Hollyoaks, Brassic lead pack at Royal Television Society North West Awards 2024

Hollyoaks and Brassic lead the pack at this year’s the Royal Television Society North West Awards 2024, with six and five nominations respectively.

Waterloo Road also had a good showing with three nominations, while perennial viewer favourite Corrie managed two.

Nominees also included supernatural drama Domino Day, which was filmed around Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Merseyside-set The Responder and The Gathering as well as disturbing docu-drama The Reckoning, starring Steve Coogan in a chillingly accurate portrayal of notorious abuser Jimmy Saville.

The winners will be revealed at a star-studded ceremony on November 22nd at the glamorous Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester.

Cameron Roach, chair of the RTS North West, said: “The range and breadth of programmes and talent represented really does demonstrate the power of the North West region across all the genres, within the UK industry. Our juries and chairs have commented on the exceptional quality of entries this year.”

“We’re also pleased to announce that this year the Pre-School Children’s Category will be Awarded in memory of former controller of Cbeebies Kay Benbow, and that the Breakthrough Talent Award has been named after comedy legend Caroline Aherne.

Full nominees list:

Best Audio Post Production

• Passenger – Mark Briscoe, Peter Warnock, Hannah Fairclough, Gavin Dunn – Picture Shop – ITV
• Domino Day – Harry Tulley – dock10 – BBC
• Brassic/Series 5 – Emily Nuttall – Core Post – Calamity Productions/Sky Studios
• Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare – Mark Ryder – Picture Shop – Netflix

The Caroline Aherne Award For Best Breakthrough Talent

• Vivian Oparah – Dead Hot – Quay Street Productions – Prime Video
• Shini Muthukrishnan – Blue Peter – BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions
• Isabelle Smith – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures
• Mavis Ackerley – Morning Live – BBC Studios

Best Comedy Programme

• Brassic Series 5 – Calamity Films / Sky Studios – Sky
• G’wed – Golden Path Productions – ITV
• The Power Of Parker – Boffola Pictures / Lookout Point – BBC
• Inside No.9 Series 9 – BBC Studios Comedy Productions – BBC

Best Continuing Drama Storyline

• Kelly Jo’s Identity – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
• Paul’s Motor Neurone Disease – Coronation Street – ITV Studios – ITV
• Leela and Joel’s Baby Loss – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4
• Sibling Sexual Abuse – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4

Best Current Affairs Programme

• No Place To Call Home: A Newsround Special – BBC Newsround – BBC
• Panorama: NHS Patients Going Private – What Are The Risks? – Nine Lives Media – BBC
• Murdered At Home – Tonight – MultiStory Media – ITV

Best Daytime Programme

• Jeopardy! – Whisper North – ITV
• The Cruise: Fun Loving Brits At Sea – Title Role Productions – Channel 5
• Morning Live – BBC Studios – BBC
• Four In A Bed: Series 16 – Studio Lambert – Channel 4

Best Digital Creativity

• Hollyoaks – Death Of An Influencer – Lime Pictures for C4
• BBC Teach: micro:bit the next gen/ playground survey – The Connected Set for BBC
• Hollyoaks – ‘What’s Your Normal?’ – Lime Pictures for C4
• Game On! BBC Children In Need – BBC Studios

Best Drama

• The Gathering – World Productions – Channel 4
• The Responder 2 – Dancing Ledge Productions – BBC
• Time: Series 2 – BBC Studios – BBC
• After The Flood – Quay Street Productions – ITV

Best Entertainment Programme

• Wheel Of Fortune – Whisper North – ITV
• Naked Attraction – Studio Lambert – Channel 4
• The Voice – Lifted Entertainment – ITV
• University Challenge – Lifted Entertainment – BBC

Best Factual Entertainment Programme

• Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders – Purple Productions – Channel 5
• Abbey Clancy Celebrity Homes – Salamanda Media – ITVBe
• Four In A Bed – Studio Lambert North – Channel 4
• GOATED – Big Deal Films – Channel 4.0

Best Factual Series

• Ambulance Series: 11 – Dragonfly Film & TV – BBC
• Villages By The Sea – Purple Productions – BBC
• Motorway Cops USA – Purple Productions – Channel 5
• Morning Live – BBC Studios – BBC

Best Inclusive Practice: For Programmes With Deaf, Disabled And/Or Neurodivergent (Ddn) Contribution

• Blue Peter – BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions- BBC
• BBC Morning Live – BBC Studios – BBC
• New Model Agency – Salamanda Media – Channel 4

Best Journalist In The North West

• Claire Ryan – BBC Breakfast
• Katie Walderman – BBC North West Tonight
• Gill Dummigan – Health Correspondent, BBC North West
• Katie Barnfield – Reporter, BBC North West

Best Performance In A Comedy

• Joe Gilgun – Brassic – Calamity Productions / Sky Studios – Sky
• Rosie Cavaliero – The Power of Parker – Boffola Pictures / Lookout Point – BBC
• Conleth Hill – The Power of Parker – Boffola Pictures / Lookout Point – BBC
• Sian Gibson – The Power of Parker – Boffola Pictures / Lookout Point – BBC

Best Performance In A Continuing Drama

• Angela Griffin – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
• Alicia Forde – Waterloo Road – Rope Ladder Fiction / Wall to Wall North – BBC
• Peter Ash – Coronation Street – ITV Studios – ITV
• Kirsty Leigh-Porter – Hollyoaks – Lime Pictures – Channel 4

Best Performance In A Drama

• Jodie Whittaker – Time – BBC Studios – BBC
• Jason Isaacs – Archie – ITV Studios – ITV
• Eva Morgan – The Gathering – World Productions – Channel 4
• Steve Coogan – The Reckoning – ITV Studios – BBC

The Kay Benbow Award For Best Pre-School Children’s Programme

• Justin’s House – BBC Studios, Kids & Family Productions – BBC
• BooSnoo! – A Visionality & Mackinnon and Saunders Co-Production – Sky Kids
• Supertato – Moustache Mystery – BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions – Cbeebies
• Musical Storyland: The Enormous Turnip – BBC Philharmonic in association with Sustain Video for BBC – Cbeebies

Best Presenter In The North West

• Gethin Jones – BBC Morning Live – BBC
• Gamal Fahnbullah – ITV Granada Reports – ITV

Best Regional News Programme

• BBC North West Tonight – BBC
• TV Granada Reports – ITV

Best School-Age Children’s Programme

• Blue Peters 65th Birthday Celebration – BBC Studios Kids and Family
• The Celeb Job Swap Challenge – Lizardfish TV for BBC Bitesize Careers
• So Awkward Academy – Channel X North Limited for BBC
• Andy and The Band: Court In The Act – Ninja Pig Productions for BBC

Best Script Writer

• Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton – Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios Comedy Productions
• Danny Brocklehurst – Brassic – Calamity Films / Sky Studios
• Jimmy McGovern & Helen Black – Time – BBC Studios
• Helen Walsh – The Gathering – World Productions

Best Single Documentary

• There’s Only One Rob Burrow – BBC Breakfast
• Hatton – Noah Media / Sky Documentaries
• Stranger In My Family – Nine Lives Media in association with Polari
• Don’t Ever Stop – Restless Films

Best Sports Programme

• Together: Treble Winners – City Studios – Netflix
• There’s Only One Rob Burrow – BBC Breakfast – BBC
• Hatton – Noah Media / Sky Documentaries – Sky

Best Visual Post Production

• Passenger – Max Goldini – Picture Shop
• Archie – Flipbook Studio
• Brassic – Tanvir Hanif – Digital Imaging FX
• Domino Day (VFX) – dock10 VFX