2016 The Bafta Television Awards

British Academy Television Awards, coming to you from

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CHEERING Thank you! Let's start the Bafta

awards 2016! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host this

evening, the I business Graham Norton!

CHEERING Thank you, thank you. Too

kind. Good evening, everybody! British Academy Television Awards,

coming to you from Thanks for joining us for one of the

most star-studded TV events I'd like to tell you my name,

but thanks to my super injunction, you'll just have

to check on Twitter. LAUGHTER

Well done to all our glamorous people for surviving the red carpet.

Well done to all our glamorous It was hot! This theatre smells like

the inside of a minicab! You know the form, we are here up once again

on the Southbank celebrating. A few Then they get a cab or eight said

eco-bike. That is what they are called, isn't it?

Now after recent awards ceremonies I want to assure you that no one is

going to be judged on the way they're dressed here tonight.

Because that is the job of tomorrow's Mail Online.

We learnt a lot from our amazing dramas this year.

And never, EVER, cheat on Suranne Jones.

Yes, one of the biggest hits of the year was Doctor Foster.

it was fantastic! CHEERING

Wow, no wonder Doctor Foster was so angry.

Her husband was cheating on her and the government

is trying to make her work weekends.

We must mention The Night Manager, wasn't it good?

There is Tom all squeaky clean in the front row.

Thanks to his fantastic performance in The Night Manager,

poor Donald Trump was relegated to only the second

I haven't seen that many people desperate

to flee Austria to escape death since

They are just jokes, I am reading them aloud.

Sadly many of the contestants on The Jump

had accidents and were taken to hospital.

Poor Sid Owen is looking at two years off work,

I really enjoyed the BBC's brilliant Car Share.

My favourite bit was when Matt le Blanc

It was probably the biggest U-turn of the year.

Unless you count Simon Cowell going, "Erm...

does anyone still have Dermot's number?"

Well done! CHEERING

I'm not saying the writing was on the wall for

Caroline Flack but you could get better odds of Anne Boleyn returning

Nostalgia is back and the BBC is reviving sitcoms

like Are You Being Served and Porridge.

Which is weird because the BBC don't usually like having

things that happened in the '70s dragged up again.

Let's get started because the sooner we begin the sooner we can have a

couple of drinks or as they say in the theatre world, some technical

difficulties. We are here to celebrate excellence, keep up. Here

is a little reminder of just how good British television really is.

I have loved you since I was a little girl. And I want you to be my

husband. # sun in the sky, you know how I

feel, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me... Come

on then, do your worst. These are live pictures from inside the

capsule. Pitch is right, I am a wolf tonight.

I would like to exit at this point. That is wholly unexpected. BBC Three

is not closing, it is moving to the Internet.

Aren't we brilliant?! We are great! It is impressive, isn't it?

If this were The Apprentice, it's time to find out who's going up

The Shard to learn to salsa dance and who's going

And to say we're starting on a high is an understatement.

To present it, are two stars that can sing, dance and act.

Please welcome, from the upcoming animated film Trolls,

the fantastic Anna Kendrick

and the incredible Justin Timberlake.

Who is reading Justin? You can do it. It is not that exciting any

more, to be honest! Mum! Thank you. It's such a great honour to be

here at the Baftas to present the first award of the night

for Drama Series. British drama has always set the bar

for everyone else to follow, so naturally, they asked to Americans

to present it. That is right, two Americans, never seen any of these

shows! Let's take a look at these wonderful nominees.

The gentlemen are to be tried together. You are to be judged by

your peers. You have no witnesses. When you wear at liberty, madam,

your ladies were intimidated by you, forced to lie for you. Now they are

emboldened. I am sure they are. If the Panthers are back then I need

my diamond specialist to be capable of tracking them. Take it as a

compliment. The fact is, you are simply too good.

I am sad because I want to be like you, mouse, small and ferry and

warm, then we could flyaway together. Then he said... I will

take over now. No, I want her to do it. Reading is money's job. But she

does not rush. Now, if you feel like you can't go

on, because all of your hope is gone! And your world around is

crumbling down... Thank you on behalf of all of us who

worked on Wolf Hall. In a week when John Whittingdale described the loss

of the BBC as a tempting prospect, I would like to say some words in

defence of that organisation full. I think most people would agree that

the BBC's main job is to speak I think most people would agree that

to power. To report to the British public without fear or favour, no

matter how unpalatable that might be to

matter how unpalatable that might be Government. It is your BBC.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE In many ways, our broadcasting, the

BBC and Channel 4, which they are also attempting to eadvice rate, is

the envy of the world and we should stand up and fight for it, not let

it go by default. -- evicerate. And if we don't, blink and

it go by default. -- evicerate. be gone. There will be no more Wolf

Halls, no more award-winning Disspachs documentaries on Channel

Halls, no more award-winning 4, a broadcasting landscape where

the only determinant as it whether something gets made is whether it is

likely to line the pock ets of something gets made is whether it is

shareholders. No, no! It's time for us to stand up and say no to

shareholders. No, no! It's time for dangerous nonsense. Thank you very

much. CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE Oh, what a great start to the show?

A standing ovation. Hay, that's go. On to the Entertainment

Programme Award now. And here to present it,

is a man so tall it costs ?25 From Cuckoo and Man Down it's

the hilarious, Greg Davies. Good evening. I'm so sorry about

Justin, ladies and gentlemen. He has not aged well. But, thankfully, I'm

here to bring back the sexy to the Baftas.

APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, when I was a

young man, I heard what I thought was a wild animal in my parent's

garden. On investigation, I discovered it was actually my mother

guzzling from the outside tap at the back of our house, having zentedly

drank petrol. -- accidentally drank petrol.

It was one of the most entertaining things I have ever seen. I think you

know the point I'm making. Entertainment can take many forms.

