Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here taking you through another super busy week of news. Sign up here. ‘No Other Land’ American Film Academy criticism: On Monday, Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham wrote in an X post that his Palestinian No…

BAFTA boss Jane Millichip has celebrated a British TV industry in “rude health” but said “choppy waters” could arise “if we lose control of our value chain.” Speaking to Deadline as the likes of Baby Reindeer, Rivals and Mr Bates vs the Post Office were rewarded with multiple BAFTA TV noms…

The BAFTA Television Awards nominations have landed and, as always, there were a few eyebrow raisers from jury members. The likes of Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office were expected to do well, and both series duly delivered with eight and six nominations…

A trio of the biggest British streaming hits have secured numerous nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards 2025, while BAFTA has recognized a stellar year for ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office. Baby Reindeer leads the charts across the BAFTA TV and Craft Awards with eight nominations including…

Alan Cumming, Emmy-winning actor and host of The Traitors in the States, will host this year’s BAFTA TV Awards for the first time. The announcements comes three days prior to the nominations, with the likes of Baby Reindeer, Mr Bates vs the Post Office and The Traitors UK all expected to fare…

Fresh off his latest BAFTA win for The Sixth Commandment, Timothy Spall’s next project has been revealed. The Harry Potter star is leading Death Valley with Welsh actress Gwyneth Keyworth (Black Mirror) for the BBC. Written and created by Paul Doolan (Mammoth) and set in Wales, Death Valley…

Lorraine Kelly received a special award at the 2024 BAFTA TV Awards, and Judi Love’s reaction to her acceptance speech went viral. After Kelly took the stage in London to receive her award, cameras cut to reactions from the public and caught the Loose Woman co-host rolling her eyes. “I’m…

UPDATED with complete winners list: Despite being up for four acting category awards, The Crown‘s final season left the BAFTA TV Awards empty handed tonight in London. Elizabeth Debicki, Lesley Manville, Salim Daw and Dominic West were all snubbed, as the the likes of Matthew Macfadyen, Jasmine…

Happy Valley‘s Sarah Lancashire today took home the BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actress for the second time. She beat the likes of Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Sharon Horgan (Best Interests) and Helena Bonham Carter (Nolly) to bag the final award of the evening. The award is Lancashire’s…

Timothy Spall has won the BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actor this evening, beating out top-name competition. Spall emerged as the winner ahead of Brian Cox for Succession, Dominic West for The Crown, Kane Robinson for Top Boy, Papa Essiedu for The Lazarus Project and Steve Coogan for The…

Netflix drama Top Boy has beaten off competition from Apple TV+’s Slow Horses to win Best Drama Series at the BAFTA TV Awards. Also competing in the category were the BBC’s Happy Valley and The Gold, but Top Boy walked away with its second award of the night. Earlier in the evening, Jasmine…

EXCLUSIVE: The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant has reacted to news that the show is coming back in the U.S., joking that it could all be based on Zoom following the pandemic. Merchant was the creative force behind the UK Office alongside Ricky Gervais and will be an executive producer on the…