Jayde Adams

David Olusoga scored a double win at the RTS West of England Awards, taking home the On-Screen Talent and Factual prizes for Union with David Olusoga. In the BBC Two series, the historian investigates the origins and development of modern Great Britain. Bristol wildlife specialist Silverback Films won five awards, including the Natural History category for Netflix’s Life on Our Planet, which is narrated by Morgan Freeman. The series was praised by the judges as “amazing, gripping and epic.

Co-creator and lead actor Jayde Adams may have been nervous about showing it to her home audience, but it is fair to say that the sitcom went down a treat. “You were great,” Adams said to the audience. “I mean, I was better, but you were brilliant. Thank you.”

Lucy Lumsden, executive producer and MD of ­Yellow Door Productions, approached Adams about making a show seven years ago. “I was very lucky to spot Jayde, and it really was a kind of epiphany moment, of just feeling that Jayde’s got a magic touch,” she said.