APPLAUSE Jenny is on stage now singing. I

think the other Adeles have finally twigged.

A I'm getting a bit teary. This is so lovely.

# You ain't seen nothing yet...#

Oh my God! Watch her head. Oh my God.

We need an actor to carry on the rest of the interview. Get me an

actor to carry on the interview. How big? At least Star Wars level.

Sorry, mate, mate, you haven't been on Star Wars, have you? Yes, I was.

Oh my goodness. We are genuinely shocked. We were talking earlier, we

both probably thought Adele At The BBC had won because it was

brilliant. In fact my daughter said - no offence mum, but you have no

chance. This is the most incredible honour. We have never won a Bafta

before. This is our first Bafta. APPLAUSE It honestly means the world

to all of us. So thank you so much to everybody at Bafta. I'm

regretting the three Tequilas. Thank you to our wonderful producers.

Louise Rainbow is an extraordinary woman. Thank you to the judges and

our amazing dancers. I won't speak any more. We cannot believe it. We

are going out for five days after this. Come on. We are going to

celebrate. We have an amazing production team

and fantastic celebrities who have entrusted us with their reputation

over the years. Thank you to them. I would like to thapg our bosses, Joe

Wallace and Katie Taylor who are brilliant and there for us. I would

like to say this show doesn't belong to us, it belongs to our viewers and

they are the most loyal, dedicated, demanding and passionate viewers any

show could wish for. I would like to dedicate this Bafta to them. Thank

you Bafta. Next up is Female in a Comedy,

and to present it is Looks, talent, and if he wants

them, the phone numbers Please welcome, the

incredible Idris Elba. Good evening. I have lost my voice,

bear with me, OK. I'm not drunk, I promise.

I am so pleased to have been asked to present the

I have so much respect for all four of the hugely talented

Honestly, I just can't imagine what it must

feel like to have a job where

Mind you, I thought I was pretty funny in The Jungle Book. Here are

the nominees: I got jumped today. My mum doesn't

want to see me any more. I couldn't hang on to a mum friend. It is not

like she is all that, she said I should hang out with them. Every one

is probably more interesting in me. Rob? What? What I just said.

Peter Kaye's Car Share. How did your date go? He wasn't Japanese.

Furious, I have learned the language as well. Where were he from?

Rochdale. His name wasn't Simon. What made you think he was? He

shortened it to Si. Why the oriental. His user name was

Jap's Eye. Miranda Heart - Miranda. Just twist your stick. Just twist

your stick. Twist your stick. Oh. Will you twist your stick. Michaela

coal, Chewing Gum. -- Michaela Coel. We are Christian. We are going to

get married anyway. You might as well show me now that you want me.

God won't care. Just a little thing. I'm going to give you one little

kiss. One little kiss. I'm coming towards you, just one kiss. Please.

Ow, man. Thank you, thank you very much.

would like to pay my respects to Victoria Wood with this in my hand.

APPLAUSE I would also like to thank people

who told me I was funny and helped enhance that and if there is anyone

out there who looks like me or feels out of place trying to get into

performing and all this stuff, I would say - you are beautiful,

embrace it, you are intejet, embrace it. You are powerful, embrace it.

Thank you. APPLAUSE

Aw, congratulations and Idris is -- you are intelligent,

Aw, congratulations and Idris is looking for volunteers to help him

find his voice. Now our next category

is the International award From Sweden and France. But hay, if

they'll sweep up at the Baftas. And here to present

it is a fantastic actor from the brilliant Penny Dreadful,

please welcome Josh Hartnett. The advent of on demand

services has not only given us previously

unimaginable access to wonderful new shows

from around the world but it also allows us

to watch them in one I watched great British Bake Off

Creme De La Creme. I'm not kidding. Let's take a look at this year's

four nominated shows: OK, Jonny will take you through the

research. Of Castro? No, of you. The skeletons in my closet? Yes. That's

a lot of skeletons. Have you ever seen the Matrix. Yes. Remember when

they show Keanu a red pill and a blue one and if he takes the red he

will go down the rabbit hole? Yes This is the red pill.

Pablo was making a killing in the smuggling business, cigarettes,

alcohol, marijuana, you name it. He at the time Pablo owned half the

police in the area but he was Columbia's version of the FBI. They

didn't play by the same rules. Is she cordial? No, she is the

filing cabinet with a hairdo. She hated me when I was male, and you

know, when she was little she used to accuse me of wearing her clothes.

Did you? Of course I did. You should hold it. No, you hold it.

What an incredible honour, thank you, Bafta. Thank you. This is Joe

Lewis, our director of comedy and myself Asian. Bash back my

salvation. I just want to thank all of you, Joe Soloway who created this

wonderful, wonderful project, and the wonderfully eloquent and

dedicated cast. Amazon who said play on, play on, play on. And again to

this cast who were so dedicated. Everywhere you look, is genius. This

is the series which says, it is OK to change, you will still be loved,

go for your authentic self, be who you are, to hell with the

consequences, live, love, be free. Thank you so much.

CHEERING On to one of my favourite

things now - Here to present the award

for Male Performance in a Comedy, is one of our

finest comedy actresses. I'm so pleased that

Bafta has asked me to present this particular award

this evening because this category really

does represent two of my Let's take a look the four huge

talents nominated: I am going to pause this. Don't be

daft, you will never make it there and back in time. Watch this.

Yes, will, come in. No, come in, come in. That is great, thanks. We

missed each other earlier. My path isn't working. Oh, right. I came

down to get it. That's nice. Thanks anyway, will.

What would your chosen specialised subject be? You have to choose

three. I am thinking British birds not including seagulls. Can you do

that? I don't know. I can't do the life and career of Linda Lusardi.

That is a bit creepy. # when you are all alone and the

pretty birds have flown, I'm still free... No, no, no. RAP MUSIC..

You all right, love? LAUGHTER

Well... Thanks.

