adolescence 2026 emerged as a major winner at the Royal Television Society Program Awards, winning four awards on the night.
The show’s 16-year-old star, Owen Cooper, won two awards for his role as teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller, winning both the breakthrough male and supporting actor awards.
The judges praised her performance as a “natural talent” with “a display of unprecedented skill in a demanding, uncompromising role”.
The series also won Best Limited Series, while co-star Stephen Graham shared the Best Writer in the Drama category with Jack Thorne.
Broadcaster BBC takes overall lead with 16 wins celebrity traitor‘Victory in entertainment, things you should have done In scripted comedy, blue lights for best drama, and eastenders In soap category.
While BBC won the most, adolescence The former made headlines with the highest number of nominations – a record-breaking six in total.
For those who don’t know, adolescence The four-part series from Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne is about a 13-year-old boy who kills a teenage girl. The story shows how online influence and toxic masculinity can have serious consequences.
Elsewhere, Nargess Rashidi won leading actress for her role in prisoner 951A play based on the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Bobby Scofield and Anna Friel were also recognized for their performances. unforgivable.
Michael Palin was also honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award at a ceremony hosted by Tom Allen in London.
