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1987 - Results

Television Awards

1987 Results

  • Winner

    Michael Gambon

    The Singing Detective
    Actor
    Nominee

    Patrick Malahide

    The Singing Detective
    Actor
    Nominee

    Paul McGann

    The Monocled Mutineer
    Actor
    Nominee

    David Threlfall

    Paradise Postponed
    Actor
    Nominee

    Colin Blakely

    Drums Along Balmoral Drive
    Actor
    Nominee

    Denholm Elliott

    Hotel Du Lac
    Actor
  • Winner

    Anna Massey

    Hotel Du Lac
    Actress
    Nominee

    Joan Hickson

    Murder At The Vicarage
    Actress
    Nominee

    Wendy Hiller

    All Passion Spent
    Actress
    Nominee

    Patricia Hodge

    Hotel Du Lac
    Actress
    Nominee

    Alison Steadman

    The Singing Detective
    Actress
    Nominee

    Julie T Wallace

    The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil
    Actress
  • Winner

    Your Mother Wouldn't Like It

    Peter Murphy
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    The Cuckoo Sister

    • Paul Stone
    • Marilyn Fox
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    David Copperfield

    • Terrance Dicks
    • Barry Letts
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    Jonny Briggs

    • Angela Beeching
    • Christine Secombe
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    Robin Of Sherwood

    • Esta Charkham
    • Paul Knight
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
    Nominee

    Blockbusters

    Tony Wolfe
    Children's Programme - Entertainment/Drama
  • Winner

    The Really Wild Show

    Mike Beynon
    Children's Programme - Factual
    Nominee

    Windmill

    Albert Barber
    Children's Programme - Factual
    Nominee

    Blue Peter

    Biddy Baxter
    Children's Programme - Factual
    Nominee

    John Craven's Newsround

    Eric Rowan
    Children's Programme - Factual
    Nominee

    No.73

    Janie Grace
    Children's Programme - Factual
    Nominee

    The Wide Awake Club

    Nick Wilson
    Children's Programme - Factual
  • Winner

    Just Good Friends

    • Ray Butt
    • Sue Bysh
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Allo 'Allo

    David Croft
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Duty Free

    Vernon Lawrence
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Ever Decreasing Circles

    Harold Snoad
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Only Fools And Horses

    Ray Butt
    Comedy Series
    Nominee

    Yes, Prime Minister

    Sydney Lotterby
    Comedy Series
  • Winner

    David Rose

    David Rose
    Desmond Davis Award
  • Winner

    The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil

    • Sally Head
    • Philip Saville
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    Paradise Postponed

    • Jacqueline Davis
    • Alvin Rakoff
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    The Singing Detective

    • Kenith Trodd
    • John Harris
    • Jon Amiel
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    A Very Peculiar Practice

    • Ken Riddington
    • David Tucker
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    All Passion Spent

    • Colin Rogers
    • Martyn Friend
    Drama Series
    Nominee

    The Monocled Mutineer

    • Richard Broke
    • Jim O’Brien
    Drama Series
  • Winner

    World In Action

    Ray Fitzwalter
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    British Cinema: Personal View

    • David Gill
    • Kevin Brownlow
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Crimewatch

    • Sam Organ
    • Peter Chafer
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    First Tuesday

    John Willis
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Forty Minutes

    Edward Mirzoeff
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    Horizon

    Robin Brightwell
    Factual Series
    Nominee

    The South Bank Show

    Melvyn Bragg
    Factual Series
  • Winner

    Shoah

    Claude Lanzmann
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Winner

    Shoah

    Claude Lanzmann
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Omnibus: The Mission

    Robin Lough
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Forty Minutes: The Fishing Party

    Paul Watson
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Equinox: Prisoner Of Consciousness

    John Dollar
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    British Cinema: Personal View - A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

    Alan Parker
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Viewpoint '86: Afghanistan: The Agony Of A Nation