LAUGHTER APPLAUSE

Which surprisingly, isn't going to Ken Livingstone.

But here to tell us who it is going to, all the way from

Game of Thrones and The Secret, it's the

wonderful Rose Leslie and the brilliant James Nesbitt.

We are here to present the Bafta for best single drama. These four

drummers are -- dramas are brilliant but with new and exciting drama on

sky, with prime-time drama on Channel five, it is clear that

excellence and diversity is alive and well, across all our channels,

commercial and click service. I am echoing Peter Kosminsky here a

little bit, but I hope representing people in front of the camera, I

think it is true that all of these films, the writers, directors, cast

and crew and everyone in this hall, are built to do what they can do

because of the BBC. CHEERING

Do not strip it away? Did you watch the Hollow Crown last night? Please

protect it. And the nominees are... You mustn't tell anyone about this

letter, not even Marcus. Of course not. I will be terribly angry with

you if you do. I went to be. You see, Leo, you will get us all into

the most frightful trouble. Lovely as it was to be inundated

with well-wishers, it was the first taste of being like a museum image,

roll up, roll up and see the one breasted woman.

What did you do with that photo? Nothing yet. Why did you take them,

Casey? My parents are judgmental and

difficult. Her mother is overemotional, a bit weak and drinks

too much. Is that good parenting? Who tested them?

Thank you so much. I want to thank Ruth Bailey, the star of the show

and Adam Long. Our director and producer and Jack is on the stage

for second time, has done brilliant writing and particularly for BBC

Three, Damian Kavanagh and Syed Bennett and the BBC for all their

support, thank you very much. I am a writer because I cannot speak, but

just to say, we are having a wonderful debate about diversity at

the moment and trying to distort out the problems in our industry. The

sector which seems to get missed out quite a lot of the time is

disability and the cuts to access to work are making it very difficult

for theatre companies, film companies and TV companies to employ

disabled Howland and that is wrong and that has got to change. --

disabled talent. Thank you. Past winners include people like

French and Saunders, Richard Curtis but this year it is

it's going it is to a writing duo who have written some

Let's take a look at what makes them such deserving

recipients of Bafta's highest accolade.

in 1948, teenagers Ray Golden and Alan Simpson met at a sanatorium

where they were being treated for the often fatal tuberculosis. -- Ray

Galton. After a stint in radio the duo had the good fortune to meet

Tony Hancock and planned to write a 30 minute scripted comedy, what we

now call a sitcom, resulted in Hancock's Hearth Hour. Oh, shoddy. I

wondered where those holes came from? I have been treating them

forward worm. It was to become Britain's first long-running sitcom

with seven series, paving the way for sitcoms of the future. I did

mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint, that is very nearly an

armful! In 1961, Galton and Simpson began writing for the BBC's comedy

Playhouse. One of the shows on offer featured the rag and bone men

Steptoe and son. This universal Father and son story went on to

become a huge long-running hit, watched by 28 million at its peak.

Festering fly alone still! What do you want for your tea? Today is

Wednesday, I want BBC Two on. I don't. I have the law of contract on

my side. I have the knobs on my side. Galton and Simpson wrote for

film and TV. In recent years I have been lucky enough to work with them

myself, that is why I have got a tie on.

Friends all over the world, none in this country!

Since the 60s, writers of all shapes and sizes have been inspired by

these giants of comedy. Without Ray and Alan, the sitcom might look very

different. Galton and Simpson, we thank you. We

are very sorry that we cannot be with you tonight and we must

apologise that we have had this speech written for us. We cannot

afford our prices. Ray and I met in 1948 in a sanatorium, and to this

day we complement each other. He helps me up the stairs and I tell

him what day it is. We are so glad you have chosen this year for the

award because if you waited much longer you might have missed us.

There are so many people to thank for this award but unfortunately,

most of them are dead. Apart from Tessa who has been here for 50

years. We must remember to pay her. 50 years, oh, God. We must thank the

person without whom none of this is possible, Ray Galton.

It's been a pleasure knowing you all these years. Cheers. Cheers. Thank

you very much again. Have a wonderful evening. Cheers.

APPLAUSE Huge congratulations to Galton and

Simpson. The next award is the

Radio Times Audience Award While we see the nominations, we

have a very special treat for you. Please welcome to the stage,

the amazing - Birdy! # But it's hard to sleep

# When your head's not in it # Cause you disappeared

# And that's all that's missing # And he's shaped like you,

# And I thought I knew him # And it's dark inside,

# But the light was in it # This can't be love

# If it hurts so much # I will survive

# And be the one who's stronger # I will move on

# And you should know I mean it # How we danced so close,

# I would stand on your feet # Our fading scars,

just shooting stars I love my job but do you ever fancy

chucking it in and going backpacking. I'm an analogue man in

a digital world. Redundant. This was one of the biggest miscarriages of

justice I ever saw. Poverty doesn't offend me, nor does aspiration. But

you are mistaken if you think greed and expectation are the traits of a

gentlemen. You are having an affair, aren't you? It doesn't crumble at

all. It holds together. You have worked it too much. Is it

overworked. It is overworked. On your march, get, set.

# I will survive # And be the one who's stronger

# I will move on # And you should know I mean it

# Our human hearts # Forget how strong they are

# And they get lost along the way, hey

# It's not giving up # It's letting go

# I will survive # And be the one who's stronger

# I will move on # And you should know I mean it

# I will survive # And be the one who's stronger

# I will move on # And you should know I mean it

the award from last year's winning show, Sherlock,

Lovely to be here, it is a great honour.

Being lucky enough to have been part of

Sherlock's success in winning The Radio Times

Award last year, I know just how much winning

the public vote is going to mean to one of the

Five years ago, Sherlock lost to The Only Way Is Essex. I'm all for the

public vote. But, it can be unpredictable. Just ask Pontius

Pilate. And what an eclectic variety of

wonderful shows they are. Doctor Foster, The Great British

Bake Off, Humans, Making A Murderer,

Peter Kay's Car Share and CHEERS

Ye, all right. And the winner is... Oh, it's poll dark. -- Poldark.

