Mr Bates Vs The Publish Workplace and Mr Loverman have been among the many huge winners at this yr’s BAFTA TV awards – with Danny Dyer and Ruth Jones selecting up comedy prizes.
After Mr Bates was named the winner of the TV BAFTA for greatest restricted drama, ITV was additionally given a particular award for commissioning a present that “brought dynamic change”.
The four-part collection, which aired in January 2024, depicted how former subpostmasters and subpostmistresses have been held liable by the Publish Workplace for monetary discrepancies thrown up by its computerised accounting system, Horizon – shining a light-weight on one of many widest miscarriages of justice in UK authorized historical past.
Producer Patrick Spence mentioned the present may by no means have been made with out ITV, in addition to the journalists who coated the wrongful convictions, and those that campaigned in regards to the scandal.
“Our show didn’t change the law, the people of this nation did that,” he mentioned.
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Lennie James was named greatest actor for Mr Loverman. Pic: PA
Mr Bates stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan missed out on prizes within the appearing classes, with Marisa Abela named greatest actress for her efficiency in Trade and Lennie James named greatest actor for Mr Loverman, a collection primarily based on the novel of the identical identify by Booker Prize winner Bernadine Evaristo.
Each winners appeared shocked to obtain the gongs, with first-time nominee Abela saying: “Oh my god, I really wasn’t expecting that at all… This is insane.”
James described the win as a “fantastic honour”.
Earlier within the night time, his co-star Ariyon Bakare took house the prize for greatest supporting actor, whereas Child Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning picked up the gong for greatest supporting actress.
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Ruth Jones together with her comedy efficiency gong. Pic: PA
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Danny Dyer gained his BAFTA for Mr Bigstuff. Pic: PA
Elsewhere, Dyer received one of many night time’s largest cheers as his first ever BAFTA was introduced – the award for male efficiency in a comedy, for his function in Sky’s Mr Bigstuff – whereas Jones’s ultimate efficiency as Nessa within the long-awaited Gavin & Stacey: The Finale earned her the feminine comedy efficiency gong.
Accepting his prize, Dyer mentioned “the acting was so bad it was funny”, earlier than he swore a number of occasions regardless of being warned in regards to the guidelines. He additionally thanked his household, and author and actor Ryan Sampson, who he referred to as the “best thing to come out of Rotherham”.
“I’m not going to lie this is immense,” mentioned Jones as she collected her award. “The person I would like to thank most his my dear, dear talented friend James Corden.”
She mentioned with out British actor Corden, her co-creator and co-star, “Vanessa Shanessa Nessa’ Jenkins would not exist”.
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Stars on the pink carpet
Wins for different reveals included greatest drama for Blue Lights, greatest cleaning soap for EastEnders, greatest scripted comedy for Alma’s Not Regular, greatest leisure efficiency for Joe Lycett’s Late Night time Lycett, and greatest leisure programme for Would I Lie To You?
Two new classes celebrating youngsters’s tv have been additionally launched this yearm with CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe taking house the inaugural prize for greatest youngsters’s scripted, and Sky’s Incapacity and Me (FYI Investigates) successful the non-scripted prize.
The principle ceremony, which was hosted by actor and presenter Alan Cumming at London’s Royal Pageant Corridor, got here two weeks after the BAFTA craft ceremony for technical awards – the place Child Reindeer, Rivals and Gradual Horses every picked up two prizes.
