The Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards have been announced at a ceremony this evening at the Royal College of Physicians in London, hosted by comedian, writer, musician, actor and presenter, Rachel Parris.
Michael Spicer (pictured), who also presented an award, was winner of Best Online Comedy for his The Room Next Door – Boris Johnson Resignation Speech.
Best Radio Comedy was Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen by David Quantick.
Best Long Form TV Drama was This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay.
Best TV Situation Comedy was Big Boys by Jack Rooke.
Best Children’s TV Episode went to Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery for Dodger, Episode 9, Dosh.
For a full list of winners click here.
This year’s winners join a long list of previous Writers’ Guild Awards recipients which include Caryl Churchill, Russell T Davies, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke, Kay Mellor, Spike Milligan, Anthony Minghella, Harold Pinter, Terry Pratchett, Salman Rushdie, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Sir Tom Stoppard, Sally Wainwright, Victoria Wood and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (see an archive of all previous winners since 1961 here).
During the ceremony WGGB Chair Lisa Holdsworth paid tribute to Kay Mellor, and WGGB Treasurer Gail Renard paid tribute to Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell, with further tributes to other WGGB members who had sadly died in the last year.