Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies was presented with the prestigious Judges Award at the RTS North West Awards, as well as scooping three wins for his BBC One drama Years and Years.
With 26 categories in total, BBC One led the way taking home eight awards. ITV News Granada Reports and Years and Years were the most-awarded shows with three wins each.
The awards ceremony was held at Hilton Hotel Deansgate in Manchester and hosted by Coronation Street actor and television presenter Sally Lindsay. Hollyoaks’ actor Ruby O’Donnell also presented from the red carpet and backstage.
The RTS North West Awards celebrate the best of animation, factual, comedy & entertainment, news, short feature and drama in the North West region.
Cat Lewis, Chair of RTS North West, said: “Over the last year there’s been a huge amount of growth in the North West’s TV sector and we’re extremely proud of the breadth, quality and creativity of content coming out of the region.
“It was fantastic to celebrate the achievements of our local industry and the talented individuals within it on Saturday – congratulations to all the winners.”
Full list of nominations and winners:
Best Animation/Puppetry
WINNER – Clangers – Factory Create/Coolabi for CBeebies
Danger Mouse – BBC Children’s In House Productions/ Boat Rocker Media for CBBC
Go Jetters – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBeebies
Moon and Me – Mackinnon & Saunders/Foundling Bird/Sutukki for CBeebies
Best Children’s Programme (Pre-School)
WINNER – YolanDa’s Band Jam -BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBeebies
CBeebies Stargazing: Mission Moon – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBeebies
Clangers – Factory Create/Coolabi for CBeebies
Daisy & Ollie Christmas Special; ‘What’s so Great About Christmas Anyway?’ – Hoopla Animation for Cartoonito UK
Best Children’s Programme (School Age)
WINNER – My Life: Blood Sugar Brothers – Nine Lives Media for CBBC
My Life: I Will Survive – Blakeway North for CBBC
The Worst Witch – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Finding My Family: Holocaust – A Newsround Special – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Best Current Affairs Programme
WINNER – Life After My Brother’s Murder – Blakeway North for BBC Three
Dispatches: Skipping School – Britain’s Invisible Kids – Blakeway North for Channel 4
Watchdog Live – BBC Studios for BBC One
Sex Map of Britain: Polyamory – Just the Three of Us – BBC Studios for BBC Three
Best Production (Craft)
WINNER – Ambulance – Dragonfly for BBC One
Years and Years (Director) – Red Production Company for BBC One
The Bay – Tall Story Pictures for ITV
The Voice Kids (Director) – ITV Studios for ITV
Best Post Production (Craft)
WINNER – The ABC Murders – Mark Briscoe (Audio) – Farm Manchester for BBC One
Gentleman Jack – Mark Briscoe (Audio) – Farm Manchester for BBC One
Ambulance – Max Goldini (Grade) – Farm Manchester for BBC One
Ambulance – Mark Ryder (Audio) – Farm Manchester for BBC One
Best Digital Content
WINNER – Granada Reports – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Hollyoaks – Celebrate Difference – Lime Pictures for Channel 4
CBeebies Get Creative – BBC Children’s / BBC Children’s D&E / Goodboy Digital for CBeebies
Super Movers – BBC Education for CBBC
Best Regional News Journalist
WINNER – Chris Hall – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Nina Warhurst – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Abbie Jones – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Matt O’Donoghue – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Best Regional News Programme
WINNER – Granada Reports – Suicide Investigation – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Granada Reports – Compilation – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
BBC North West Tonight – Compilation – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
BBC North West Tonight – Police Special – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Best Regional Story
WINNER – BBC North West Tonight – The Church that Changed: Lizzie’s Legacy – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
BBC North West Tonight – Lancashire Care – BBC North West Tonight for BBC One
Granada Reports – Homeless Across the North West – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Granada Reports – Peter O’Reilly – ITV News Granada Reports for ITV
