RTS Announces Nominations For North West Awards 2017

The Royal Television Society (RTS) North West Centre has announced the nominations for its annual awards, at an event sponsored by Audio Network.

Cat Lewis, Chair of the RTS North West Centre and CEO of Nine Lives Media, said: “There is a thriving production industry in the North West. The RTS North West Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the wealth of creative talent in the region and it is great to see, once again, a record number of entries.”

The RTS North West Awards will take place at Hilton Deansgate Manchester on Saturday, 11 November and will be hosted by Robert Rinder aka Judge Rinder.

For more information or to book tickets go here.

The 2017 nominations are:

Best Animation/Puppetry

• Danger Mouse (CBBC Production/FremantleMedia for CBBC)
• Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (Mackinnon and Saunders for CBeebies)
• Scream Street: The Grumpus (Factory Create/Coolabi for CBBC)
• Twirlywoos: More About Twirling (Mackinnon and Saunders/Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies)

Best Children's Programme (Pre-School)

• CBeebies: Goldilocks and Three Bears (CBeebies Production for CBeebies)
• Justin's House: Justin's Last Badge (CBeebies Production for CBeebies)
• The Let's Go Club: Music (CBeebies Production for CBeebies)
• Twirlywoos: More About Pulling (Mackinnon and Saunders/Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies)

Best Children's Programme (School Age)

• 4 O'Clock Club: Baby (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Free Rein (Lime Pictures for Netflix)
• My Life: Born To Vlog (Blakeway North for CBBC)
• The Worst Witch: The Worst Headmistress (CBBC Production for CBBC)

Best Current Affairs Programme

• Inside Out North West: Waheed's War (BBC North West for BBC One)
• Kicked Out: From Care to Chaos (Blakeway North for BBC One)
• Tonight: Harassment Uncovered (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Watchdog Live (BBC Studios for BBC One)

Best Production (Craft)

• 4 O'Clock Club: Composer/Lyricist (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Broken: Designer (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Broken: Director (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Broken: DOP (LA Productions for BBC One)

Best Post Production (Craft)

• 4 O'Clock Club: Dubbing (Core Post for CBBC)
• Broken: Dubbing Editor (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Peter Kay's Car Share: Editor & Colourist (Core Post for BBC One)
• Tina & Bobby: Digital and Visual Effects (Tanvir Hanif for ITV)

Best Use Of Multiplatform

• Adam McClean: Manchester Arena Bombing (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)
• Hollyoaks: #MyJadeIs (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
• ITV Granada Reports (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)
• Lowfour.tv (Low Four for Low Four TV)

Best Regional News Journalist

• Clare Fallon (BBC North West Tonight for BBC One)
• Sarah Rogers (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)
• Nina Warhurst (BBC North West Tonight and Sunday Politics for BBC One)
• Amy Welch (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)

Best Regional News Programme

• ITV News Granada Reports: Manchester Arena Bomb (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)
• BBC North West Tonight: Manchester Bomb Compilation (BBC North West Tonight for BBC One)
• ITV News Granada Reports: Compilation (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)

Best Regional Story

• BBC North West Tonight: Manchester Bomb (BBC North West for BBC One)
• Inside Out North West: Who's Driving You Home (BBC North West for BBC One)
• ITV News Granada Reports: Benefits Series (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)
• ITV News Granada Reports: Care Crisis (ITV News Granada Reports for ITV)

Best Sports Programme

• Sports Personality of the Year 2016 (BBC Sport for BBC One)
• Star Maker: The Jimmy Murphy Story (MUTV for MUTV)
• Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon (BBC Sport for BBC One)
• The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years (BBC Sport for BBC Two)

Best Low Budget Programme

• CBeebies Bedtime Stories: Odd Dog Out (CBeebies Production for CBeebies)
• Match Of The Day Kickabout (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Rugby League Live Streaming (BBC Sport for BBC Sport)
• The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed (Crackit Productions North for BBC One)

Best Script Writer

• Danny Brocklehurst: Ordinary Lies (Red Production Company for BBC One)
• Jeff Pope: Little Boy Blue (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Jimmy McGovern: Broken (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Peter Kay/Sian Gibson/Paul Coleman: Peter Kay's Car Share (Goodnight Vienna for BBC One)

Best Performance in a Comedy

• Johnny Vegas: Home From Home (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC Two)
• Peter Kay: Peter Kay's Car Share (Goodnight Vienna for BBC One)
• Richard David-Caine: Class Dismissed (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Sian Gibson: Peter Kay's Car Share (Goodnight Vienna for BBC One)

Best Performance in a Continuing Drama

• Anna Passey: Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
• Lucy Fallon: Coronation Street (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Kieron Richardson: Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
• Kym Marsh: Coronation Street (ITV Studios for ITV)

Best Single Documentary

• Inside Out North West: Waheed's War (BBC North West for BBC One)
• Mystery Of The Man On The Moor (True North Productions for Channel 4)
• The Natives: This Is Our America (Shiver for BBC Three)
• The Selfless Sikh: Faith On The Frontline (BBC Studios for BBC One)

Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)

• Con O'Neill: Ordinary Lies (Red Production Company for BBC One)
• Ned Dennehy: Broken (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Sean Bean: Broken (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Stephen Graham: Little Boy Blue (ITV Studios for ITV)

Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Female)

• Anna Friel: Broken (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Nicola Walker: Last Tango In Halifax (Red Production Company for BBC One)
• MyAnna Buring: In The Dark (BBC Studios for BBC One)
• Sinead Keenan: Little Boy Blue (ITV Studios for ITV)

Best Factual Series

• I'm Coming Out (Nine Lives Media for BBC Three)
• Sex, Drugs & Murder: Life in The Red Light Zone (BBC Studios for BBC Three)
• The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes (True North Productions for Channel 4)
• Watchdog Live (BBC Studios for BBC One)

Best Factual Entertainment Programme

• Absolute Genius (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Idris Elba: Fighter (Shine North for Discovery)
• The Dengineers (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Watchdog Live (BBC Studios for BBC One)

Best Entertainment Programme

• Let It Shine (BBC Studios for BBC One)
• Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind Up (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• The Big Quiz: Coronation Street V Emmerdale (ITV Studios for ITV)
• The Real Housewives of Cheshire (Monkey Kingdom for ITVBe)

Best Comedy Programme

• Diddy TV (CBBC Production for CBBC)
• Home From Home (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC Two)
• Peter Kay's Car Share (Goodnight Vienna for BBC One)
• So Awkward (Channel X North for CBBC)

Best Single Drama or Drama Series

• Broken (LA Productions for BBC One)
• Cold Feet (Big Talk Productions for ITV)
• Little Boy Blue (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Ordinary Lies (Red Production Company for BBC One)

Best Learning or Education Programme (In Memory of Katy Jones)

• BBC Teach: When I Worry About Things (BBC Learning for BBC Learning)
• Early Civilisations (Lizardfish TV for BBC Learning)
• Invented In The North West (Saffron Cherry TV for BBC One)
• Twirlywoos: More About Collecting (Mackinnon and Saunders/ Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies)

Best Continuing Drama Storyline

• Coronation Street: Michelle's Late Miscarriage (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Coronation Street: The Grooming Of Bethany (ITV Studios for ITV)
• Hollyoaks: Jade & Alfie (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
• Hollyoaks: Sexual Consent (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)

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