    Sandy Gall
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    British Cinema: Personal View - A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

    Alan Parker
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Equinox: Prisoner Of Consciousness

    John Dollar
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Forty Minutes: The Fishing Party

    Paul Watson
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Omnibus: The Mission

    Robin Lough
    Flaherty Documentary Award
    Nominee

    Viewpoint '86: Afghanistan: The Agony Of A Nation

    Sandy Gall
    Flaherty Documentary Award
  • Winner

    Heimat

    Edgar Reitz
    Foreign Television Programme
  • Winner

    Arena: Scarfe On Scarfe

    Gerald Scarfe
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    Omnibus: The Bolshoi Ballet

    Michael Houldey
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    Sondheim On Broadway - Follies: Four Days In New York

    Michael Houldey
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    The South Bank Show: Michael Powell

    David Hinton
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    The South Bank Show: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story

    Alan Benson
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    Chasing A Rainbow: The Life Of Josephine Baker

    Christopher Ralling
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
    Nominee

    Dirk Bogarde - Above The Title

    Nick Gray
    Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme
  • Winner

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

    Geoff Posner
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Alas Smith And Jones

    John Kilby
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Clive James On Television

    Nicholas Barrett
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Entertainment USA

    Gordon Elsbury
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Spitting Image

    • John Lloyd
    • Geoffrey Perkins
    Light Entertainment
    Nominee

    Who Dares Wins

    • Denise O'Donoghue
    • Andy Hamilton
    Light Entertainment
  • Winner

    Nigel Hawthorne

    Yes, Prime Minister
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Paul Eddington

    Yes, Prime Minister
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    David Jason

    Only Fools And Horses
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Nicholas Lyndhurst

    Only Fools And Horses
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Julie Walters

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
    Light Entertainment Performance
    Nominee

    Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
    Light Entertainment Performance
  • Winner

    Channel 4 News

    Stewart Purvis
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    Nine O'Clock News: Coverage Of The American Bombing Raid On Libya

    Rick Thompson And The Production Team
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    The Queen In China

    Tim Marshall
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    The Royal Wedding

    Tim Marshall
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    Hospital Watch

    • Fiona Holmes
    • Caroline Van Den Brul
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    News At Ten: Coverage Of The American Bombing Raid On Libya

    David Nicholas
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
    Nominee

    Newsnight

    Richard Tait
    News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
  • Winner

    The Monocled Mutineer

    George Fenton
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    Fire And Ice

    Carl Davis
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    Hotel Du Lac

    Carl Davis
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    The Insurance Man

    Ilona Sekacz
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil

    Peter Filleul
    Original Television Music
    Nominee

    Lost Empires

    Derek Hilton
    Original Television Music
  • Winner

    Network 7

    Originality
  • Winner

    Melvyn Bragg

    Melvyn Bragg
    Richard Dimbleby Award
  • Winner

    Superted

    • David Edwards
    • Robin Lyons
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Wind In The Willows

    • Brian Cosgrove
    • Mark Hall
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Dangermouse

    • Brian Cosgrove
    • Mark Hall
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends

    • Robert Cardona
    • David Mitton
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Paddington Goes To School (Special)

    Martin Pullen
    Short Animation
    Nominee

    Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey

    David G Hillier
    Short Animation
  • Winner

    Hotel Du Lac

    • Sue Birtwistle
    • Giles Foster
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Drums Along Balmoral Drive

    • Brenda Reid
    • Jane Howell
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    The Good Doctor Bodkin Adams

    • Innes Lloyd
    • Richard Stroud
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    The Insurance Man

    • Innes Lloyd
    • Richard Eyre
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    London's Burning

    • Paul Knight
    • Les Blair
    Single Drama
    Nominee

    Past Caring

    • Kenith Trodd
    • Richard Eyre
    Single Drama
  • Winner

    John Sullivan

    John Sullivan
    Writer

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