Danny Dyer, Jessica Gunning & Mr Bates Win
The stars of big streaming hits Rivals and Baby Reindeer have scooped gongs at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards.
Danny Dyer, previously better known for soaps and soccer movies, won Best Actor for his role as Freddie Jones in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals, beating off competition from big stars Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal) and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall). Bella Maclean, who played ‘Taggie’ in Rivals, also conquered tough competition in the form of Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd to win the BPG Breakthrough Award.
Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, who has won plaudits worldwide for her role in Gadd’s Netflix show and took home an Emmy last year, won Best Actress ahead of another Rivals star, Katherine Parkinson, Ambika Mod (One Day), Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs the Post Office) and Anna Maxwell Martin (Ludwig).
While Dolan didn’t win Best Actress, the night also belonged to ITV’s Mr Bates, which won the coveted Best Drama along with Best Writer for Gwyneth Hughes.
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, the final outing for James Corden and Ruth Jones’ iconic BBC comedy creation, took home Best Comedy and The Traitors continued its fine run with Best Entertainment.
The night’s special awards were handed to Black Doves EP Jane Featherstone, Netflix UK content boss Anne Mensah and the team behind Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light. The awards have just been presented during a ceremony in London.
The winners in full
BEST SINGLE DRAMA / MINI-SERIES
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (BBC1, Netflix)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)
BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY OR MINI-SERIES
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
- Freddie Flintoff: Field of Dreams on Tour (BBC1)
BEST COMEDY
- Gavin and Stacey: The Finale (BBC1)
BEST ENTERTAINMENT
- The Traitors series 2 (BBC1)
BEST WRITER
- Gwyneth Hughes (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV1)
BEST ACTRESS
- Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer, Netflix)
BEST ACTOR
- Danny Dyer (Rivals, Disney+)
AUDIO AWARDS
BEST RADIO PRESENTER
- Ellen E Jones for Screenshot (BBC Radio 4)
BEST PODCAST
BEST RADIO PROGRAMME
- Three Million (BBC Radio 4)
SPECIAL AWARDS
BPG BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
BPG EMERGING CREATOR AWARD
BPG JURY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BRITISH DRAMA
- Wolf Hall – Playground and Company Pictures for BBC One
BPG JURY PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING TV EXECUTIVE
- Anne Mensah – VP, Content at Netflix
HARVEY LEE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BROADCASTING (Sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery)
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