Adolescence triumphs at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Adolescence emerged as the leading winner at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards tonight in the UK.

The Netflix limited series that tells the story of a teenage boy accused of murdering a female schoolmate took home five awards, including Best Single Drama or Mini-Series.

Adolescence co-creator and actor Stephen Graham was recognised as Best Actor for his performances in both this series and Disney+'s A Thousand Blows, while Erin Doherty secured Best Actress for her roles in both shows.

Best Writer was awarded to Adolescence's other co-creator, Jack Thorne, who was honored for the Netflix work, as well as his contributions to Toxic Town and The Hack. 

Rising star Owen Cooper captured the BPG Breakthrough Talent Award for his roles in Adolescence and Film Club.

The BBC’s murder mystery reality show The Celebrity Traitors nabbed the Best Entertainment prize, while Amandaland and the police drama Blue Lights contributed to the BBC’s wins with Best Comedy and Best Drama Series, respectively.

Louis Theroux’s The Settlers, airing on BBC Two, earned Best Single Documentary or Mini-Series, and Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire won Best Documentary Series.

The BPG Awards, voted on by UK media journalists, also presented five special awards. 

The Harvey Lee Award for Exceptional Contribution to Broadcasting was given to Sally Wainwright, writer of Happy Valley and Riot Women, who was also up for Best Writer.

Love Actually actor Bill Nighy took home the Best Podcast award for his Ill-Advised by Bill Nighy podcast.