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1985 - Results

Television Awards

1985 Results

  • Winner

    Tim Pigott-Smith

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actor
    Nominee

    George Cole

    Minder
    Actor
    Nominee

    Charles Dance

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actor
    Nominee

    Art Malik

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actor
  • Winner

    Peggy Ashcroft

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actress
    Nominee

    Judy Parfitt

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actress
    Nominee

    Susan Wooldridge

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actress
    Nominee

    Geraldine James

    The Jewel In The Crown
    Actress
  • Winner

    Nine O'Clock News: Ethiopian Famine

    • Michael Buerk
    • Mohammed Amin
    Actuality Coverage
    Nominee

    Breakfast Time, Friday, October 12th - The Brighton Bomb

    • David Lloyd
    • Peter O'Kill
    • Sandy McCourt
    Actuality Coverage
    Nominee

    Channel 4 News

    Stewart Purvis And The Production Team
    Actuality Coverage
    Nominee

    Coverage Of The Brighton Bomb

    BBC News Team
    Actuality Coverage
  • Winner

    Middle English: Kurt, Mungo, BP And Me

    Peter Tabern
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
    Nominee

    Saturday Superstore

    Chris Bellinger
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
    Nominee

    Words And Pictures: Sing A Song

    Moyra Gambleton
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
    Nominee

    Blue Peter

    Biddy Baxter
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
    Nominee

    Book Tower

    Doug Wilcox
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
    Nominee

    John Craven's Newsround

    Eric Rowan
    Children's Programme - Documentary - Educational
  • Winner

    The Box Of Delights

    • Paul Stone
    • Renny Rye
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    Swallows And Amazons For Ever

    • Joe Waters
    • Andrew Morgan
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    The Wind In The Willows

    • Mark Hall
    • Brian Cosgrove
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    The Young Visiters

    James Hill
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
  • Winner

    The Young Ones

    Paul Jackson
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    A Fine Romance

    Don Leaver
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Hi-De-Hi!

    David Croft
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Just Good Friends

    Ray Butt
    Comedy Series
  • Winner

    Christopher Morahan

    Christopher Morahan
    Desmond Davis Award
  • Winner

    The Jewel In The Crown

    • Christopher Morahan
    • Jim O'Brien
    Drama Series or Serial
    Nominee

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Martin McKeand
    Drama Series or Serial
    Nominee

    Minder

    George Taylor
    Drama Series or Serial
    Nominee

    Tenko

    Ken Riddington
    Drama Series or Serial
  • Winner

    River Journeys

    • Roger Laughton
    • David Wallace
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Crime Inc

    • John Edwards
    • Martin Short
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Forty Minutes

    Roger Mills
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    The Heart Of The Dragon

    Peter Montagnon
    Factual Series
  • Winner

    Jeremy Isaacs

    Jeremy Isaacs
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
  • Winner

    28 Up

    Michael Apted
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Winner

    28 Up

    Michael Apted
    Flaherty Documentary Award
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    Afghanistan Reports: Allah Against The Gunships

    Sandy Gall
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    GI Brides

    Lavinia Warner
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    South Bank Show: Alan Bennett

    David Hinton
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    GI Brides

    Lavinia Warner
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    South Bank Show: Alan Bennett

    David Hinton
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Afghanistan Reports: Allah Against The Gunships

    Sandy Gall
    Flaherty Documentary Award
  • Winner

    Das Boot

    Foreign Television Programme
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    Another Audience With Dame Edna Everage

    Richard Drewett
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Spitting Image

    • Jon Blair
    • Tony Hendra
    • John Lloyd
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Yes, Minister Special: Party Games

    Peter Whitmore
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    The Hot Shoe Show

    Tom Gutteridge
    Light Entertainment
  • Winner

    Judi Dench

    A Fine Romance
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Lenny Henry

    The Lenny Henry Show
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Julia McKenzie

    Fresh Fields
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Ruth Madoc

    Hi-De-Hi!
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Paul Nicholas

    Just Good Friends
    Light Entertainment Performance
  • Winner

    Robin Of Sherwood

    Clannad
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    The Ebony Tower

    Richard Rodney Bennett
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    The Far Pavilions

    Carl Davis
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    The Jewel In The Crown

    George Fenton
    Original Television Music
  • Winner

    Did You See…?

    John Archer
    Programme/Series Without Category
    Nominee

    Arena

    Alan Yentob
    Programme/Series Without Category
    Nominee

    Clive James On Television

    Nicholas Barrett
    Programme/Series Without Category
    Nominee

    The South Bank Show

    Melvyn Bragg
    Programme/Series Without Category
  • Winner

    Mark Tully

    Mark Tully
    Richard Dimbleby Award
  • Winner

    Rupert And The Frog Song

    Geoff Dunbar
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Dangermouse

    • Brian Cosgrove
    • Mark Hall
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends

    • Britt Allcroft
    • David Mitton
    • Robert Cardona
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    The Wind In The Willows (Series)

    • Mark Hall
    • Brian Cosgrove
    Short Animation
  • Winner

    Threads

    Mick Jackson
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Doctor Fischer Of Geneva

    Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    The Ebony Tower

    Robert Knights
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Oxbridge Blues

    James Cellan Jones
    Single Drama
  • Winner

    Leon Griffiths

    Leon Griffiths
    Writer

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