Warp Films walked away with the prestigious Best Independent Production Company Award, partly in recognition of its Netflix global smash hit, Adolescence, which won them the Best New Drama Award too. One judge described Warp's output as 'the kind (of shows) that remind everyone how valuable telly is to the national, and even international, conversation.'
Factual and factual entertainment producer, Love Monday won the Emerging Indie of the Year Award, being described as 'an exceptional small indie run with care, diligence, creativity and skill by a brilliant all-female leadership team.'
Wall to Wall's factual hit Long Lost Family won the Hall of Fame Award, with Broadcast writing 'after a decade and a half on air this landmark series still delivers in spades thanks to a dedicated production team, immense attention to detail and outstanding duty of care.'
Twelve Pact member companies in total were award recipients on the night, with the others being:
- See-Saw Films - Best Returning Drama for Slow Horses
- Studio Lambert - Best Reality Programme for The Traitors
- New Pictures - Best Children’s Programme for Crongton
- Roughcut TV - Best Comedy Drama Programme for Big Boys
- Rogan Productions - Best Documentary Programme for Grenfell: Uncovered
- Zeppotron and Initial - Best Entertainment Programme for Last One Laughing
- Firecrest Films - Best Multichannel Programme for Murder Case: The Vanishing Cyclist
- Wildstar Films - Best Original Programme for Underdogs (co-produced with Maximum Effort)
Huge congratulations to them, and to all the winners on the night. A full list can be found on the Broadcast website.
Image: Alicia Clarke, Broadcast Awards