Gavin and Stacey and Rivals honoured at Royal Television Society Programme Awards
'Gavin and Stacey' creators James Corden and Ruth Jones and 'Rivals' actor Danny Dyer took home prizes at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday (25.03.25).
'Gavin and Stacey', 'Rivals' and 'Alma's Not Normal' were amongst the winners at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2025.
Stars including James Corden and Ruth Jones, Danny Dyer, Anna Maxwell Martin and Claudia Winkleman all took home prizes at the ceremony celebrating the UK television industry at London's JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday (25.03.25) evening.
Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC led the way with 16 wins – three of which went to Sophie Willan's sitcom 'Alma's Not Normal'.
The show won the Comedy Drama prize whilst Willan won in both the Comedy Performance – Female and Writer – Comedy categories.
Channel 4 took home five gongs, with the network's coverage of the 2024 Paralympic Games being honoured in both the Sports Programme category and Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit for the presenting pair Rose Ayling-Ellis and Clare Balding.
The Disney+ drama 'Rivals' also picked up multiple awards, including a win in the Supporting Actor – Male category for Danny Dyer and the Writer – Drama award for Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade.
In the Leading Actor categories, Anna Maxwell Martin scooped the female award for her performance in ITV's true crime drama 'Until I Kill You' and Lennie James took home the male prize for his work in the BBC series 'Mr Loverman'.
The prestigious Judges' Award went to James Corden and Ruth Jones in recognition of their work as creators and writers of the beloved BBC sitcom 'Gavin and Stacey', which aired its final episode last Christmas.
Elsewhere, the Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Claudia Winkleman in honour of her career in entertainment broadcasting and presenting.
Royal Television Society Awards 2025 full list of winners:
Arts:
'My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom'
Breakthrough Award:
Josh Todeku – 'Boarders'
Children's Programme:
'Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures'
Comedy Drama:
'Alma's Not Normal'
Comedy Entertainment:
'Junior Taskmaster'
Comedy Performance – Female:
Sophie Willan – 'Alma's Not Normal'
Comedy Performance – Male:
Oliver Savell – 'Changing Ends'
Daytime Programme:
'Loose Women'
Documentary Series:
'The Push: Murder on the Cliff'
Drama Series:
'Industry'
Entertainment:
'The Traitors'
Entertainment Performance:
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'
Formatted Popular Factual:
'Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams on Tour'
History:
'Atomic People'
Leading Actor – Female:
Anna Maxwell Martin – 'Until I Kill You'
Leading Actor – Male:
Lennie James – 'Mr Loverman'
Limited Series and Single Drama:
'This Town'
Live Event:
'D Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen'
Presenter:
Liz Carr – 'Better Off Dead?'
Science and The Natural World:
'Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story'
Scripted Comedy:
'Things You Should Have Done'
Single Documentary:
'Hell Jumper'
Soap and Continuing Drama:
'Casualty'
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit:
Rose Ayling-Ellis and Clare Balding – Paris 2024 Paralympics
Sports Programme:
Paris 2024 Paralympics (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor – Female:
Jessica Gunning – 'Baby Reindeer'
Supporting Actor – Male:
Danny Dyer – 'Rivals'
Writer – Comedy:
Sophie Willan – 'Alma's Not Normal'
Writer – Drama:
Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade – 'Rivals'
Judges' Award:
James Corden and Ruth Jones
Outstanding Achievement Award:
Claudia Winkleman
Television Journalism Awards – Special Award:
Journalists in Gaza
