BAFTA TV Awards speech. The 56-year-old won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Help, a Channel 4 drama set in a care home in Liverpool.
She plays Polly, a resident in the care home. She stars alongside Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham, who have both been nominated for awards for their part in the show.
When collecting her BAFTA, Cathy said the experience was “a bit surreal”. READ: Jodie Comer arrives on BAFTA red carpet for Channel 4 series Help nomination She also took the opportunity to pay tribute to Channel 4, and the role it has played in British broadcasting.
She said: “I remember being a teenager when Channel 4 was born… They are a voice for the people who were unheard at the time and still continue to do so. ”During the speech, cameras panning to her beaming co-stars Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham in the audience.
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