‘It’s a Sin,’ ‘A Very British Scandal’ Take Top Honors at U.K. Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

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Naman Ramachandran Channel 4’s “It’s A Sin” and the BBC’s “A Very British Scandal” have won the top honors at the annual Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards.“It’s a Sin” won best drama series and its creator, Russell T.

Davies won best writer. “A Very British Scandal” was voted best drama mini-series and its star Claire Foy won best actress.Stephen Graham won best actor for his performances in Channel 4’s “Help” and BBC’s “Time.” Peter Jackson’s Disney Plus series “The Beatles: Get Back” was voted best documentary mini-series.

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse won the best entertainment award for the third time with BBC’s “Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing,” while the best comedy award went to “Alma’s Not Normal” (BBC).

Jon Snow of Channel 4 News won the Harvey Lee Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting. The BPG breakthrough award went to the actor and writer of BBC’s “Starstruck,” Rose Matafeo.The awards are chosen by critics and journalists who write about TV and radio and are given for TV, streaming and audio productions commissioned or premiered in the U.K.