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Bafta wins for Top Boy and Happy Valley

Monday, 13 May 2024 07:01

By ARN News Staff

@BAFTA / X

Top Boy" and Happy Valley were the big winners at this year’s Bafta TV awards, winning awards for the best drama and best actress respectively.

Top Boy, watched by viewers on Netflix and previously Channel 4 in the UK, took home to prestigious gong while also picking up best supporting actress, awarded to Jasmine Jobson.

The team behind Top Boy take to the stage to collect the BAFTA for Drama Series 🏆#BAFTATVAwards with @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/wWHn9pqsUb
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 12, 2024

Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire took home the best actress award for her performance in the BBC drama and said it was “an honour” to pick up the gong.

Sarah Lancashire pays tribute to the cast and crew of Happy Valley as she collects the BAFTA for Leading Actress 🏆#BAFTATVAwards with @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/6Ad39rGE00
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 12, 2024

The night also remembered Friends star Matthew Perry with an instrumental version of the show’s iconic theme tune, I’ll Be There For You.

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