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Ben Whishaw’s London Spy Misses Out On Bafta

The highly acclaimed British drama, London Spy has missed out on winning a Bafta.

CREDIT: (C) WTTV Limited – Photographer: Joss Barratt

The highly acclaimed London Spy, starring Ben Whishaw has missed out winning a Bafta after This Is England ’90 won best the Mini Series for Channel 4.

The series was also up against The Enfield Haunting for Sky Living and Doctor Foster for BBC One.

London Spy was the gripping gay spy drama about two men who became romantically involved after a chance meeting in London. The series starred Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Mark Gatiss and Charlotte Rampling.

Meanwhile Transparent, starring Arrested Development’s Jeffrey Tambor won Best International for Amazon Prime.

8th May 2016
Amazon’s Transparent Wins Bafta

Amazon’s Transparent has won a Bafta.

The second series of US export Transparent, starring Jeffrey Tambor has picked up a gong at this year’s Bafta Awards. The Bafta win follows the programme’s success in the Emmys in the US, where it picked up two awards.

The series picked up the International award beating The Good Wife. Transparent was also up against Narcos (Netflix) and Spinal (Canal +).

Transparent is the critically acclaimed comedy series which follow the lives of a family as the father (Tambor) makes the transition from male to female.

Transparent is an original production for Amazon’s streaming service, Amazon Prime.

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8th May 2016
Cyril Nri Receives BAFTA nomination for Cucumber

Actor Cyril Nri has received a BAFTA nomination for his role in the Channel 4 drama Cucumber.

CREDIT: Channel 4

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30th March 2016
Ben Whishaw Up For Bafta For Gay Spy Drama, London Spy

Out actor Ben Whishaw have received a nomination for the forthcoming BAFTA awards.

CREDIT: (C) WTTV Limited – Photographer: Joss Barratt

Ben Whishaw has received a BAFTA nomination for Leading Actor for his role in the spy drama London Spy – a drama which follows a gay Londoner looking to solve the disappearance of his boyfriend.

Speaking to THEGAYUK about the series Ben said,

It felt incredibly fresh and I didn’t know what on Earth was going to happen, or what sort of a story I was in even.
I think it’s a fascinating story, a fascinating series, because although I think it is a thriller, it doesn’t really conform exactly to what you expect a thriller to do. It creates its own version of that genre.

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The series itself, London Spy, has been nominated for Best Mini series.

Along with Ben’s nomination, Cyril Nri was nominated as best supporting actor in the Channel 4’s Cucumber.

30th March 2016
Fry Grilled On Twitter

Ex QI host Stephen Fry has said goodbye to Twitter for a joke it seems some folk didn’t get.

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15th February 2016

Tag: Bafta

Ben Whishaw’s London Spy Misses Out On Bafta

The highly acclaimed British drama, London Spy has missed out on winning a Bafta.

Amazon’s Transparent Wins Bafta

Amazon’s Transparent has won a Bafta.

Cyril Nri Receives BAFTA nomination for Cucumber

Actor Cyril Nri has received a BAFTA nomination for his role in the Channel 4 drama Cucumber.

Ben Whishaw Up For Bafta For Gay Spy Drama, London Spy

Out actor Ben Whishaw have received a nomination for the forthcoming BAFTA awards.

Fry Grilled On Twitter

Ex QI host Stephen Fry has said goodbye to Twitter for a joke it seems some folk didn’t get.