Winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2019 announced

Jodie Comer took home the Actor - Female award for her role in Killing Eve (Credit: RTS/Richard Kendal)

Guests in attendance included the cast of Hollyoaks and Coronation Street, star of Killing Eve and Actor (Female) winner Jodie Comer and legendary actress Lesley Manville, who picked up the award for Comedy Performance - Female for Mum.

Jodie Comer's iconic performance in Killing Eve won her the Actor - Female award, with Lucian Msamati winning the Actor - Male award for his harrowing and extraordinary portrayal of Tobi in Kiri.

RTSNW Presents The Bay

Morven Christie (The A Word, The Replacement) plays the central character Lisa Armstrong and is joined by a fantastic cast including Jonas Armstrong, Tracie Bennett, Lindsey Coulson, Chanel Cresswell, Louis Greatorex, Adam Long, Taheen Modak and Daniel Ryan.

We will be treated to an exclusive screening of episode 1 of The Bay followed by a Q and A with key cast and crew including Morven Christie, Daragh Carville and the show's Executive Producer Catherine Oldfield.

The Q and A will be hosted by Radio 5 Live's Anna Foster.

Brothers of Italy premiere

Brothers of Italy is the true story set in 1940 about an Italian man, Sante Petrucco, who is arrested and interned on the Isle of Man during World War II. 

The film is a Hoofprint Productions project, produced by Samantha Seivwright and is written and directed by Sante’s grandson Marco Petrucco. 

RTS and Sky Atlantic present In Conversation with Stephen Graham

One of Britain’s most beloved actors, Stephen Graham, best known for his iconic roles in film and TV series, Snatch and This is England, has a career most actors could only dream of. From playing Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire and winning accolades for his turn in Little Boy Blue, to creating a deep and complex character in Save Me.

Now, in celebration of his body of work, Stephen will discuss his varied and fascinating career with rising star and Save Me co-star Alice Feetham.

Flack Screening & Script Writing Q&A

 

Sharing what it takes to write, develop and pitch a script, we have:

 

Oliver Lansley - The writer of the show.

Mark Talbot - Producer at Hat Trick Productions, the production company who brought the show to life.

Pete Thornton - Head of scripted at UKTV, aka the man who said yes to the script.

Yasmine Akram -  Flack, Additional Material Writer

RTS Screening of 4 Blocks

The TNT Serie Original 4 Blocks tells a story of betrayal and guilt, friendship and family in an Arab family in the Neukölln district of Berlin, season one is available on Amazon Prime Video. The second season opens one year after a dramatic showdown. A lot has changed for the Hamadys: Abbas is on trial for murder, Amara has a new start with Latif, and just as Toni is getting closer to his dream of a real-estate business, his thirst for power puts his marriage at risk. Meanwhile the powerful al-Saafis do not intend to relinquish their control of Berlin without a fight.