Winner's acceptance speech by Sarah Lancashire for Happy Valley in the Leading Actress category
SARAH LANCASHIRE: Oh, I can't breathe! (From the audience: "We love you!")
SARAH LANCASHIRE: Okay. Gosh, thank you, BAFTA. Thank you to the BBC. Charlotte Moore. To everyone at Red. Nicky Shindler and Juliet Charlesworth. To the most -- oh -- extraordinary company of actors. And it is a privilege to work alongside each and every one of you, truly. The brilliant Siobhan Finneran, Kevin Doyle,Con O'Neill, Shirley Henderson, Jamie Norton, George Costigan, Rick Warden. You are all just -- you are fantastic. And gosh, I even want to thank Nicola Walker. She is not even in it!
(Laughter and applause)
And of course, the phenomenally, scarily talented Sally Wainwright.
(Applause)
Sally, you are the most brilliant producer and an extraordinary director. An extraordinary writer. I thank God you can't act.And just before I go, can I just say thatClaire Foy, you have given me the best ten hours under a duvet that I have ever had! Thank you.
Thank you, BAFTA. Thank you.
