“Adolescence” continues to dominate awards on its home turf with six nominations at the Royal Television Society Program Awards. The show won eight Emmy Awards in September.
RTS nominations include three nominations in the acting category for Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, and Erin Doherty, as well as nominations in the limited series, drama writing, and breakthrough categories.
Ellis Howard (‘What It Feels Like for a Girl’), Kaydra Walker-Wilkie (‘Just Act Normal’) and Maximilian Fairey (‘Unforgotten’) will compete with Cooper for the Breakthrough Award.
Doherty, who played a therapist on the hit Netflix show, is also nominated for Best Female Lead Actor for her role in Disney+’s A Thousand Blows.
The shows with the next most nominations were Apple TV’s Slow Horses, Channel 4’s Big Boys and ITV’s Code of Silence.
“The RTS Program Awards celebrates the extraordinary depth of creative talent that characterizes British television,” said Kenton Allen, Chairman of the RTS Program Awards and CEO of Big Talk Studios.
“Across all the genres nominated this year, you can see the craft, originality and ambition that continues to make the UK one of the most admired creative markets in the world. It shows the power of national storytelling to inform, entertain and resonate with audiences at home and abroad. On behalf of the Royal Television Society, I would like to congratulate and thank all of this year’s nominees, whose imagination, skill and tireless efforts keep our industry at the forefront of global television.”
art
“Nick Cave’s Veiled World” (Sky Arts Super Collider)
“The Last Musician of Auschwitz” (Two Rivers Media, in partnership with Access for BBC)
‘The Trouble With Mr Doodle’ (acme in association with Channel 4’s Lightbox)
breakthrough award
Ellis Howard – “What It Feels Like for a Girl” (BBC Hella Pictures)
Kaydra Walker Wilkie – “Just Act Normal” (BBC’s The Forge Entertainment)
Maximilian Fairey – “Unforgotten” (Masterpiece for Mainstreet Pictures, ITV Studios, ITV1/ITVX)
Owen Cooper – “Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix Plan B)
children’s programs
“Cronton” (New BBC)
“Sky Kids Investigation: The World, War and Me” (Sky News Fresh Start Media)
“Wolf King” (Lime Pictures for Netflix)
comedy drama
“Big Boys” (Rough Cut TV on Channel 4)
“Dreaming While Black” (BBC Big Deal Films)
“Juice” (BBC exclusive Various Artists)
comedy entertainment
“Last One Laughing” (initials of Zeppotron/Prime Video)
“Taskmaster” (Avalon on Channel 4)
“Can I lie?” (BBC Zepotron)
Comedy Performance – Women
Jordan Gray – “Transaction” (Big Talk Studios for ITV2/ITVX)
Katherine Parkinson – “Here We Go” (BBC Studio Comedy, BBC)
Lucy Punch – ‘Amandaland’ (BBC’s Merman TV)
Philippa Dunne – “Amandaland” (BBC’s Merman TV)
Comedy Performance – Male
Adjani Salmon – Dreaming While Black (BBC Big Deal Films)
John Pointing – ‘Big Boys’ (Rough Cut TV on Channel 4)
Oliver Savell – “Changing Ends” (Baby Cow Productions on ITV1/ITVX)
Steve Coogan – “How are you doing? This is Alan (Partridge)” (BBC Baby Cow Productions)
daytime program
“BBC Breakfast – Our Girls: The Southport Families” (BBC Breakfast for the BBC)
‘Loose Women’ (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
“The Marvelous Miniature Workshop” (MGM Alternative for BBC)
documentary series
“Viva and Nicole: Murder in the Park” (True Vision for Sky documentary)
‘Boyzone: No Matter What’ (Interesting film from Sky Documentary)
“Murder 24/7” (BBC’s highly anticipated program)
drama series
“Blue Lights” (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)
“Code of Silence” (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
“Slow Horses” (Seesaw film for Apple TV)
“This City Is Ours” (BBC Left Bank Pictures)
entertainment and reality
“Married at First Sight UK” (CPL Productions for E4)
“Race Across the World” (BBC Studio Lambert)
“Celebrity Traitors” (BBC Studio Lambert)
entertainment performance
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan – “Rob & Romesh Vs” (CPL Productions for Sky Max)
Romesh Ranganathan – “Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle” (Ranga Bee Productions for Sky Max)
Claudia Winkleman – Celebrity Traitor (BBC Studio Lambert)
formatted general facts
“Go Back to Where You Came From” (Minnow Films on Channel 4)
“The Assembly” (Rockerdale Studio for ITV1/ITVX)
