Scot Iannucci is ‘uber chuffed’ over Bafta nod

Writer and producer Armando Iannucci has admitted to being “uber chuffed” at receiving a special award from Bafta Scotland.

The director and political satirist, who created the cult political sitcom The Thick of It, will be presented with the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television at a ceremony in Glasgow next month.

Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, who has filmed in extreme environments to help produce nature documentaries such as BBC’S Planet Earth, is also to receive an Outstanding Contribution award.

Glasgow-born Iannucci started his career with BBC Scotland in the early 1990s and went on to work on BBC situation comedy I’m Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It, which led into In The Loop, and the Emmy award-winning Veep.

This month has seen the premiere of his second feature film, The Death of Stalin.

Mr Iannucci said: “I’m uberchuffed to be recognised by Bafta Scotland.

“It’s a great honour. It’s a fantastic way for me to pay homage to my Scottish roots.”

Scotland’s Armando Iannucci, right, is the man behind The Thick Of It and a string of satirical TV hits on both sides of the Atlantic