Well, it is incredible. Thank you so much. On behalf of the cast and our

crew, thank you so much to the fans, first and foremost. You are

incredibly supportive and loyal and we wouldn't be anywhere without you,

so thank you. BBC and Radio Times thank you so much for all your

support and Debbie and Damien and Karen, thank you so much, cheers.

I would also like to say the book, the series is based on books by

Winston Graham which are brilliant but they have been brought to life,

so wonderfully by Debbie Horsfield. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for

her of the Thank you very much to Radio Times and to the audience, of

course, it is the best prize to win. APPLAUSE Anyone else? Very good.

Congratulations to Poldark. Oh, a man bun at the Baftas. How

very modern. This is so exciting. The nominees

all this year all have such a wealth of talent and experience with so

many unbelievable credits to their names you could be unforgiven for

thinking this was a lifetime achievement category, honestly. Take

a look. The dresser. You disappointment me.

You say self-pity is the worst character. Who have you been working

for, the Ministry of Information? Struggle and survival you said.

That's all that matter. We are all struggling for survival. Why can't

you? Cucumber. I love you. Don't say

that. But it is true. It is just a random association. It is a phrase.

It goes with your face and this house, that's all and I love you

too, if you really want to know. Of course I do. So what? So we should

do something. What for? I loved Tony Gibbons once. So what.

Unforgotten. I would never have hurt. Jimmy. I loved him. I never

would have hurt him. Oh, sorry. I'm so sorry.

Anton Lesser. Wolf Hall. All our differences will be forgot but for

now, we cannot wish them away. All I have, all I own is the ground I

stand upon. That ground is Thomas Moore, if you want it, you must take

it. I will not yield it. APPLAUSE

I'm rather surprised. I was taken aback a few weeks ago to be

introduced on the ITV Good Morning show as "veteran actor." It didn't

seem right. I mean it's not so long since that I was Most Promising

Newcomer. I thought about it and indeed I was

Promising Newcomer, in... 1962. Anyway, better an actor I be and I'm

very grateful to ITV and Main Street Productions for the wonderful set of

people they found to be in Unforgotten. I'm grateful to Chris

Lang for his screenplay and television directors never get any

credit. They never get any mention, unlike film directors but Andy

Wilson, top man, thank you. APPLAUSE

time for the bafflingly entitled, reality and constructed. To present

it, from Call the Midwife, it's Helen George and with her a man

who's been called many things but tonight I'm going to be with

Strictly Judge. It's Craig Revel Horwood.

APPLAUSE Once again the Reality

and Constructed Factual category has provided us

with some of the most watched and most talked

about television of the And the shows nominated

tonight really do highlight the sheer

breadth, originality and creativity of the people

who continue to make The Secret Life of 4,

5 and 6 Year Olds. Lying depends on a lot of cognitive

skills. We often think about it in negative terms but it also requires

creativity. You have to generate a good story. Birds and mini beasts. A

bird and mini beast. So, a giant bird came and smudged the cake? Yes.

I do think she is girlfriend material. Ids no idea there would be

somebody, such a good match. Oh, no. What are you oh, noing about. You

got awkward. I didn't, it is because I thought about kissing you and then

I got awkward. If I move in now, it is going to be embarrassing if you

move away. I won't. Two minutes left now Fearne. Stay

where you are. Stay where you are. Don't move. It is around my neck. It

is going to strangle me, I know T You are absolutely fine. You are

absolutely fine. Don't worry. It is around my neck. Yes, everyone can

see you. I'm doing a Britney Spears. Gogglebox. Todayrd cardigan bay is

home to a huge array of wildlife, there are seals, dolphins, sharks

and dolphins. Why is he talking like that, he always shouts - we are

going to sea some dolphins and whales, it is going to be epic. I

have come here to free dive, a dangerous and sometimes deadly

sport. What is free diving? I think it is where he goes down without

oxygen. I think it is where you don't have to pay.

Oh, my goodness. Thank you, we are really surprised. We are in series

five of 24 episodes. We have not won anything at all yet. We probably

feel a little bit like Leo did at the Oscars.

feel a little bit like Leo did at you thank yous. Especially, thank

you, Channel 4, particularly Jay Hunt who has always believed in this

series and has allowed us to take it to where we have taken it right now.

Our amazing and creative and joyful commissioning team. Thank you. Thank

you to our amazing boss Tim Carter at 2020. My incredible team who is

just huge and they care deeply about finding matches and people finding

love which is brilliant. And thank you to Fred and the restaurant team

who we are door. CHEERING

-- who we are door. Time for the Supporting

Actress award. And here to present it is a man

who because of his name, people often ask me

if he's any relation. Please welcome, from

Happy Valley and Grantchester, I'm sure you will agree,

the following four And their respective performances

more than demonstrate their The one thing I could say through

all the losses come all the missed sports days, or the late nights

where my kids needed me and I was sweating to close a case, the one

thing I could say is it was worth it but now it is not because he is

guilty! He is guilty. What are you doing? You said... No,

it was delivered to me. What have you got to do with it? I am his

friend. You see that couple over there, you are the puppy.

I hate you motorcyclists because you are not safe! And I hate the doctors

and nurses at the hospital, especially the Irish one with the

knee in breath! And I hate ma'am who is old and I hate dad, I hate him!

Stop sitting there and saying you know me, because you don't. If I

want to take something to get rid of all the BLEEP I have on my back,

then be a mate and let me do it, because that is what I do for you!

Oh, gosh! OK! This is England is based on its improvisational skills.