Best Sports Programme
WINNER – The Kennedy who Changed the World – BBC Sport for BBC Two
John McEnroe: Still Rockin’ at 60 – BBC Sport for BBC One
England’s World Cup Lionesses – BBC Sport for BBC One
The Making of Tommy Fleetwood – BBC North West Tonight – BBC North West Tonight for BBC Two
Best Breakthrough Talent
WINNER – Callum Booth-Ford: Butterfly – Red Production Company / Aenon for ITV
Ella Marshall-Pinder: 4 O’Clock Club – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Sadie Simm: Free Rein – Lime Pictures for Netflix
Louisa Hollway: Clink – LA Productions for Channel 5
Best Script Writer
WINNER – Nick Leather: Mother’s Day – BBC Studios for BBC Two
Tony Marchant: Butterfly – Red Production Company / Aenon for ITV
Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes: Care – LA Productions for BBC One
Russell T Davies: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Best Performance in a Comedy
WINNER – Samson Kayo: Timewasters – Big Talk Productions for ITV 2
Richard David-Caine: Class Dismissed – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Justin Fletcher: Gigglebiz – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBeebies
Daniel Lawrence Taylor: Timewasters – Big Talk Productions for ITV
Best Performance in A Continuing Drama
WINNER – Rob Mallard: Coronation Street – ITV Studios for ITV
Kieron Richardson: Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Katie McGlynn: Coronation Street – ITV Studios for ITV
Lauren McQueen: Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Best Single Documentary
WINNER – Farther and Sun – a Dyslexic Road Trip – Platform Productions for BBC Four
The Foreign Doctors are Coming – Blakeway North for Channel 4
The Kennedy who Changed the World – BBC Sport for BBC Two
Life After My Brother’s Murder – Blakeway North for BBC Three
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)
WINNER – Rory Kinnear: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Callum Booth-Ford: Butterfly – Red Production Company / Aenon for ITV
Russell Tovey: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Mark Stobbart: Moving On – LA Productions for BBC One
Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Female)
WINNER – Jessica Hynes: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Anna Friel: Butterfly – Red Production Company / Aenon for ITV
Anne Reid: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Emma Thompson: Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
Best Factual Series
WINNER – Ambulance – Dragonfly for BBC One
Murdertown – Workerbee for Crime+Investigation UK
Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun – Blakeway North for Channel 5
The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story – Wall to Wall for BBC Four
Best Factual Entertainment Programme
WINNER – Teen Mom UK – True North Productions for MTV
The Dengineers – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
New Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape – Multistory Media for ITV
Sex on the Couch – BBC Studios for BBC Three
Best Entertainment Programme
WINNER – Sam and Mark’s Big Friday Wind Up – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
The Big Soap Quiz: Coronation Street vs Emmerdale – ITV Studios for ITV
University Challenge – ITV Studios for BBC Two
The Voice Kids – ITV Studios for ITV
Best Comedy Programme
WINNER – Timewasters – Big Talk Productions for ITV2
Class Dismissed – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Gigglebiz – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBeebies
Smile Love It Might Never Happen – Eggs Collective for BBC Arts
Best Single Drama or Drama Series
WINNER – Years and Years – Red Production Company for BBC One
The Worst Witch – BBC Children’s In House Productions for CBBC
Butterfly – Red Production Company / Aenon for ITV
Care – LA Productions for BBC One
Best Daytime Series
WINNER – Moving On – LA Productions for BBC One
Home Is Where the Art Is – BBC Studios for BBC One
Judge Rinder – ITV Studios for ITV
Pitching In – LA Productions for BBC One
Best Continuing Drama Storyline
WINNER – Coronation Street: Sinead’s Cancer – ITV Studios for ITV
Coronation Street: Carla’s Psychosis – ITV Studios for ITV
Hollyoaks: Lily’s Self-harm – Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Hollyoaks: Ste’s Far-Right Radicalisation – Lime Pictures for Channel 4
Judges Award
WINNER – Russell T Davies
