Fable Pictures’ BBC drama takes two gongs as The Jury: Murder Trial wins in reality

Fable Pictures’ Mr Loverman was the only show to win two categories at this year’s Bafta TV Awards 2025 with Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare triumphing in acting categories for the BBC1 critical hit. 

The series, which struck a chord among its on and off-screen talent for being a “truly and totally diverse” production, saw James and Bakare staved off stiff competition in their respective lead and supporting actor categories to win. James took home his first acting Bafta up against David Tennant (Disney+’s Rivals), Gary Oldman (Apple TV+’s Slow Horses), Richard Gadd (Netflix’s Baby Reindeer), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) and Martin Freeman (The Responder). Bakare won out over Christopher Chung (Slow Horses), Damian Lewis (Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light for BBC1), Jonathan Pryce (Slow Horses), McKinley Belcher III (Netflix’s Eric) and Sonny Walker (Channel 4’s The Gathering).

Another standout winner was C4’s The Jury: Murder Trial, which beat BBC1’s The Traitors and Dragons’ Den, and Netflix’s Love Is Blind UK to the reality gong.

In the limited drama category ITV1 smash Mr Bates vs The Post Office won out against Netflix heavyweights Baby Reindeer and One Day and BBC1’s Lost Boys and Fairies to go alongside its special award honour, announced last month.

Continuing the acting first Ruth Jones scooped her debut TV Bafta, in the female comedy performance category, for BBC1’s Christmas ratings monster Gavin & Stacey: The Finale and first-time nominee Danny Dyer picked up the male equivalent for his turn in Sky comedy Mr. Bigstuff.

Jones beat off competition from Anjana Vasan (Channel 4’s We Are Lady Parts), Kate O’Flynn (Everyone Else Burns for C4), Lolly Adefope (HBO/Sky’s The Franchise) and Nicola Coughlan (C4’s Big Mood), while Dyer fended off Bilal Hasna (Disney+’s Extraordinary), Dylan Thomas-Smith (G’Wed for ITV1), Nabhaan Rizwan (Netflix’s Kaos), Oliver Savell (ITV1’s Changing Ends) and Phil Dunning (BBC3’s Smoggie Queens).

BBC1’s Blue Lights, produced by Two Cities Television and Gallagher Films, took home the drama series award against sibling Sherwood and Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Netflix’s Supacell.

Story Films’ C4 title To Catch a Copper won factual series beating Netflix’s American Nightmare, BBC1’s Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour and C4’s The Push: Murder on the Cliff.

Expectation’s BBC2 series Alma’s Not Normal won scripted comedy, while Zeppotron’s BBC1 comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? was a surprise winner in the entertainment category up against The 1% Club (ITV1) Taskmaster (C4) and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC1).

Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour (Zinc Media’s Rex for BBC2), won factual entertainment and Hoyo Films’ BBC2 film Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods won single documentary.

Specialist factual was won by Minnow Films’ BBC2 series Atomic People, news coverage was presented to BBC Breakfast and Duskwater Films’ C4 title State of Rage won current affairs.

The international gong went to Hulu/Disney+ smash Shogun over its sibling Say Nothing, C4 and BBC2 acquisitions After The Party and Colin From Accounts, True Detective: Night Coutnry (HBO/Sky Atlantic) and Netflix’s You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolfpack.

Elsewhere, comedian Joe Lycett scooped his second consecutive win for Late Night Lycett in the entertainment performance category.

Full list of nominees (winners in bold)

Drama series

Blue Lights - BBC One
Sherwood - BBC One
Supacell - Netflix
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light - BBC One

Limited drama

Baby Reindeer - Netflix
Lost Boys And Fairies - BBC One
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office - ITV1
One Day - Netflix

Scripted comedy

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)
Brassic (Sky Max)
G’Wed (ITV1)
Ludwig (BBC One)

Leading actress

Anna Maxwell Martin - Until I Kill You (ITV1)
Billie Piper - Scoop (Netflix)
Lola Petticrew - Say Nothing (Disney+)
Marisa Abela - Industry (BBC One)
Monica Dolan - Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)
Sharon D Clarke - Mr Loverman (BBC One)

