BBC One drama Happy Valley, produced by Manchester-based Red Production Company, and ITV’s Granada Reports were the big winners at the RTS North West Awards on Saturday.
More than 450 industry professionals and guests attended the event at the Hilton Deansgate, which was hosted by actor and comedian Les Dennis.
And Manchester-set Happy Valley picked up Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series in both the male and female categories, with Kevin Doyle and Sarah Lancashire the respective recipients. The series also took home Best Production (Craft).
Granada Reports claimed Best Regional News Programme and Best Regional Story for its coverage of the Hillsborough Inquests, while its reporter, Andy Bonner, was named Best Regional News Journalist.
BBC One’s Reg, produced by Liverpool-based LA Productions, received two awards, winning for Best Single Drama or Drama Series, while the Best Script Writer award went to Jimmy McGovern and Robert Pugh.
Best Performance in a Continuing Drama went to Tina O’Brien of Coronation Street (pictured above).
Alex Connock, Chair of the RTS North West Centre and MD of Shine North, said: “TV production is one of the North West’s big employers and global export industries. It’s also just really good fun making TV shows and talking about them – as anyone who was at the awards last night will testify.
“Once again there were some brilliant winners, some witty speeches and some people who got a bit carried away on stage. We would not want it any other way.”
The Winners:
Best Animation / Puppetry
Danger Mouse CBBC Production / FremantleMedia for CBBC
Nominees:
CITV Share A Story 2015 “Chilly the Polar Bear” CITV for CITV
The Furchester Hotel CBeebies Production / Sesame Workshop for CBeebies
Twirlywoos “Twirling” Mackinnon and Saunders / Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies
Best Children’s Programme (Pre-School)
Twirlywoos “Twirling” Mackinnon and Saunders / Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies
Nominees:
CBeebies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream CBeebies Production for CBeebies
CBeebies: Tortoise and The Hare CBeebies Production for CBeebies
Something Special CBeebies Production for CBeebies
Best Children’s Programme (School Age)
Hiroshima: A Newsround Special CBBC Production for CBBC
Nominees:
4 O’Clock Club CBBC Production for CBBC
Blue Peter: The Walk That Changed The World CBBC Production for CBBC
My Life: Marvellous Messy Minds Nine Lives Media for CBBC
Best Current Affairs Programme
Tonight: Meeting My Enemy ITV Studios for ITV
Nominees:
BBC Panorama: Gangs, Guns and the Police Nine Lives Media for BBC One
Inside Out North West “With Hope in Their Hearts” BBC North West for BBC One
Never Again: Fear and Faith in Paris BBC Religion and Ethics Salford for BBC One
Best Production (Craft)
Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One
Nominees:
From Darkness BBC Drama Production North for BBC One
The Five Red Production Company for SKY
Twirlywoos “Twirling” Mackinnon and Saunders / Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies
Best Post Production (Craft)
Cradle to Grave Tanvir Hanif VFX for BBC Two
Nominees:
BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2015 Dock 10 for BBC One
Happy Valley – Series 2 (Picture Grading) Dock 10 for BBC One
Just Call Me Martina Flix Facilities for BBC One
Best Use Of Multiplatform
BBC Get Inspired Campaign BBC Sport for BBC Get Inspired
Nominees:
Danger Mouse CBBC Production / FremantleMedia for CBBC
King Lear Saffron Cherry TV / Talawa Company / Royal Exchange Theatre Company for the Space for BBC Learning
Music Box with Guy Garvey: Tune Yards BBC Music for iPlayer
Best Regional News Journalist
Andy Bonner ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Nominees:
Andy Gill BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Dave Guest BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Chris Hall ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Best Regional News Programme
ITV News Granada Reports: The Hillsborough Inquests ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Nominees:
BBC North West Tonight: EU Referendum Compilation BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
BBC North West Tonight: Hillsborough BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
