Last night saw the stars of television gather for the 75th BAFTA Television Awards, for which there were a number of mixed choices.

As predicted, Liverpudlian actress Jodie Comer clinched Best Actress ahead of Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown) for her powerful portrayal of an exhausted care worker in the COVID-based drama Help. Jodie thanked the carers who had helped with research, saying: “The biggest reward is that they felt truly represented with the telling of this story.”

This was her second win in three years, having previously prevailed for her iconic turn as Villanelle in the first series of Killing Eve (2018).

Additionally, Jodie’s co-star Cathy Tyson surprisingly took home Best Supporting Actress for her brief role as an elderly resident, ahead of more fancied contenders including Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before) and Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love).

Remarkably, Help lost out on the Best Single Drama category, which went to fellow COVID-based drama Together.

However, there was double success for another Liverpool-based production, as the prison drama Time scored wins for both Best Mini-Series and Best Actor for an absent Sean Bean. Like Jodie, the Sheffield actor is now a two-time winner of this category.

Despite being nominated twice for both Help and Time, Liverpool actor Stephen Graham missed out on his long overdue BAFTA and is now 0 for 6 in terms of recognition.

Time’s win in Mini-Series did come at the unfortunate expense of the acclaimed AIDS drama It’s a Sin. Russell T. Davies‘ powerful series controversially missed out on major recognition, with FIVE actors (including Olly Alexander and Lydia West) going home empty-handed.

With British performances in American productions now being eligible for BAFTA, an absent Matthew Macfadyen landed his second Best Supporting Actor prize for his turn as Tom Wambsgans in the third series of the HBO drama Succession.

Elsewhere, the comedic drama In My Skin was deservedly named Best Drama Series, while the hit BBC sitcom Motherland prevailed in a strong Best Scripted Comedy category.

Bolton-born star Sophie Willan scored the Best Actress in a Comedy Programme prize for her autobiographical turn in the BBC comedy Alma’s Not Normal while Jamie Demetriou picked up his second Best Actor in a Comedy Programme award for his popular role in the Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats.

There was double success for chef and rapper Big Zuu as he took home two BAFTAs for Best Entertainment Performance and Best Features.

The rest of the key winners on the night included Coronation Street (Best Soap & Continuing Drama), The Underground Railroad (Best International), Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (Best Entertainment Programme), The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (Best Comedy Entertainment Programme), The Chase (Best Daytime), Uprising (Best Factual), Gogglebox (Best Reality & Constructed Factual) and The Missing Children (Best Specialist Factual).

The must-see moment prize was award to Strictly Come Dancing for Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice’s routine in which the music was silenced as a tribute to the deaf community.

Finally, the BAFTA Fellowship was awarded to legendary Scottish comedian Sir Billy Connolly for his outstanding contributions to television.

Last night’s ceremony was presented again by Richard Ayoade with newly-confirmed Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa amongst the high-profile attendees.

The full list of BAFTA winners are….

BEST DRAMA SERIES
IN MY SKIN

BEST MINI-SERIES
TIME

BEST SINGLE DRAMA
TOGETHER

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Jodie Comer, HELP

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Sean Bean, TIME

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cathy Tyson, HELP

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matthew Macfadyen, SUCCESSION

BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY
MOTHERLAND

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Sophie Willan, ALMA’S NOT NORMAL

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Jamie Demetriou, STATH LETS FLATS

BEST SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CORONATION STREET

BEST INTERNATIONAL
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME
THE CHASE

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Big Zuu, BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE LATEISH SHOW WITH MO GILLIGAN

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
UPRISING

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY – 20 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN

BEST FEATURES
BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS

BEST REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
GOGGLEBOX

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL
THE MISSING CHILDREN

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
FEARLESS: THE WOMEN FIGHTING PUTIN (EXPOSURE)

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
ITV NEWS AT TEN: STORMING OF THE CAPITOL

BEST SPORT
THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

BEST LIVE-EVENT
THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE 2021

BEST SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
OUR LAND

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT
STRICTLY COME DANCING (Rose and Giovanni’s silent dance to ‘Symphony’)