Vicky McClure wins Best Actor at RTS Midlands Awards [+ Full List of Winners]
Staff Reporter
December 2, 2019
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Nottingham born actor Vicky McClure was presented with the Best Female Actor award for her performance as DCI Kate Fleming in series 5 of Line Of Duty, at the RTS Midlands Awards 2019 on Friday.
There were also huge celebrations for Coventry’s Guz Khan as he claimed two trophies for Best Male Actor for the BBC Three comedy series, Man Like Mobeen and for Best Writer, which he jointly won with his co-writer Andy Milligan.
The glittering awards ceremony attended by over 300 guests and held at the ICC Birmingham, celebrated the television and broadcasting industry across the region and was hosted by popular radio and television presenter Trish Adudu.
Birmingham born Barbara Slater OBE was presented with the prestigious Baird Medal for her outstanding services to sport, in particular her work championing women in sport. Barbara celebrated a decade as the BBC’s Director of Sport earlier this year and she represented Great Britain in Gymnastics at the Montreal Olympics.
ITV News Central’s Matt Teale scooped the award for best on screen personality, whilst BBC Midlands journalist Jonathan Gibson took home the award in the best journalist category.
Lensi Photography Sue Brown, presenter of BBC Four’s First Black Brummies documentary won the Outstanding New Talent category.
Other winners included, Birmingham based independent company GOSH TV who picked up an award for best Factual Entertainment programme for Riverwalks, The Severn Valley; and Optomen TV who were presented with the Craft Production Award for The Great British Menu.
Caren Davies, Chair, RTS Midlands says: “This year has been an outstanding year for the Midlands in terms of TV and digital production. The breadth and diversity of the content is a true reflection of the talent and creativity of the region. It was great to see the Midlands television industry out in force alongside many familiar faces from our TV screens. It was a truly exciting evening of celebration.”
The RTS Midlands Awards were supported by Birmingham City Council and Film Birmingham, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham City University, PLC Media, Channel 4 Nations & Regions, BBC Midlands, Reeves PR and the University of Worcester.
Who else won at the RTS Midlands Awards?
Outstanding New Talent
BBC/Nick Robinson Nisha Chopra BBC East Mids
Fiona Short Wonder Television
WINNER: Sue Brown | BBC
Niall Bradnick BBC Three
Tom Staricoff BBC Three
Promotional Content
Beep Assist Isolation ReelTwentyfive
Discover Dudley Spark Media
Truth Be Told. A Film about Fostering Spark Media
WINNER: Breck’s Last Game | Affixxius Films
BBC Three: Strictly Come Dancing – Social Support BBC Three Birmingham
Single Documentary/Documentary Feature
The Pub Bombings BBC Birmingham
Inside Out East Midlands – Who’s Looking After Mum and Dad BBC East Mids
Dunkirk – The Forgotten Heroes North One TV
Nurses Who Kill: Thelma Purchase First Look TV
WINNER: Gemma: My Murder | Hey Sonny for BBC Three
Acting Performance – Female
BBC/Nick Robinson WINNER: Vicky McClure – Line of Duty-Series 5 | World Productions
Sorcha Cusack – Father Brown BBC Studios
Bharti Patel – Doctors BBC Studios
Sarah Moyle – Doctors BBC Studios
Duaa Karim – Man Like Mobeen Tiger Aspect Productions
Craft – Production
Christ School – Your Futures Coming For You Affixxius Films
Francois Gandolfi, Simon Cox, Avril Beaven,
WINNER: Perjeet Aujila – Great British Menu | Optomen
Louise Hutchinson – The Greatest Dancer Syco/Thames/BBC One
Claire Collins – Father Brown BBC Studios
Karen O’Donovan North One Television
Digital Creativity
WINNER: EastEnders: The Real Stories | BBC Three, Birmingham
Work It: Body Confidence Stories Wonder Television
Strictly Come Dancing- Social Support BBC Three, Birmingham
Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquest Lisa Wright, BBC Birmingham
Ambulance – Social Films BBC Three, Birmingham
Acting Performance – Male
BBC/Nick Robinson WINNER: Guz Khan – Man Like Mobeen | Tiger Aspect Productions
Jack Deam – Father Brown BBC Studios
Matthew Chambers – Doctors BBC Studios
Ian Midlane – Doctors BBC Studios
Ashley Rice – Doctors BBC Studios
Journalist of the Year
WINNER: Jonathan Gibson | BBC Birmingham
Jeremy Ball BBC East Mids Today
Andy Bevan ITV News Central
Ben Godfrey BBC Birmingham
Will Hanrahan First Look TV
Specialist Factual Content / Series / Programe
A Very British History: Ugandan Asians BBC Birmingham
Inside Jaguar: A Supercar is Reborn Jungle TV
Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure Curve Media
WINNER: Surgeons: At the Edge of Life | Dragonfly TV
The Great British School Swap Top Hat Productions
Single Television Drama or Drama Series
BBC/Nick Robinson Father Brown BBC Studios
Shakespeare and Hathaway BBC Studios
WINNER: Doctors | BBC Studios
Current Affairs Programme of the Year
WINNER: The Pub Bombings | BBC Midlands
Inside Out East Midlands BBC East Mids
Inside Out West Midlands BBC Midlands
Craft- Post Production
Matthew Clare BBC East Mids Current Affairs
Paul Tann-Billingham, Matt Morris &
GBM Post Production Team Optomen
Ninja Warrior UK Paul Farrer
WINNER: Peshawar Zalmi | Affixxius Films
Leigh Nicholls North One Television
On Screen Personality
BBC/Nick Robinson WINNER: Matt Teale | ITV News Central
Des Coleman ITV News Central
Charlotte Cross ITV News Central
Jonathan Gibson BBC Midlands
Nick Owen BBC Midlands Today
Writer
Jed Mercurio, Line of Duty Series 5 World Productions
Claire Bennett, Doctors ‘Rhyme & Reason’ BBC Studios
Mark Hiser & Bridget Colgan, Doctors ‘And the Beat Goes On’ BBC Studios
WINNER: Guz Khan and Andy Milligan, Man Like Mobeen | Tiger Aspect Productions
Factual Entertainment/Popular Factual series
Great British Menu Optomen
WINNER: River Walks – The Severn Valley | GOSH! Television
Travel Man 48 hours in…Hamburg North One Television
The Thames: Britain’s Great River with
Tony Robinson Full Fat Television
Galdem Sugar BBC Three Birmingham
Short Form
Inside the Wig Room Royal Shakespeare Company/ Chatterbox Creations
The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim BBC 4, BFI, Wingspan Productions
Lost In Transit Stamp -Santé Theatre and Media Productions
Midlands Today BBC Birmingham
WINNER: Amazing Humans | BBC Three, Birmingham
News Programme of the Year
Leicester Helicopter Crash BBC East Midlands Today
Remembrance Special 2018 BBC East Midlands Today
Leicester Helicopter Crash – A City in Mourning ITV News Central East
Armistice 100th Anniversary ITV News Central East
WINNER: Midlands Pub Bombings | BBC Birmingham
The Baird Medal
BBC/Nick Robinson PRESENTED TO: Barbara Slater OBE
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