The Adolescence awards journey has finally come to a fitting conclusion after the acclaimed Netflix miniseries made history at last night’s star-studded BAFTA Television Awards.

The hard-hitting crime drama, which focuses on the arrest and conviction of a teenage boy accused of a terrible crime, scooped four prizes and in doing so, broke the record for the most wins at the main British awards guild in a single year.

Unsurprisingly, the series deservedly clinched the Limited Drama accolade ahead of the likes of the BBC coming-of-age drama What It Feels Like for a Girl and the Channel 4 romance Trespasses, while three of its cast were recognised in the acting categories.

 

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It was a momentous night in particular for central star and co-creator Stephen Graham as the Liverpudlian actor finally ended his long wait for a BAFTA after eight previous losses by winning twice for his producing, and more importantly, the Leading Actor prize for his lauded turn as devastated father Eddie Miller.

During his acceptance speech, the Kirby-born native praised the performances of fellow scouse nominees Ellis Howard and James Nelson-Joyce, and later added:

“We’re not digging holes, we’re not digging ditches, we’re not saving lives, but we have the opportunity to tell the human condition, and we have the obligation to tell beautiful stories and we need to keep that going.”

Once again, Warrington newcomer Owen Cooper was rewarded the Supporting Actor accolade for his memorable breakthrough turn as teenage killer Jamie Miller, and completes a remarkable run of acting honours bestowed upon him including an Emmy, a Golden Globe and an Actor’s Award.

In his speech, Cooper said:

“In the words of John Lennon, you won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

“So in my eyes I think you only need three things to succeed: one, you need an obsession; two, you need a dream; and, three, you need the Beatles.”

The final acting prize for the multi-award-winning series produced a surprise as Liverpudlian star Christine Tremarco overcame strong competition from Emmy and Golden Globe-winning co-star Erin Doherty to take home the Supporting Actress gong for her role as distraught mother Manda Miller.

 

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Elsewhere, Narges Rashidi became just the third woman of colour to clinch the Leading Actress award for her terrific portrayal of detained British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in the BBC One factual drama Prisoner 951.

The Iranian-born star used her speech to pay tribute to Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in Tehran for six years, and her family, telling the ceremony:

“Your resilience, your dignity, your love through impossible circumstances have moved us all.

“Your courage will stay with me for the rest of my life. This is for you.”

One of the biggest shocks of the night came in the Drama Series category as the ITV crime thriller Code of Silence saw off mighty competition from BBC crime dramas Blue Lights and This City is Ours to prevail.

On the funny side of things, BBC One’s Amandaland clinched the Scripted Comedy prize ahead of the final series of Channel 4’s Big Boys, while comedy great Steve Coogan bagged another BAFTA win in the Male Comedy Performance category for his beloved role as inept presenter Alan Partridge in the BBC spin-off How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge).

 

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However, there was disappointment for the female stars of Amandaland as Katherine Parkinson took home her second Female Comedy Performance gong for her turn as dysfunctional matriarch Rachel in the BBC comedy Here We Go.

Meanwhile, it was an impressive night for BBC One’s The Celebrity Traitors as it picked up two prizes for Reality Programme, and the public-voted Memorable Moment award for comedian Alan Carr’s victory.

In his acceptance speech, Carr joked:

“Was I good? Was I really – or were the other celebrities just thick?!”.

Prime Video’s Last One Laughing also had the last ‘laugh’ by landing two awards for Entertainment Programme, and Entertainment Performance for absentee Bob Mortimer.

Once again, BBC One’s EastEnders walked away with another Soap award, while Seth Rogen was on hand to accept the International gong for his multi-award-winning Apple TV comedy The Studio.

The other major winners on the night included Scam Interceptors (Daytime Programme), Crongton (Children’s Programme – Scripted), World. War. Me. (Sky Kids Investigates) (Children’s Programme – Non-Scripted), See No Evil (Factual Series), Grenfell: Uncovered (Single Documentary), Go Back to Where You Came From (Factual Entertainment), Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (Specialist Factual), UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 (Sports Coverage) and VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (Live Event Coverage).

Finally, there was special recognition for former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Mary Berry as she received the BAFTA Fellowship at the grand age of 91.

She said: “I’m really bowled over by this accolade. I’m a cook, I’m a teacher, so I feel very honoured to be given Bafta’s highest award.”

Financial expert Martin Lewis was also recognised by the guild with a Special Award for his contributions to the television industry.

The full list of BAFTA winners are…

BEST DRAMA SERIES
CODE OF SILENCE

BEST LIMITED DRAMA
ADOLESCENCE

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Narges Rashidi, PRISONER 951

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Stephen Graham, ADOLESCENCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Christine Tremarco, ADOLESCENCE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Owen Cooper, ADOLESCENCE

BEST SCRIPTED COMEDY
AMANDALAND

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Katherine Parkinson, HERE WE GO

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
Steve Coogan, HOW ARE YOU? IT’S ALAN (PARTRIDGE)

BEST SOAP
EASTENDERS

BEST INTERNATIONAL
THE STUDIO

BEST DAYTIME PROGRAMME
SCAM INTERCEPTORS

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
LAST ONE LAUGHING

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
Bob Mortimer, LAST ONE LAUGHING

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME (SCRIPTED)
CRONGTON

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME (NON-SCRIPTED)
WORLD. WAR. ME. (SKY KIDS INVESTIGATES)

BEST FACTUAL SERIES
SEE NO EVIL

BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
GRENFELL: UNCOVERED

BEST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM

BEST REALITY
THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS

BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL
SIMON SCHAMA: THE ROAD TO AUSCHWITZ

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
GAZA: DOCTORS UNDER ATTACK

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: ISRAEL-IRAN: THE TWELVE DAY WAR

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2025

BEST LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
VE DAY 80: A CELEBRATION TO REMEMBER

BEST SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
HUSTLE AND RUN

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT
THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS (Alan Carr wins The Celebrity Traitors)