This year’s British Academy Television Awards has concluded with Channel 4 picking up five awards, ITV scooping seven, and the BBC winning nine.
Despite this, Channel 4 was at the centre of attention as several actors commented on the Government’s decision to sell the publicly-owned broadcaster.
The winners were:
Leading actress:
Jodie Comer, Help – Channel 4
Leading actor:
Sean Bean, Time – BBC One
Supporting actress:
Cathy Tyson, Help – Channel 4
Supporting actor:
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Entertainment performance:
Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Male Performance in a comedy programme:
Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats – Channel 4
Female performance in a comedy programme:
Sophie Willan, Alma’s Not Normal – BBC Two
Drama series:
In My Skin – BBC Three
Single drama:
Together – BBC Two
Mini-series:
Time – BBC One
Soap and continuing drama:
Coronation Street – ITV
International:
The Underground Railroad – Amazon Prime
Entertainment programme:
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV
Comedy entertainment programme:
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan – Channel 4
Scripted comedy:
Motherland – BBC Two
Features:
Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Daytime:
The Chase – ITV
Must-see moment:
Strictly Come Dancing, Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to Symphony – BBC One
Current affairs:
Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin (Exposure) – ITV
Single documentary:
My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years In Afghanistan – ITV
Factual series:
Uprising – BBC One
Reality and constructed factual:
Gogglebox – Channel 4
Specialist factual:
The Missing Children – ITV
News coverage:
ITV News At Ten: Storming of the Capitol – ITV
Live event:
The Earth shot Prize 2021 – BBC One
Short-form programme:
Our Land – Together TV
Sport:
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Sky Sports