You are about to watch my first hand, wish me luck! I have got to

thank the main man, Shane Meadows. I would not be standing here if it was

not for you picking me up all those ten years ago. He has given me the

worst... The best work experience that I could ask for! And the

support that you get on set with the cast and crew, I love them all to

bits, they are like family to me. I would like to thank Mark Herbert,

Becky Rogers and Nicky salt for supporting the onset. Bafta, this is

amazing. Thank you very much. This has blown me away. The television

workshop, Ian Smith, this is half of yours. I have also got to thank my

mum and dad who sat here somewhere. My two brothers, my sister Charlotte

and my best friend Claire, they have stuck by me through so much. Thank

you, this means the world! CHEERING

Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme now.

And here to present this award are two

Comedians who are becoming national treasures.

Please welcome, Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan.

We are honoured to be asked to do this award and also grateful to

diversity targets! LAUGHTER

I do know, because tonight has been a beautiful display of diversity and

I feel it is getting hard out there for the white man! What about the

white man? Couldn't care less, mate! But I have got something to cheer

you up. Have a look at the nominees for best comedy and entertainment

programme. MPs are used to getting a rough ride on TV which they also

will on this show, because I have to be horrible to all of them. If I

called David Cameron boot, I to call Nigel Farage a boot, and Leanne Wood

a boot, and Nicola Sturgeon because I am balanced.

I once took my trunks off in the communal changing area after missing

the sign with my foggy goggles. Where was the swimming pool? It was

at a leisure centre. Where was the leisure centre? Next of suing pool.

Did anyone see your genitalia? Fire Ayr four people. Which other

harmful foodstuff has the government been urged to... Sugar. A tax on

sugar would come down on at the city probably. Why does David Cameron not

want anything to do with it? Does the people who make sugar support

the Conservative Party? Poor Alan, but I did not know it

until I was told... What was that? Was it a lamp? I told you not to

keep it! And the Bafta goes to... Thank you very much indeed. I would

like to say first of all, thank you, I have a wonderful team, Leicester.

Thank you very much. I thought I wouldn't do any political stuff this

evening, it has already been done, but probably at home it was cut for

you. You may have missed it. I would like to say thank you very much to

our produces, Mark Barrett, Danny Carter, Joe bunting and the great

Richard Wilson who have made the programme consistently what it is. I

would also like to thank my code team captain Paul Merton, but there

isn't time. And I would also like to thank,

isn't time. And I would also like to evening, I would like to thank the

BBC who have allowed evening, I would like to thank the

For You for a very long time to be rude about governments of all

For You for a very long time to be persuasions and none, and their

oppositions and indeed rude persuasions and none, and their

the BBC itself, which is a provision you are given with public service

broadcasting and not on state television. So thank you very much

indeed! CHEERING

Every year we pause to remember those we've lost.

Unfortunately in the last 12 months we've

said goodbye to an unprecedented amount of people who

So please let's take a moment to pay tribute to some of them now.

Let's do it, let's do it, do it to our hearts go boom! This folly is

jolly, bent near the backwards on my hostess trolley, let's do it

tonight! Identity these questions before I

take them out and it is just as well. In a shower you cannot play

with your blank. As ever, the people we would like to thank is the people

at home. You are the reason that children in the UK continue to hope.

My place of worship is the Rovers return.

There are too many people getting too well bloody informed, if you ask

me. Bloody BBC. A shade too much grenadine. Your

recipe, I suppose? Naturally, where I linger I leave my mark.

You only take out of life what you put into it, plus a little extra if

you find a few mugs. I wish everyone had your sense of humanity, Arthur.

Good evening and welcome to Match Of The Day for the start of the 1973-4

season. If the ball is empty, you cannot have the cup and the ball, if

on the other hand, the ball and the cup together... You are not

following this, are you?! Surprise surprise, it is silly here!

You are joking! -- it is Cilla Black here.

Tonight, we are going to meet among other people a smoking dog called

Butch and a smoking butcher. Have you got any of those minutes with a

hole in? Oh the mints with a whole and, very good, sir. How big is the

whole? I don't want it to be too big. Have you got something to

measure it with? Not on me, no. It is good night from me. And it is

good night from him. Good night. Our next award is in honour of

Huw Weldon. And it's the award for

Specialist Factual - or as I like to And here to present

it is the broadcasting I am sure you'll agree

that the four nominated works in the Specialist Factual

Category this year sum up perfectly just how inventive

and incredibly varied They range from the arts,

architecture and slavery, They are all rich in their subject

matter, tone and direction. The little ones may cope with one

threat, but what about two? These records transform our image of

the slave owner. They reveal that thousands of them lived all over

Britain and they show how the profits from slave ownership ran

deep into British society. There were the powerful din asties that

amassed fortunes by exploiting slave labour in distant lands.

Here there were two doors. He asked Rudolf to decide if he wanted to

take the plane with the Russian agents of the KGB or wanted to stay

in Paris, France. He had to choose. I'm building a house in Essex where

I'm from. But it is no ordinary house, it is an ornate, teracotta

temple and it is by far the biggest artwork I'll ever get to make.

Wow. Thank you so much to Bafta and thank you, as everyone said tonight

to the BBC where I have spent most of my career, in a company and

institution that means a lot to me. Thank you to our partners at

University College London whose research was at the heart of the

series and they trusted with their research which is a difficult thing

for historians to do. I would like to thank my colleagues around me who

made this all happen and the commissioners at the BBC. Would like

to say thank you to BBC in house History and Business Production. A

fantastic team. Thank you. To present it, it's the wonderful

Fearne Cotton and everyone's favourite comeback

king, Dermot O'Leary. I am so excited to be

here tonight presenting this I love my soaps. Well I'm all about

continuing drama. Together we have this. Here are the nominees:

What was it Lucy said to you that was so bad you had to kill her? I'm

not going through every detail. Jane, I don't believe you. It was

me, Ian. There was someone else here, wasn't there? You are grasping

at straws. He called his mum, didn't he?