“The Jury: Murder Trial” (Screendog Productions on Channel 4)
history
“Flight 149: Hostages of War” (Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries)
“Simon Sharma: The Road to Auschwitz” (BBC Oxford Films)
‘Unforgettable: The Bradford City Fire’ (BBC’s acme)
Leading actor – female
Rose Ayling-Ellis – Code of Silence (ITV1/ITVX Mammoth Screen)
Erin Doherty – “A Thousand Blows” (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
Narges Rashidi – “Prisoner 951” (BBC Dancing Ledge Productions)
Tamara Laurence – “Get Millie Black” (Channel 4 film)
Leading actor – male
Anthony Boyle – “House of Guinness” (Netflix acclaim and Nebulastar)
Bobby Scofield – “Unforgivable” (BBC LA production)
Malachi Kirby – “A Thousand Blows” (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
Stephen Graham – “Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix’s Plan B)
Limited series and one-off dramas
“Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix Plan B)
“Get Millie Black” (Channel 4 movie)
“I Fought the Law” (Hera Pictures for ITV1/ITVX)
“What It Feels Like for a Girl” (BBC Hella Pictures)
live event
‘VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember’ (BBC Studios Event for the BBC)
‘Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025’ (BBC Studios Event for the BBC)
“The Last Night of the Proms: Finale” (Livewire Pictures for BBC)
presenter
Hamza Yassin – “Hamza’s Hidden Wild Islands” (BBC Silverback Films)
Martin Lewis – The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (Multistory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
Davina McCall – “Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live” (Bango Studios & HiddenLight Productions for Channel 4)
science and the natural world
“Confessions of a Brain Surgeon” (BBC Curious Film)
“Pangolin: Kuru’s Journey” (Netflix Anonymous Content, Dog Star and Water Creatures)
“Underdogs” (Fremantle company Wildstar Films, in partnership with National Geographic and Disney+’s Maximum Effort)
scripted comedy
“Here We Go” (BBC Studio Comedy, BBC)
“How are you? This is Alan (Partridge)” (BBC Baby Cow Productions)
“Such Brave Girls” (BBC exclusive Various Artists)
“What You Should Have Done” (BBC Rough Cut TV)
single documentary
‘Gaza: Doctors under attack’ (Channel 4 underground film)
“Grenfell: Uncovered” (Logan Productions for Netflix)
“Groomed: A National Scandal” (Candour Productions on Channel 4)
Soaps and drama series
“Casualty” (BBC Studios)
“EastEnders” (BBC Studios, BBC)
‘Hollyoaks’ (Lime Pictures on Channel 4)
Sports presenter, commentator, pundit
Alex Jack – “2025 F1 Highlights” (Channel 4 Whisper)
Gabby Logan – “Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025” (BBC Whisper Cymru)
Ruby Tui – “Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025” (BBC’s Whisper Cymru)
sports program
“2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix” (Sky Sports)
“UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final” (Sunset+Vine for BBC)
“Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025” (BBC Whisper Cymru)
Supporting Actor – Female
Amy Lou Wood – “Toxic Town” (Netflix’s Broke & Bones)
Anna Friel – “Unforgivable” (BBC LA production)
Erin Doherty – “Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix Plan B)
Saskia Reeves – “Slow Horses” (Seesaw Film for Apple TV)
Supporting Actor – Male
Alexei Manvelov – “Dept. Q” (Left Bank Pictures on Netflix)
Christopher Chan – “Slow Horses” (Seesaw Film for Apple TV)
Joshua McGuire – “The Gold” (Tannadice Pictures, part of the BBC’s Objective Media Group)
Owen Cooper – “Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix Plan B)
Writer – Comedy
Ajani Salmon & Ali Hughes – “Dreaming While Black” (BBC’s Big Deal Films)
Tom Basden – “Here We Go” (BBC Studio Comedy, BBC)
Jack Luke – “Big Boys” (Rough Cut TV on Channel 4)
Kat Sadler – “Such Brave Girls” (Various Artists, exclusive to BBC)
Writer – Drama
Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn – “Blue Lights” (Two Cities Television/BBC Gallagher Films)
Catherine Moulton – Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen on ITV1/ITVX)
Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham – “Adolescence” (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions, Netflix’s Plan B)
Sally Wainwright – “Riot Women” (Drama Republic on BBC and BritBox)
