‘Derry Girls,’ ‘This is Going to Hurt,’ ‘The Traitors’ Take Top Honors at U.K. Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Channel 4’s “Derry Girls” and the BBC’s “This is Going to Hurt” and “The Traitors” have won the top honors at the U.K.’s annual Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards. “Derry Girls” won best comedy and best writer for Lisa McGee and the stars of “This is Going to Hurt,” Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod won best actor and best actress.
The most popular new reality show on British television, “The Traitors,” won best entertainment title. Other BBC shows among the awards were “Sherwood,” which won best drama, “The Real Mo Farah” best documentary mini series and “Frozen Planet II” best documentary.
Sky’s “I Hate Suzie Too” won best drama mini series. The BPG Jury Prize was awarded to multiple winners for the first time, to the eight BBC local radio journalists who interviewed Liz Truss during her brief stint as Prime Minister.
The breakthrough award went to screenwriter Jack Rooke for Channel 4’s “Big Boys.” The Harvey Lee Award, for an outstanding contribution to broadcasting, was presented to Jeremy Paxman to honor his 50 years on TV and radio as a broadcaster, journalist and author.
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