Reputation, career. . I'm your friend, I hope. I trust you with my

life. I was arrested. I sat in a prison cell. I was charged as a

criminal. Why? Because people, some people believed I was capable... It

was a terrible mistake but you were acquitted. I was acquitted. So what.

This stuff sticks. It never goes away. Coronation Street. We can

either conjure up thousands of pounds or they have to listen what

happens to you if they don't. I'm in the going to be set up in a sting by

some cheap slag. I'm taking this family for every penny they've got

and then I'm out of here, gone. Do you hear me? I said to you hear me?

I can't hear you. Yes. Good. Emmerdale.

I don't think you are meant to be laughing at that, Graham. East

Enders. I left Easteneders on Friday. I

haven't stopped crying. I'm trying not to now. I want to thank

Charlotte Moore, Ben Stevenson, Polly Hill and the BBC. Sharon

Batten, Alex Lamb, Nicole Fitzpatrick and Sue Mather and

everyone at Elstree. The most amazing team who work so hard every

day of the week to produce this amazing amazing show. From the

make-up girls to Ange on the help desk, everyone works with such love,

this is for them, thank you. We must hurry along. If this was

Grand cap Will Designs we would be worry we won't get the roof on for

winter. Here to present the Features award, the wonderful Katherine

Jenkins. -- Grand Designs. I'm so happy to be

presenting the award for Features this year in

particular because the shows nominated basically consist

of my two favourite Thank you. What a thrill. Thank you

Bafta. I'm not normally in charge up here but tonight Paul, Mel and Sue

have landed me in it. I love them dearly and miss them because we are

a real team. It all started with a little bit of baking in a tent. Now

we are doing series 7. The programme is all about wonderful amateur

bakers creating magical bakes. We have a fantastic crew. Just look at

this lot behind me. Editors, cameramen, home economists, and not

forgetting make-up. So, thank you Anna Beattie, who created the Bake

Off and the BBC for commissioning the show, which we are enormously

proud of. APPLAUSE

I didn't prepare anything and she totally landed me in it now. You

know what, it is an absolute honour to be part of a show that is

incredible. It is one of the most amazing things I have ever done and

it is the best show ever and I'm totally biassed, obviously. But long

may it continue. APPLAUSE Well done, Bake Off. Very

good. Next we have the award

for Scripted Comedy. And here to present it,

is a brilliant comedy actor If you haven't seen it,

it's like Ant McPartlin - funny and Hi. Really packing in this diversity

thing, huh? Here is another one of us!

I'm not trying to be sexy. OK I'm going to read another joke that was

written for me. The wonderful thing

about great scripted comedy from an acting

point of view is that you get to perform lines

written by some of the funniest, most talented

comedy writers in the Unfortunately, I couldn't

afford any of them So anyway, let's take

a look at some other incredibly funny people

doing what they do Don't look straight ahead. I am.

Waiting for the bus. Don't let him in. I'll throw up in your car. You

know I can't stand fish. You said you like Sushi. That isn't fish?

What is it then? Wrestling. Candice has learning difficulties.

It balances it out. I can be best friends with her, I ain't jealous or

anything. Cooking is all about confidence. I'm

going to be Nigella. That's not even Ainslie, mate. How about some lovely

filling lettuce? I'm improvising. Who's pasta is it anyway. People

Just Do Nothing. Welcome. BIB. Gold chain. A little taste of how the

other half live. What are the main things you need sorted when you have

your own club night, yeah, yeah, is the room you need to chill out, get

away from all the hectic fans snoochl green roo. It can be any

colour. The Bafta goes to... I would just like to say thank you

to Peter and two Sian and to Paul. And to Shane now and who has

supported us throughout. And to Martin Reilly who put the amazing

rig together, and to... I cannot believe you let

me do this. Distanced two people in a car talking. He would have thought

it in this day and age? We just like making people laugh. At that point,

you could laugh. I do want to force you but it is just nice to do

comedy. It is a lovely opportunity in this world, today, for people, to

make them laugh. That is a simple thing. Time up, it says up there.

Time up, BLEEP to you. Lowest common to nominate, thank you very much,

everybody, I cannot believe I have been here, it has been an amazing

three years, thank you very much. To my family, I love you, thank you,

everybody. APPLAUSE

It's time for the Entertainment Performance Award now.

And here to present it is a woman who possesses one of the

most remarkable talents in television.

Being able to work with Simon Cowell.

Please welcome the fabulous Alesha Dixon.

You are very cheeky, Graham. We all know that Simon is a pussycat.

Anyway, it is an honour to resent this award. Here are the nominees.

He is a very nice guy. He's sort of looks like Papa Smurf. He went into

one area where he thought there would be crocodiles. The first thing

he did was fall over. That is the guy. I helped him up. If he was

being chased by a crocodile, see you later. Leigh Francis. Have you ever

done this game before? Of course not. When you hear the klaxon, you

commence helicopter in your head. How long is the allotted time? It is

allotted. Have you ever been in helicopter? You are not that posh,

are you? You said on this programme that the

war was the only one fought between two democracies... Have we declared

war since this show started? That have been more. Auto pointed this

out so we are actively taking points from you today. You had a slightly

bad start to the year but now it is terrible.

If we had all your names it is like the ultimate Scrabble score. It is

good. Clark, who cares? Sensible shoes, who cares?

And the Bafta goes to leave Francis, Celebrity Juice! -- Leigh Francis.

I did quite know what to say. Thank you to my wife for putting up with

me being so silly, thank you to television for giving me a job,

thank you to ITV for also also given me a job. We are good

Incredible, soaps, aren't they? I don't know what to say. I went

Incredible, soaps, aren't they? I reveal my real voice because I am

actually from France. Thank you very much.

That is right, yes, yes, yes. Keep it up. He is good!

