News: RTS wins for Catastrophe

C4's Catastrophe and E4's Chewing Gum were among the big winners at the RTS Awards last night.

Catastrophe, by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, won Best Scripted Comedy and Comedy Writing. Michaela Coel was awarded Breakthrough Performance of the Year as well as Best Comedy Performance for Chewing Gum.

ITV favourites Ant & Dec won Best Entertainment Performance..

Lenny Henry was awarded an RTS Fellowship and presented with the Judges Award in recognition of his work in increasing minority representation in the television industry.

Accepting the award, he said, "I'm truly hopeful that this award is a pan-industry acknowledgement that diversity must be at the heart of our industry now and most importantly in the future."

For all the winners click here.

 

 

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