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Eleanor Tomlinson and Stephen Merchant pose backstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises © Scott Garfitt

BAFTAs TV Awards 2024: Winners and all the best moments as it happened

Did you enjoy the BAFTA TV Awards?

Emmy Griffiths
TV & Film Editor
Updated: May 12, 2024
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Biggest takeaways from the show: 

  • Happy Valley, Top Boy and The Sixth Commandment the night's biggest winners
  • The Bear and Succession snubbed
  • HELLO! chats to Fred Sirieix about Gordon Ramsay becoming a new dad, as well as Nick Mohammed's exciting new project on the BAFTA red carpet 
  • We spot Baby Reindeer stars and their amazing looks on the red carpet
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Timothy Spall wins Best Actor

We're not crying, you're crying! Timothy has won Best Leading Actor for his tremendous performance in The Sixth Commandment. In his speech, he said: "I've always wanted one of these. Thank you very much". 

Brian Cox, Succession - HBO/ Sky Atlantic    

Dominic West, The Crown - Netflix    

Timothy Spall, The Sixth Commandment - BBC - WINNER

Kane Robinson, Top Boy - Netlix    

Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project - Sky Max    

Steve Coogan, The Reckoning - BBC One 

Timothy Spall is set to play Peter Farquhar © BBC
Timothy Spall portrayed Peter Farquhar
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Jessica Gunning is unrecognisable in gorgeous BAFTA look

How stunning does the Baby Reindeer star look tonight?! Check out her gorgeous red carpet look here

Jessica Gunning attends the BAFTA Television Awards 2024 with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 12, 2024 in London, England© Getty
Jessica looked incredible in her red dress
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Ella Eyre wows in fantastic performance

Ah wow, that was amazing! I used to LOVE Ella Eyre, her collab with Rudimental Waiting All Night was my song of the summer back in the day, and I think she's done it again with Ain't No Love That Blind. 

Also, you have to love Rob and Romesh wasting time as they cleared the stage on and off.

Ella Eyre performs onstage © John Phillips/BAFTA
Ella Eyre performs onstage

 

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Ryan Cawood picks up the BAFTA for Happy Valley

I love this! The Happy Valley gang got Rhys Connah, who has played Ryan since he was a youngster, to pick up the gong for Most Memorable Moment on his own in a very funny and sweet moment. Look at the BAFTA audience clapping like proud parents!

Rhys Connah wins the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award for 'Happy Valley' poses backstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards © Scott Garfitt
Rhys Connah wins the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award for 'Happy Valley' poses backstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards
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Sarah Lancashire wins Best Actress

Yes! Sarah Lancashire has taken home the BAFTA for Best Actress for her turn as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley. Probably my all-time favourite actress in my all-time favourite TV show. Champagne, anyone?!

Speaking about the win, she said: "I feel very, very privileged to have been surrounded by these brilliant actors. Thank you to the BBC for giving this very British drama a very British home." 

Sarah Lancashire accepts the Leading Actress Award for 'Happy Valley' onstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards © John Phillips/BAFTA
Sarah Lancashire accepts the Leading Actress Award for 'Happy Valley' onstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards
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Liz Carr's documentary

Silent Witness star Liz Carr presented an award and took the opportunity to plug her own, so we'll do the same. Better Off Dead? will be out next week, thanks Liz!

Liz Carr in the press room at the BAFTA TV Awards 2024© Ian West - PA Images
Liz Carr in the press room at the BAFTA TV Awards 2024
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In memoriam doesn't leave a dry eye

Stars we have lost in the last few months including Brian McCardie, Michael Parkinson, John Savident, Annie Nightingale, Chance Perdomo, Bernard Hill, Haydn Gwynne, Jonnie Irwin, Dave Myers and Matthew Perry. 

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ)© Phillip Faraone
Matthew Perry passed away in 2023
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Is that Will from The Inbetweeners?

I just did an actual doubletake and it is! Simon Bird himself is the director of the BAFTA-winning Such Brave Girls, where he stood in the back because he "doesn't like cameras". We see you Will! 

Simon Bird, Paul Bazely, Louise Brealey, Kat Sadler, Lizzie Davidson, Freddie Meredith, Catherine Gosling Fuller and Jack Bayles pose with the Award for Scripted Comedy for 'Such Brave Girls' © Kate Green/BAFTA
Simon Bird, Paul Bazely, Louise Brealey, Kat Sadler, Lizzie Davidson, Freddie Meredith, Catherine Gosling Fuller and Jack Bayles pose with the Award for Scripted Comedy for 'Such Brave Girls'
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Prince William makes a surprise appearance

In a surprising video chat, BAFTA President Prince William thanked and congratulated Baroness Floella Benjamin, who received the BAFTA Fellowship.

Baroness Floella Benjamin accepts the Fellowship Award onstage during the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards © John Phillips/BAFTA
The Baroness said of Her Late Majesty's last wishes: "Only 24 living people are in that Order, and she wanted me to be one of them. To give all little 10 year olds hope to show them anything is possible"

 

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I love Lenny Rush

That's it. That's the live update. 

What a legend. I can't wait for Am I Being Unreasonable season 2! 

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How brilliant was that?

Well I had the best time, and I hope you did too. 

Top Boy, Happy Valley and The Sixth Commandment were the biggest winners of the night with two accolades each, a huge well done to Rob and Romesh for an excellent presenting job well done, and to the winners for some iconic speeches. See you next year!

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