That had kept me going. I may collapse now. At least I might win

an award near the end, but now I haven't. Back in the room, back in

the room. Time for Leading Actress now,

and here to present it is one of the men

who is rumoured to be up for the next James Bond,

although now Bill Turnbull Please welcome The Night Manager

himself, Tom Hiddleston. Thank you. Hello, ladies and

gentlemen. Very happy to be here tonight. Graham, you have won an

award in my heart. Bless him. And very happy to manage the night at

any time, particularly on the BBC. Thank you.

Each of the four roles undertaken by the nominees

in this category deal with some of the most harrowing

Believe me, performing each one would have

taken enormous reserves of ability and fortitude.

So, if anyone here deserves one of these and a very large glass

it's one of the supremely talented actresses

It has taken my independence and our optimism and our hopes and our

tentative plans for the future and anything that it hasn't already

taken, it one day will. There is so much I want to say to

you but now I am here doing it, I don't know where to start. I am

Anna, by the way. I am your mum and I love you very much.

Are you still there? What does she look like? She is blonde. I cannot

see. Take a picture. You can take a picture. Just tell me, you don't

believe the stories against me, do you? I know in your heart, you

don't? And the Bafta goes to... Suranne

Jones! This is such a big moment for May. I

have got terrible baby brain. I had a baby a couple of months ago. I

cannot remember my own name, no matter anyone else's, so forgive me

if I forget someone. You don't get one of these without a brilliant

team behind you. Thank you to my husband, Lawrence, Christina

Shapland my wonderful agent, and my friends and family for your

continued support and backing. To Tom, is on, to JP, to Bruce and to

Joel, the directors and DPS macro, who devised a way that I could play

Gemma in real-time and also play her in close-up thought, which gave my

performance and added dynamic which I would not be able to achieve on my

own, and to Mike Bartlett, you are a master of the script, and a jolly

nice man to boot. Thank you for this character, and thank you for the BBC

for commissioning a relationship drama. I remembered everyone, that

is brilliant. Thank you, Bafta, have a great night!

So, as they would say on Call the Midwife, "we're

Our penultimate award is for Leading Actor

and to present it is one of our

Please welcome, the incredible Helen McCrory.

If proof were ever needed of the sheer quality of

British drama this year, then you only need look at

the names of the nominated actors in this category.

Not only are they some of the finest actors in this country

Let's see some of their wonderful work.

Is there something you want to tell me? No.

I'll never forgive myself for what I have done. Never. And I know you'll

never forget. But I promise you, I will spend the rest of my life

trying to earn your forgiveness. Mark Rylance. Do you remember I used

to compare the king to attend lion. You can pet him but all the time you

are thinking to yourself, those claws.

Steven Rose could be on his way to his next victim and we won't know

who that is. The answer is no. We can discuss it back at the factory.

APPLAUSE .

The 2016 Bafta for best actor is Mark Rylance.

I know to be called the best is really a big compliment but to be

separated from the wonderful fellow nominees, it can only be a

downgrade, I'm afraid and to be separated from all the other

incredible acting tonight, it's a curious double feeling. I've come -

I feel kind of speechless because I've come thinking I'll make up

something to say during the evening and I have been so distracted by all

the wonderful television on the screen, here, I haven't been able to

think of something proper to say. You have seen the lion of a director

that we had on Wolf Hall. He also is the only director I have ever worked

with, who visits every cast member in the make-up tent at 6.00am, every

cast member. He knows every cast member's name. If you think a

different thought in a take. He comes over and says -- I like that

thought. You think - I cannot remember thinking that thought but

he notices that. He is a phenomenal director and I was blessed with

phenomenal people all around me but I'm struck tonight about the quality

of the story telling in this country. I agree with Peter that

times are hard but I think whoah to any government or anybody who tries

to get between the the British people and the love of a good story,

good song, fact, fiction, good sports commentating, newscasters who

can hold themselves together as they tell stories of Paris. And people

who can cook well. The incredible variety of popular culture in this

country. It has really blown my mind tonight. I think whoah to any

government or any corporation that tries to get between that.

We are a nation of story tellers and we are admired around the world for

it and long may that live and long may it be a privilege of the people

here, without having to watch commercials. Thanks very much.

Congratulations to Mark rileance there.

-- Rylance. Our final award of the tonight. Yes, you heard me.

Our final award of the night is the Special Award

Let's just say, if awards were our children, this

And here to present it, from the fantastic drama

Undercover, please welcome Adrian Lester.

Ladies and gentlemen, the recipient of this year's Special Award has

been a regular on our TV screens for the past 40 years and is one of the

hardest-working people I know. He got his big break on New Faces as a

young comedian and impersonator. I got to see him in action on the

kids' TV show, Tiz Waz. He wrote and foamed with Tracey you willman and

David Copperfield on Three of a Kind followed by the ground making Lenny

Henry show, followed by Chef and hosted the awards. He likes to

challenge, made the move into theatre and started by playing the

iconic character of all time, the title role in Othello. He set up

Comic Relief in response to the famine in Ethiopia. His tenacity and

dogged determination has helped this charity raise over ?1 billion.

APPLAUSE There wouldn't be a Red Nose Day

without him. He has an MA and is now studying for a PhD, so not only is

he a Sir, he will soon be a doctor, a deeply compassionate bloke.

Endlessly campaigning for equality and fairness, he is now trying to

get a diversity clause written into our BBC's charter. If he is

successful, it'll mean we can all stop talking about it and just get

on with the task of making great work. He is from the West Midlands,

he reads graphic novels and sometimes he sleeps in a big purple

hotel. Let's take a look at his phenomenal work.

In Oxford Street today a suicidal Japanese fighter pilot crashed his

plane - pardon... It must have been terrible having that thing on your

face. Ye, it was like - are you OK? #123450 hold him down.

