Awards recognise the best of British TV’s behind-thescenes talent TV

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards, celebrating the best behind-the-scenes talent working in television, at a ceremony hosted by actor Stephen Mangan at London restaurant The Brewery this week. The BBC co-produced drama Three Girls was the biggest winner of the night, with three awards for the serialisation of the real-life story of a child abuse ring in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The show picked up awards for director Philippa Lowthorpe, editor Una Ni Dhonghaile and writer Nicole Taylor. Five shows picked up two awards. Global hits Game of Thrones (pictured) and The Crown landed double wins in the fictional categories, while factual shows Blue Planet II, Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me and World War One

Remembered:

Passchendaele scored twice in their respective technical categories. Former League of Gentleman

stars and long-term writing partners Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith picked up an award for their cult dark comedy Inside Number 9, which won the award for Best Writing: Comedy, while another comedy writing pairing, Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, picked up the Breakthrough Talent award for their show This Country. There were also awards for the dramas King Charles III, SS-GB and Taboo, while Charlie Brooker’s dystopian comedy Black Mirror picked up an award for Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects for the episode Metalhead. Game of

Thrones’ wins were for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, and it was also presented with a Special Award, recognising its achievements in its 67 episodes so far produced from its Belfast, Northern Ireland base.