‘Adolescence’ Makes BAFTA History By Scooping Record Number Of TV Awards

Adolescence‘s sensational awards play has ended successful a last nighttime of triumph astatine nan BAFTA TV Awards.

Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s bid astir a teen radicalized by nan manosphere won 4 awards astatine nan BAFTA ceremonial connected Sunday night.

Graham won Best Leading Actor, his first-ever BAFTA acting prize, while Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco took location Supporting Actor prizes.

Adolescence besides won champion Limited Drama, pinch executive shaper Mark Herbert thanking Graham and Thorne for a book that “ripped retired our hearts and punched america successful nan gut.”

The haul made Adolescence nan astir garlanded bid ever astatine nan main BAFTA TV Awards. No show has ever won much than 3 awards successful a azygous nighttime astatine nan ceremony, putting Adolescence up of esteemed company, including Killing Eve and Happy Valley.

Adolescence has been truthful imperious astatine nan Emmys and Golden Globes that it would person been a immense upset had nan show not performed good astatine nan BAFTA TV Awards.

The BAFTA TV Awards were hosted by Taskmaster presenter Greg Davies astatine nan Royal Festival Hall successful London. The afloat database of winners is here. It was BAFTA’s first televised arena since nan Film Awards, which will beryllium remembered for broadcasting Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s group slurs.

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