ITV News Granada Reports: Compilation ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Best Regional Story
ITV News Granada Reports: Hillsborough Compilation ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Nominees:
BBC North West Tonight: Justice For Poppi BBC North West for BBC One
ITV News Granada Reports: The Manchester Bomb ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
That’s Lancashire Headline News: Academic Debate That’s TV for That’s Lancashire
Best Sports Programme
1966: A Nation Remembers Blakeway North for ITV
Nominees:
Jimmy Hill: A Man For All Seasons BBC Sport for BBC One
Just Call Me Martina BBC Sport for BBC One
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest BBC Sport for BBC One
Best Low Budget Programme
Music Box with Guy Garvey: Little Dragon BBC Music for BBC iPlayer
Nominees:
On Stage at the Everyman Blakeway North for BBC One
Crimes That Shook Britain: April Jones Title Role Productions for Crime and Investigation Network
MUDSA: We Are United MUTV for MUTV
Best Script Writer
Jimmy McGovern / Robert Pugh – Reg LA Productions for BBC One
Nominees:
Elliot Kerrigan / Simon Carlyle – Boy Meets Girl Tiger Aspect for BBC One
Mark Oswin / James Griffiths – Danger Mouse CBBC Production / FremantleMedia for CBBC
Sally Wainwright – Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One
Best Performance in a Comedy
Alison Steadman – Broken Biscuits Jellylegs Productions for BBC One
Nominees:
Harry Hepple – Boy Meets Girl Tiger Aspect for BBC One
Adil Ray – Citizen Khan BBC Comedy for BBC One
Rebecca Root – Boy Meets Girl Tiger Aspect for BBC One
Best Performance in a Continuing Drama
Tina O’Brien – Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV
Nominees:
Alex Bain – Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV
Jane Danson – Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV
Jack P Shepherd – Coronation Street ITV Studios for ITV
Best Single Documentary
Life Begins Now Platform Productions for BBC Three
Nominees:
1966: A Nation Remembers Blakeway North for ITV
My Psychic Life Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Sex, Drugs and Murder: Life in the Red Light Zone BBC Current Affairs Salford for BBC Three
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)
Kevin Doyle – Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One
Nominees:
Kascion Franklin – Danny and the Human Zoo Red Production Company for BBC One
Johnny Harris – From Darkness BBC Drama Production North for BBC One
Tim Roth – Reg LA Productions for BBC One
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Female)
Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One
Nominees:
Anne-Marie Duff – From Darkness BBC Drama Production North for BBC One
Anna Maxwell Martin – Reg LA Productions for BBC One
Lesley Sharp – Scott and Bailey Red Production Company for ITV
Best Factual Series
Kid’s Hospital: Your Child in Their Hands Films of Record / GroupM Entertainment for Channel 5
Nominees:
Dragon’s Den BBC Entertainment Production North for BBC Two
Genius of the Ancient World BBC Religion and Ethics Salford for BBC Four
Ireland with Simon Reeve BBC Religion and Ethics Salford for BBC Two
Best Factual Entertainment Programme
The Dengineers CBBC Production for CBBC
Nominees:
Let’s Do It: Victoria Wood Tribute Shiver for ITV
Supercar Megabuild Shine North for National Geographic
Tina Malone: My New Body True North for TLC
Best Entertainment Programme
Swashbuckle CBeebies Production for CBeebies
Nominees:
Coronation Street Live ‘Uncovered’ ITV Studios for ITV
Sam & Mark’s Big Friday Wind-Up CBBC Production for CBBC
The Big Quiz ITV Studios for ITV
Best Comedy Programme
Boy Meets Girl Tiger Aspect for BBC One
Nominees:
Broken Biscuits Jellylegs Productions for BBC One
Citizen Khan BBC Comedy North for BBC One
Class Dismissed CBBC Production for CBBC
Best Single Drama or Drama Series
Reg LA Productions for BBC One
Nominees:
Danny and the Human Zoo Red Production Company for BBC One
Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One
Scott and Bailey Red Production Company for ITV
Best Learning or Education Programme In Memory of Katy Jones
Ten Pieces II Somethin’ Else / BBC Music Television for BBC Learning
Nominees:
Comedy Classroom: Live Lesson BBC Learning for BBC Learning
Shakespeare Unplugged: Live Lesson BBC Learning for BBC Learning
The Somme: Live Lesson BBC Learning for BBC Learning
