Adolescence continued its incredible winning streak as the smash hit Netflix drama picked up another two gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday.
After already bagging eight Emmys and four Golden Globes, the show scooped Best Sound: Fiction and Best Director: Fiction at the ceremony at the Brewery in London.
The Celebrity Traitors, which saw 15M viewers tune in to see treacherous Alan Carr win £87K for charity also nabbed two gongs, picking up Entertainment Craft Team and Sound: Factual awards.
The evening was hosted by comedian Maisie Adams, with guest presenters including Anne Marie Duff, Owain Wyn Evans, Katherine Parkinson.
BAFTA Craft Awards Celebrates the exceptional creativity, skill and craft of behind-the-scenes television talent and the best programmes of 2025.
Shining a spotlight on emerging talent, writer Janice Okoh won Emerging Talent: Fiction for Just Act Normal and director and BAFTA Breakthrough Olaide Sadiq won Emerging Talent: Factual for Grenfell: Uncovered.
Adolescence continued its incredible winning streak as the smash hit Netflix drama picked up another two gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday
The Celebrity Traitors, which saw 15M viewers tune in to see treacherous Alan Carr win £87K for charity also nabbed two gongs
BAFTA Breakthrough and previous winner in 2024, Jack Rooke collected the BAFTA for Writer: Comedy for Big Boys.
It comes after Channel 4 released its first look trailer for the Adolescence writer’s new drama Falling – and it’s a witty, moving love story that’s not to be missed.
Falling centres around a devoted nun (Keeley Hawes) and a priest (Paapa Essidu) who fall in love and it’s already being compared to the iconic BBC series Fleabag.
The show’s official synopsis reads: ‘Anna, a devoted nun, and David, a Catholic priest, are both deeply committed to their work in the church and in their community. Neither are expected to fall in love.
‘But when they do, both are forced to wrestle with what it means for them, their vows, and their relationship with God.
‘Falling is a witty, moving, contemporary romantic drama that is as honest as it is full of heart.’
Falling has an all-star cast including Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essidu, who will step into the starring roles of Anna and David.
The intriguing trailer begins with nun Anna being told that she has to attend to a visitor at her convent.
The evening was hosted by comedian Maisie Adams, celebrating the exceptional creativity, skill and craft of behind-the-scenes television talent and the best programmes of 2025
Guest presenters included Anne Marie Duff (pictured) Owain Wyn Evans and Katherine Parkinson
Jessica Raine was the epitome of chic in a black suit as she posed on the red carpet
Actresses (L-R) Victoria Smurfit and Katherine Parkinson were also in attendance
The Great British Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant cut a dapper figure
Lou Sanders caught the eye in a flowing pink gown
Emmett J. Scanlan (R) posed alongside Adolescence writer Jack Thorne (L)
TV’s Owain Wyn Evans was also dressed to impress
But when she cooks for him, she accidentally burns her hand, and is soon helped to hold it under a cold tap by the handsome visitor – a moment when they exchange a very telling romantic glance.
Keeley, 50, said that when she discovered that the show was written by Adolescence writer Jack Throne, participating was a ‘no-brainer’ – even before she had read the script.
She told Grazia: ‘That was a no-brainer before I’d even read the script.
‘Unbelievably for someone who’s so prolific, he’d never written a love story before. I thought the story was absolutely beautiful.’
She said it was also a ‘freeing’ experience to film a show entirely in a robe.
The actress admitted: ‘It felt a bit like a costume drama, partly because we were wearing robes.
‘They were actually very freeing. It’s quite a lovely thing to forget about anything to do with vanity. There’s no vanity in [Sister] Anna.’
Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, said at the time of the show’s announcement: ‘Falling is a beautifully observed, achingly romantic drama about two people who can’t deny the feelings they have for one another, and yet battle with the crisis of faith their relationship triggers.
‘Jack Thorne’s scripts are not only profoundly moving, but quietly subversive, witty, and revelatory in their examination of religion in contemporary society.
‘We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with Jack, The Forge, and the brilliant Peter Hoar on this unique drama.’
George Ormond, executive producer for the show’s production company, The Forge, added: ‘Jack has created two central characters in Anna and David who feel deeply but hold their faith equally deeply.
‘That puts them in an impossible position and makes for a fantastically compelling, richly rewarding love story that is moving and insightful in equal measure.’
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