David Farnor | On 12, May 2025

The 2025 BAFTA TV awards took place last night, and Mr Bates and Mr Loverman were the two big winners.

In an evening that spread the prizes around, expected contenders such as Baby Reindeer and Rivals didn’t sweep the board. Instead, it was Mr Loverman that emerged as the biggest success story, with Lennie James taking home Best Actor and Ariyon Bakare taking home Supporting Actor.

Mr Bates vs the Post Office won the Limited Drama prize, although it didn’t take home any acting awards, while BBC’s Blue Lights bear Sherwood, Supacell and the return of Wolf Hall to be named Best Drama. Alma’s Not Normal won Best Scripted Comedy for its final season, while Shogun was named Best International Series.

In the actress categories, Marisa Abela was recognised as the Best Actress for Industry, while Jessica Gunning’s now-iconic turn in Baby Reindeer earned her Supporting Actress.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Drama series

Blue Lights – BBC One
Sherwood – BBC One
Supacell – Netflix
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light – BBC One

Limited drama

Mr Bates vs the Post Office – ITV1
Baby Reindeer – Netflix
Lost Boys And Fairies – BBC One
One Day – Netflix

Scripted comedy

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)
Brassic (Sky Max)
G’Wed (ITV1)
Ludwig (BBC One)

Leading actress

Marisa Abela – Industry (BBC One)
Anna Maxwell Martin – Until I Kill You (ITV1)
Billie Piper – Scoop (Netflix)
Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing (Disney+)
Monica Dolan – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)
Sharon D Clarke – Mr Loverman (BBC One)

Leading actor

Lennie James – Mr Loverman (BBC One)
David Tennant – Rivals (Disney+)
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Martin Freeman – The Responder (BBC One)
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Toby Jones – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1)

Supporting actress

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Katherine Parkinson – Rivals (Disney+)
Maxine Peake – Say Nothing – (Disney+)
Monica Dolan – Sherwood (BBC One)
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Sue Johnston – Truelove (Channel 4)

Supporting actor

Ariyon Bakare – Mr Loverman (BBC One)
Christopher Chung, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Damian Lewis – Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
McKinley Belcher III, Eric (Netflix)
Sonny Walker – The Gathering (Channel 4)

Female performance in a comedy

Ruth Jones – Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (BBC One)
Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)
Kate O’Flynn – Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4)
Lolly Adefope – The Franchise (Sky Comedy)
Nicola Coughlan – Big Mood (Channel 4)
Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two)

Male performance in a comedy

Danny Dyer – Mr Bigstuff (Sky Comedy)
Dylan Thomas-Smith – G’Wed (ITV2)
Nabhaan Rizwan – Kaos – Sister (Netflix)
Oliver Savell- Changing Ends (ITV1)
Phil Dunning – Smoggie Queens (BBC Three)
Bilal Hasna – Extraordinary (Disney+)

Soap

EastEnders (BBC One)
Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITV1)

Entertainment programme

Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)
The 1% Club (ITV1)
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
Taskmaster (Channel 4)

Entertainment performance

Joe Lycett Late Night Lycett – (Channel 4)
Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – (ITV1)
Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (BBC One)
Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max)
Stacey Solomon Sort Your Life Out – (BBC One)

Factual entertainment

Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour (BBC Two)
In Vogue: The 90s (Disney+)
Race Across The World (BBC One)
Sort Your Life Out (BBC One)

Reality

The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
Dragons’ Den (BBC One)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
The Traitors (BBC One)

Daytime

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two)
Loose Women (ITV1)
Morning Live (BBC One)
Richard Osman’s House Of Games (BBC Two)

International

Shōgun (Disney+)
After The Party (Channel 4)
Colin From Accounts (BBC Two)
Say Nothing (Disney+)
True Detective: Night Country (Sky Atlantic)
You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack (Netflix)

Live event coverage

Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two)
D-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen (BBC One)
Last Night Of The Proms (BBC Two)

Current affairs

State of Rage (Channel 4)
Life and Death in Gaza – Storyville (BBC Two)
Maternity: Broken Trust – Exposure (ITV1)
Ukraine’s War: The Other Side (ITV1)

Single documentary

Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (BBC Two)
Hell Jumper (BBC Two)
Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries)
Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Channel 4)

Factual series

To Catch A Copper (Channel 4)
American Nightmare (Netflix)
Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour (BBC One)
The Push: Murder On The Cliff (Channel 4)

Specialist factual

Atomic People (BBC Two)
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love (National Geographic)
Children of the Cult (ITV1)
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4)

News coverage

BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC News/BBC One)
Channel 4 News: Inside Sednaya – The Fall Of Assad (Channel 4 News/Channel 4)
Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform’s Campaign (Channel 4 News/Channel 4)

Sports coverage

Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport/BBC One)
Euro 2024 (BBC Sport/BBC One)
Wimbledon 2024 (BBC Sport/Wimbledon Broadcast Services/BBC One)

Memorable moment

Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone (BBC One)
Bridgerton – “THE” carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope (Netflix)
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Smithy’s Wedding: Mick Stands Up (BBC One)
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office – Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline (ITV1)
Rivals – Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis (Disney+)
The Traitors – “Paul isn’t my son… but Ross is!” (BBC One)

Short form

Quiet Life (BBC Three)
Brown Brit (Channel 4)
Peaked (Channel 4)

Children’s: Scripted

CBeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare’s Globe (CBeebies)
Horrible Histories (CBBC)
Ready Eddie Go! – (Sky Kids)
Tweedy & Fluff (Channel 5)

Children’s: Non-scripted

Disability And Me – FYI Investigates (Sky Kids)
BooSnoo! Production Team (Sky Kids)
Operation Ouch! Production Team (CBBC)
Reu & Harper’s Wonder World (Channel 5)

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