAVID MITCHELL Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
• LEE MACK Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
• RACHEL PARRIS The Mash Report – Zeppotron / BBC Two
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME-
• ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Tom Locking, Helen Kruger Bratt – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
• BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Charlie Irwin, Amelia Brown, Nigel Hall, Dawn Gray – Thames / Syco Production / ITV
• MICHAEL McINTYRE’S BIG SHOW Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Christian Fletcher, Michael McIntyre – Hungry McBear Media / BBC One
• STRICTLY COME DANCING – Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
FACTUAL SERIES
• 24 HOURS IN A&E Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 4
• LIFE AND DEATH ROW: THE MASS EXECUTION Miles Blayden-Ryall, Alistair Martin, Becky Casey, Aysha Rafaele – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
• LOUIS THEROUX’S ALTERED STATES Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Two
• PRISON Richard Melman, Paddy Wivell, Kathy Myers, Jack Wood – Spring Films / Channel 4
FEATURES
• GORDON, GINO AND FRED’S ROAD TRIP Production Team – Studio Ramsay / ITV
• THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF Production Team – Love Productions / Channel 4
• MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING Production Team – Owl Power / BBC Two
• WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Colette Flight, Sarah Feltes, Anna Kirkwood, David Vincent – Wall to Wall Media / BBC One
FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
• DAISY MAY COOPER This Country – BBC Studios / BBC Three
• JESSICA HYNES There She Goes – Merman / BBC Four
• JULIA DAVIS Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
• LESLEY MANVILLE Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
INTERNATIONAL
• 54 HOURS: THE GLADBECK HOSTAGE CRISIS Regina Ziegler, Kilian Riedhof, Holger Karsten Schmidt – Ziegler Film / ARD Degeto / BBC Four
• THE HANDMAID’S TALE Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker – MGM / Channel 4
• REPORTING TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR: THE FOURTH ESTATE (STORYVILLE) Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman, Justin Wilkes, Dan Cogan – Radical Media / BBC Two
• SUCCESSION Production Team – HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus / Gary Sanchez Productions / Sky Atlantic
LEADING ACTOR
• BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
• CHANCE PERDOMO Killed By My Debt – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
• HUGH GRANT A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
• LUCIAN MSAMATI Kiri – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4
LEADING ACTRESS
• JODIE COMER Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
• KEELEY HAWES Bodyguard – World Productions / BBC One
• RUTH WILSON Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
• SANDRA OH Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
LIVE EVENT
• OPEN HEART SURGERY: LIVE Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 5
• THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
• THE ROYAL WEDDING: PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
• STAND UP TO CANCER Suzi Aplin, Andrew Charles Smith, Murray James, Gabe Turner – Fulwell 73 / Channel 4
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
• ALEX MACQUEEN Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
• JAMIE DEMETRIOU Stath Lets Flats – Roughcut TV / Channel 4
• PETER MULLAN Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
• STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios / BBC Two
MINI-SERIES
• A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL Russell T. Davies, Stephen Frears, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Dan Winch – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
• KIRI Jack Thorne, George Ormond, Toby Bentley, Euros Lyn – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4
• MRS WILSON Ruth Kenley-Letts, Richard Laxton, Anna Symon, Ruth Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
• PATRICK MELROSE Production Team – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
NEWS COVERAGE
• BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (NEWSNIGHT) Production Team – BBC / BBC Two
• CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA UNCOVERED Production Team – ITN / Channel 4
• GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: ON A KNIFE EDGE? Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV
• GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: THOMAS MARKLE EXCLUSIVE Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
• DRAGONS’ DEN Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC Two
• I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
• OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS Murray Boland, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh, Louise Bartmann – CPL Productions / Channel 4
• THE REAL FULL MONTY: LADIES’ NIGHT Production Team – Spun Gold TV / ITV
SCRIPTED COMEDY
• DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Michael Lennox, Caroline Leddy, Liz Lewin – Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4
• MUM – Stefan Golaszewski, Richard Laxton, Kenton Allen, Georgie Fallon – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
• SALLY4EVER Production Team – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
• STATH LETS FLATS Production Team – Roughcut TV / Channel 4
SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
• BOVRIL PAM (SNATCHES: MOMENTS FROM 100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S LIVES) Production Team – Royal Court Theatre / BBC Studios /BBC Four
• THE MIND OF HERBERT CLUNKERDUNK Spencer Jones, Jon Riche, David Simpson – Tiger Aspect / BBC iPlayer
• MISSED CALL Production Team – Field Day Productions / Little Dot Studios / Real Stories
• WONDERDATE Lydia Hampson, Tim Key, Jonathan van Tulleken – Two Brothers Pictures / BBC iPlayer
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY–
• DRIVEN: THE BILLY MONGER STORY Caroline Hawkins, Charlie Russell, Will Grayburn, Charlie Corbett – Oxford Scientific Films / BBC Three
• GUN NO. 6 James Newton, Zac Beattie, Georgina Cammalleri, Rupert Houseman – The Garden Productions / BBC Two
• MY DAD, THE PEACE DEAL AND ME Leo Burley, Patrick Kielty, Richard Bond, Paula Nightingale – Dragonfly / BBC One
• SCHOOL FOR STAMMERERS Jill Worsley, Rachel Bloomfield – Shiver / ITV
SINGLE DRAMA
• BANDERSNATCH (BLACK MIRROR) Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, David Slade, Russell McLean – House of Tomorrow / Netflix
• CARE Donna Molloy, Colin McKeown, Gillian Juckes, David Blair – LA Productions / BBC One
• KILLED BY MY DEBT Joseph Bullman, Tahsin Guner, Chris Clough, Aysha Rafaele – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
• THROUGH THE GATES (ON THE EDGE) Lisa Walters, Stella Corradi, Georgia Christou, Ben Bickerton – BlackLight / Channel 4
SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
• CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
• CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
• EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
• HOLLYOAKS Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Colette Chard, Kevin Rundle – Lime Pictures / Channel 4
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
• BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS David Soutar, Joe Pearlman, Leo Pearlman, Heather Greenwood – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
• GRAYSON PERRY: RITES OF PASSAGE Grayson Perry, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, James House – Swan Films / Channel 4
• SUFFRAGETTES WITH LUCY WORSLEY Production Team – Brook Lapping / BBC One
• SUPERKIDS: BREAKING AWAY FROM CARE Production Team – Expectation / Channel 4
SPORT
• 2018 SIX NATIONS: SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
• 2018 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL: ENGLAND v SWEDEN Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
• ENGLAND’S TEST CRICKET – COOK’S FAREWELL Production Team – Sky Sports / Sky Sports Cricket
• WINTER OLYMPICS Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC Two
SUPPORTING ACTOR
• ALEX JENNINGS Unforgotten – Mainstreet Pictures / ITV
• BEN WHISHAW A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
• KIM BODNIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
• STEPHEN GRAHAM Save Me – World Productions / Sky Atlantic
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• BILLIE PIPER Collateral – The Forge Entertainment / BBC Two
• FIONA SHAW Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
• KEELEY HAWES Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
• MONICA DOLAN A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
• BODYGUARD Julia Montague assassinated – World Productions / BBC One
• CORONATION STREET Gail’s monologue on the suicide of Aidan Connor – ITV Studios / ITV
• DOCTOR WHO Rosa Parks, the Doctor and her companions ensure history remains intact – BBC Studios / BBC One
• KILLING EVE Eve stabs Villanelle – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
• PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE The finale – Goodnight Vienna Productions / BBC One
• QUEER EYE Tom completes his transformation – Scout Productions / ITV Entertainment LLC / Netflix
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