Wednesday 18 March 2009

RTS Programme Awards: winners

Courtesy of Broadcast:

Scripted Comedy: Outnumbered (Hat Trick Productions for BBC One)
"…a genuinely fresh and innovative comedy – achieving authentic and funny family dialogue and interaction, with note-perfect writing and performances."

Nominees
Lead Balloon (Open Mike for BBC Two)
Peep Show (Objective Production for Channel 4)

Writer - Comedy: Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong - Peep Show (Objective Production for Channel 4)
"The jury felt that the writers had remained true to their original, memorable concept, and ensured that this outstanding series was consistently funny."

Nominees
Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly - Pulling (Silver River for BBC Three)
Graham Linehan - The I.T. Crowd (talkbackTHAMES Production for Channel 4)

Children's Drama: MI High (Kudos Film & TV for CBBC)
"Funny, clever, surprising and challenging…"

Nominees
Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC Productions for BBC One)
Summerhill (Tiger Aspect for CBBC)

Drama Series: The Fixer (Kudos Film and TV for ITV1)
"This stylish drama felt exciting and honestly gripping…With great dialogue and brilliant characterization."

Nominees
City of Vice (Hardy and Sons/Touchpaper TV Production for Channel 4)
Con Passionate (Teledu Apollo for S4C)

Drama Serial: The Devil's Whore (Company Pictures/Power for Channel 4)
"Bloody and brutal but equally inspiring and atmospheric…This was an exciting, muscular drama on an impressive scale. A joy to watch."

Nominees
Criminal Justice (BBC Productions for BBC One)
Place of Execution (Coastal Productions for ITV1)

Single Drama: The Curse of Steptoe (BBC Productions for BBC Four)
"…a disturbing study of self-hatred and self-delusion. [It] had total confidence in its tone, great production values and a good sense of time and place, all achieved on a limited budget. With a great script and two fantastic central performances."

Nominees
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk To Finchley (Great Meadow Productions for BBC Four)
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (talkbackTHAMES Production for Channel 4)

Writer - Drama: Peter Flannery - The Devil's Whore (Company Pictures/Power for Channel 4)
"An ambitious and passionate narrative of a vital and under-represented period of history, which thrillingly meshed imagination with painstaking research."

Nominees
Simon Block - The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (talkbackTHAMES Production for Channel 4)
Peter Moffat - Criminal Justice (BBC Productions for BBC One)

International Award: Mad Men (AMC for BBC Four)
"This ambitious and delightful period drama found its voice and style right from the very first episode. With a delightfully slow pace and superb performances, the jury was impressed with its profound attention to detail."

Nominees
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (MTV Networks USA for More4)
Summer Heights High (Princess Productions for BBC Three)

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