Good Morrow. Here we are rummaging around. I'm here with one of the

most ferocious of creatures. Do you have any idea of how many skilled

man hours over a three-day period have gone into producing this dish

and without tasting it, youville called for salt. Oh my God, you are

a maniac. Can I have my breakfast? I have been calling room service for

ages. Look, it is boring, school is boring. It is meant to be boring,

that's why it is called school. If it wasn't, it would be called

Chessington World of Adventures. Now it is... Now it is time. For what?

The rest of the show. Now a word from our sponsor.

We have worked out that injure generosity has feated over 14

million lives in the world's poorest communities. I want to say it is the

proudest thing in my life and I thank you for every single penny you

have given and I hope I can go on with this stuff for a long time to

come. All right, well to the Delbert Wilkins show. I'm your host among

hosts, Delbert Wilkins. Very nice to be here. Yeah, man.

BEATBOXING Fresh. Sno Ziggy, I wish would you

stop messing around. Thank you very much. OK. Now we have come to the

end of our programmes and it is time for our closing thought. Have we

finished yet? I have a lot to do in the garden.

APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, the Bafta Special Award goes to a man

I'm proud to call a friend. Please make some noise for Sir Lenny Henry.

APPLAUSE APPLAUSE

Continues Ladies and gentlemen, members of the

academy, thank you very much. Bums hitting seats now.

I am truly honoured and humbled to be here tonight.

I never dreamt that my work would be recognised in this way.

So far my career has spanned over four decades and I have had

the opportunity to work in everything from comedy

to documentaries and children's programmes to drama,

Throughout my career I have received support,

advice and inspiration from some brilliant people all of whom must

really share this award with me, as without them I

Because I have been around for so long, I have so many to thank. And

the speech would be longer than a BBC renewal. So I'll name just a

few. God bless you mum, who'd have

thought the whole "flash in the pan" My manager PBJ - who has been

so constant and true - "ahh, my boy, throughout my career,

Dudley posse, Lockshen gang, My wonderful family -

my daughter, my siblings, my lovely partner Lisa and Marcus

Ryder and Pat Younge who had my back during the parliamentary

sub-committee meeting, said wise Also a special mention

to my co-producer at Douglas Road - All the people who've campaigned

to increase diversity From the 50 industry stars

who signed the open letter calling for ring-fenced money

including Idris Elba, Amma Assante, Adrian Lester,

Meera Syal, Emma Thompson, Richard Curtis, Russell T Davies

and Richard Eyre, to the grassroots campaigners from the TV collective,

Act for Change and the Campaign Massive respect to all of these

people. Since I was 14, television

has been my life. Some Mothers To Have Them. Not the 9

owe clock news. The Great British Bake Off. The Real McCoy. Goodness

Gracious Me. Who Do You Do. I believe British television

is the best in the world. If it feels like I'm banging

on about diversity it is because I believe

in increasing it so that we truly reflect our fantastic nation -

ensuring that all those who hope to work in TV,

irrespective of their race, gender, sexuality,

class or disability - If we do this, we will make our

great industry even greater! I know that everyone in the room

tonight shares the same ambition so please let's keep working

together to make this a reality! And please, let's put

it in the charter! Let's create a coalition of the

willing. Thank you so much for this. It means so much. #12k3w4r good

night. -- good night. Lenny Henry, everybody.

Well, that's your lot. What an evening. Thank you to all our

winners and our nearly winners and to you for watching at home. Good

night, everybody. Goodbye. Awards presented earlier. Single

Documentary: The Bafta goes to... My Son The Jihadi. I said to him, I

can't wait to meet Allah. He said I would never, because I'm going to

burn in hell. I would like to thank Channel 4 who were wonderful making

this fi. Especially our commissioning editors.

-- making this film. Current Affairs. Outbreak: The Truth About

Ebola. They are too scared to come close The guys in suits, wrestle him

to the ground. I will dedicate this award to the very courageous people

who fought the outbreaks. The doctors, to the nurses, the

volunteers, the survivors... APPLAUSE

And the families of the victims. Thank you very much Bafta.

Mini Series... This Is England '90. What is going on? I want you to

marry me. I want to you marry me. Marry me. This was probably the

marry me. I want to you marry me. of This Is England. You

marry me. I want to you marry me. dream of how you are going to finish

something and this was probably the best, you know the dream that you

had - to come to the best, you know the dream that you

last chance of ever winning anything for something that you love. Factual

Series. The Murder Detectives. What have we got evidencely against him

at the moment? We have some people in the community coming forward and

saying it is Lucci and he disappears, he goes to America. Not

a lot of hard evidence, in my view. I would like to pay tribute to his

father, Carlos, and fiancee Shannon and his mother.

Mraus News Coverage. Channel 4 News.

Paris, Massacre. Blood and roses and the debris of panic. They had gone

to a rock concert and ended up running for their lives. No time to

think, just to flee as a terrorist sprayed the crowd with gunfire. This

BAFTA, we want really for Sayeria. Sarah is one of our most brilliant

producers. She cannot be here tonight. She knows why. We know why

-- for Sarah. We want to send her all the love in the world. Live

Convenient. Bafta goes to... Big Blue Live. I have been watching it

for six years... I'm so sorry, I don't believe what I have just

heard. Incredible. I have heard word that we have on our helicopter,

heard. Incredible. I have heard word blue whale Very special for us and

heard. Incredible. I have heard word very fitting today, Sir David

Attenborough's 90th birthday. Sport. The Bafta is awarded to...

The Ashes. We knew he was special. Sport. The Bafta is awarded to...

Just keep an eye on Stokes at fifth slip, diving to his right. Oh, it's

lined him. I would like to dedicate this award to the various

departments at Sky this award to the various

support us. They are the Unsung Heroes. Thank you very much. Have a

great night. What business do you have

with the Russians, Tommy?