David Farnor | On 07, Feb 2019

A Very English Scandal has been named the best drama of 2018 by the Broadcast Awards.

The awards, which took place last night at London’s Grosvenor House, named the Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw drama about the real affair between British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and model Norman Scott as the best drama or serial drama. It joined fellow BBC One winners Murder, Mystery and My Family as Best Daytime Programme and the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the Best Sports Programme, while BBC Three took home two prizes for Killed By My Debt – Best Single Drama and Best Original Programme.

But the night mostly belonged to ITV. The commercial channel bagged the top prize of Channel of the Year, also winning Best Entertainment Programme for Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Best Popular Factual Programme for The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night and Best Soap for Coronation Street.

Channel 4 also enjoyed success with Derry Girls being crowned Best Comedy, but the channel’s factual arm was its biggest performer, winning Best Documentary for The Fight for Mosul, Best Documentary Series for Prison and Best News Programme for Channel 4 News.

Sky was mostly absent from the list of winners, but was awarded a Highly Commended prize for Lennie James’ Save Me in the Best Drama Series or Serial category.

Villanelle breaking into Eve’s kitchen in BBC One and BBC Three’s Killing Eve was named the Timeline TV Moment of the Year Award, as voted for live on the night by Broadcast readers, beating competition from David Budd talking down a suicide bomber on a train in Bodyguard, Inside No.9’s live episode, Paul McCartney surprising a Liverpool pub with a live gig in Carpool Karaoke, Dani Dyer seeing a video of her boyfriend with his ex in Love Island, penguins getting stuck in an ice ravine in Dynasties and Bob Mortimer convincing David Mitchell that Chris Rea taught him to crack an egg in the bath in Would I Lie to You.

Here’s the full list of winners for 2019:

Channel of the Year

ITV

Best Drama Series or Serial

A Very English Scandal
Blueprint Pictures for BBC One

Highly Commended (Best Drama Series or Serial)
Save Me
World Productions for Sky Atlantic

Best Entertainment Programme

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway Series 15
ITV Studios and Mitre Productions for ITV

Best Multichannel Programme

Killed By My Debt
BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit for BBC Three

Best Original Programme

Married To A Paedophile
Brinkworth Films for Channel 4

Best Popular Factual Programme

The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night
Spun Gold for ITV

Best Single Drama

Killed By My Debt
BBC Studios’ The Documentary Unit for BBC Three

Best Soap / Continuing Drama

Coronation Street
ITV Studios for ITV

Best Specialist Factual Programme

The Football Club: Artist In Residence
Storyvault Films for Channel 4

Best Sports Programme

2018 FIFA World Cup
BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Best Children’s Programme

My Life: Locked In Boy
Sugar Films for CBBC

Best Comedy Programme

Derry Girls
Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4

Best Daytime Programme

Murder, Mystery and My Family
Chalkboard TV for BBC One

Best Documentary Programme

The Fight for Mosul
Mongoose Pictures for Channel 4

Best Documentary Series

Prison
Spring Films for Channel 4

Best Music Programme

Later… With Jools Holland: Later 25
BBC Studios for BBC Two

Best News & Current Affairs Programme

Channel 4 News: Cambridge Analytica Uncovered
ITN for Channel 4

Best Pre-School Programme

Pablo
Paper Owl Films for CBeebies

Best Post Production House

Halo Post

International Programme Sales

All Together Now
Endemol Shine Group for Remarkable Television

Best Independent Production Company

World Productions

Special Recognition Award

Sir Trevor McDonald

TV Moment of the Year Award

Killing Eve – Villanelle breaks into Eve’s kitchen
Sid Gentle Pictures for BBC One

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