Series 3 of Detectorists won the Rose D'Or in the Sitcom category
The BBC beat international competition to scoop half of the 12 categories at the Rose D'Or entertainment awards last night, ranging from children's programming to drama to virtual reality.
Detectorists, starring Mackenzie Crook, also the writer and director, and Toby Jones, was named best in the Sitcom category, for the third run of the hit BBC4 series which sees metal-detecting friends Andy (Crook) and Lance (Jones) scour the countryside looking for a life-changing find. Production was by Acorn Media Enterprises, Channel X North, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment for Acorn TV and BBC.
A Very English Scandal, starring Ben Whishaw and High Grant, won Limited Series and TV Movie, for its depiction of the disastrous affair between politician Jeremy Thorpe (Grant) and young stable hand Norman Scott (Whishaw). The three-part drama by Blueprint Pictures for BBC One was written by Russell T Davies, and directed by Stephen Frears.
Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant star in A Very English Scandal
A BBC One adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s much-loved kids’ book The Highway Rat, by Magic Light Pictures, picked up the Children and Youth category. First broadcast on Christmas Day last year, its all-star cast included David Tennant, Frances de la Tour, and Rob Brydon.
The Highway Rat won the Children and Youth award
National treasure Joanna Lumley received the Lifetime Achievement award, for a stellar career including playing the legendary Patsy Stone in BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
Betroffenheit, a dance hybrid production from 3 Minutes West and broadcast from Sadler's Wells Theatre, received the Arts plaudit, for BBC Four.
Damming The Nile, a two-part 360-degree video series for BBC News with BBC's Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead, triumphed in the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality class.
Damming The Nile was victorious in the Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality category