The Stage

Sherlock wins best drama series at RTS Programme Awards

Published Wednesday 16 March 2011 at 08:29 by Matthew Hemley

BBC1’s Sherlock was named best drama series at last night’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards, beating Misfits and Downton Abbey.

Other winners at the ceremony, held to celebrate all genres of television, included Jim Broadbent, who picked up the prize for best actor for his performance in Any Human Heart. He beat David Tennant, who was nominated for Single Father, and Johnny Harris, who received a nod for This is England ‘86.

Harris’ co-star in This is England ‘86, Vicky McClure, was named best actress, beating Natalie Press for Five Daughters and Julie Walters for Mo, while Miranda Hart won the award for best comedy performance for Miranda on BBC2.

She beat James Buckley from The Inbetweeners and Tom Hollander, who was nominated for Rev.

Hart’s comedy also won the gong for best scripted comedy, beating The Inbetweeners and Rev.

Meanwhile, EastEnders was named best soap, and The Sarah Jane Adventures was named best children’s drama.

The award for best single drama went to BBC4’s The Road to Coronation Street, beating The Song of Lunch and Mo, while best drama serial was won by Five Daughters.

Jack Thorne and Shane Meadows won the award for best drama writer, for their work on This is England ‘86, and Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan won the award for best comedy writer for the BBC4 sitcom Getting On.

Other winners included The X Factor, which won the best entertainment prize, and Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art, which won the award for best arts programme.

The judges’ award went to Steven Moffat, writer of television shows such as Sherlock and Doctor Who, and the lifetime achievement award went to Peter Bennett-Jones, who founded television company Tiger Television, which later became Tiger Aspect.