Leading actor

David Tennant - Rivals (Disney+)
Gary Oldman - Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Lennie James - Mr Loverman (BBC One)
Martin Freeman - The Responder (BBC One)
Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Toby Jones - Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)

Supporting actress

Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Katherine Parkinson - Rivals (Disney+)
Maxine Peake - Say Nothing - (Disney+)
Monica Dolan - Sherwood (BBC One)
Nava Mau - Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Sue Johnston - Truelove (Channel 4)

Supporting actor

Ariyon Bakare, Mr Loverman (BBC One)
Christopher Chung, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
McKinley Belcher III, Eric (Netflix)
Sonny Walker, The Gathering (Channel 4)

Female performance in a comedy

Anjana Vasan - We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)
Kate O’Flynn - Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4)
Lolly Adefope - The Franchise (Sky Comedy)
Nicola Coughlan - Big Mood (Channel 4)
Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (BBC One)
Sophie Willan - Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Male performance in a comedy

Bilal Hasna - Extraordinary (Disney+)
Danny Dyer - Mr Bigstuff (Sky Comedy)
Dylan Thomas-Smith - G’Wed (ITV2)
Nabhaan Rizwan - Kaos – Sister (Netflix)
Oliver Savell- Changing Ends (ITV1)
Phil Dunning - Smoggie Queens (BBC Three)

Soap

Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITV1)
EastEnders (BBC One)

Entertainment programme

The 1% Club (ITV1)
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
Taskmaster (Channel 4)
Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)

Entertainment performance

Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly - Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway - (ITV1)
Claudia Winkleman - The Traitors (BBC One)
Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Joe Lycett Late Night Lycett - (Channel 4)
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max)
Stacey Solomon Sort Your Life Out - (BBC One)

Factual entertainment

In Vogue: The 90s (Disney+)
Race Across The World (BBC One)
Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour (BBC Two)
Sort Your Life Out (BBC One)

Reality

Dragons’ Den (BBC One)
The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
The Traitors (BBC One)

Daytime

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two)
Loose Women (ITV1)
Morning Live (BBC One)
Richard Osman’s House Of Games (BBC Two)

International

After The Party (Channel 4)
Colin From Accounts (BBC Two)
Say Nothing (Disney+)
Shōgun (Disney+)
True Detective: Night Country (Sky Atlantic)
You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack (Netflix)

Live event coverage

D-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen (BBC One)
Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two)
Last Night Of The Proms (BBC Two)

Current affairs

Life and Death in Gaza - Storyville (BBC Two)
Maternity: Broken Trust - Exposure (ITV1)
State of Rage (Channel 4)
Ukraine’s War: The Other Side (ITV1)

Single documentary

Hell Jumper (BBC Two)
Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries)
Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (BBC Two)
Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Channel 4)

Factual series

American Nightmare (Netflix)
Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour (BBC One)
The Push: Murder On The Cliff (Channel 4)
To Catch A Copper (Channel 4)

Specialist factual

Atomic People (BBC Two)
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love (National Geographic)
Children of the Cult (ITV1)
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4)

News coverage

BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC News/BBC One)
Channel 4 News: Inside Sednaya – The Fall Of Assad (Channel 4 News/Channel 4)
Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform’s Campaign (Channel 4 News/Channel 4)

Sports coverage

Euro 2024 (BBC Sport/BBC One)
Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport/BBC One)
Wimbledon 2024 (BBC Sport/Wimbledon Broadcast Services/BBC One)

Memorable moment

Bridgerton - “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope (Netflix)
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale - Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up (BBC One)
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office - Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline (ITV1)
Rivals - Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis (Disney+)
Strictly Come Dancing - Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone (BBC One)
The Traitors - “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!” (BBC One)

Short form

Brown Brit (Channel 4)
Peaked (Channel 4)
Quiet Life (BBC Three)

Children’s: Scripted

CBeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare’s Globe (CBeebies)
Horrible Histories (CBBC)
Ready Eddie Go! - (Sky Kids)
Tweedy & Fluff (Channel 5)

Children’s: Non-scripted

BooSnoo! Production Team (Sky Kids)
Disability And Me - FYI Investigates (Sky Kids)
Operation Ouch! Production Team (CBBC) 

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