Jack Thorne’s groundbreaking Netflix drama Adolescence has emerged as the frontrunner at this year’s Bafta TV awards, securing a total of 11 nominations. The show, which has already garnered wins at the Golden Globes and tells the story of a boy accused of killing his female classmate, made headlines around the world and prompted global discussions about the impact of the manosphere on young men.
Young star Owen Cooper is nominated for supporting actor, for his central role as Jamie, alongside his Adolescence co-star Ashley Walters (who starred as a detective), with further nominations including limited series and limited drama.
The series has earned star and co-creator Stephen Graham a nod in the leading actor category for his powerful performance as a father in despair, while Christine Tremarco (who played the mother of the boy) and Erin Doherty (who played a psychologist) are both recognised in the supporting actress category.
Disney+ series A Thousand Blows also features prominently, with seven nominations. Based on a true story, it depicts Jamaican immigrants navigating the bare-knuckle boxing circuit in London’s East End. Created by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight, the series is executive produced by Graham and his wife, actress Hannah Walters, through their company Matriarch Productions.
Doherty, who previously starred as Princess Anne in The Crown, secures a second Bafta TV nomination for her role as Mary Carr in A Thousand Blows, this time in the leading actress category. The series is also nominated for drama series and costume design across the television and TV craft awards.
Another double nominee is Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood, recognised in the supporting actress category for her role as Chelsea in Sky Atlantic’s The White Lotus. Her second nomination is in the leading actress category for Film Club, a comedy series she co-created and stars in alongside Suranne Jones.
The Star Wars series Andor has six craft nominations, while Northern Irish drama Trespasses also received six gongs, including best limited drama. The Celebrity Traitors, a ratings juggernaut for the BBC, secured five nominations, including best reality series and best entertainment performance for host Claudia Winkleman.
Comedian Alan Carr’s victory moment on The Celebrity Traitors is nominated for the memorable moment award, the only category voted for by the public. Other contenders include Jamie shouting at the psychologist in Adolescence, the poignant finale of Big Boys, a dramatic police ambush in Blue Lights, Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date in Last One Laughing, and a moment of self-discovery in What It Feels Like For A Girl.
In the current affairs category, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, a documentary initially commissioned and then shelved by the BBC over impartiality concerns before airing on Channel 4, received a nomination.
Bafta CEO Jane Millichip commented: “2025 has been an exceptional year for television, reflected in 124 nominated programmes that highlight the strength and originality of British storytelling. This year’s nominees demonstrate a medium at its creative peak. It’s especially exciting to see so many first-time performance nominees, showcasing the vibrant new talent shaping the future of our industry.”
Drama series
A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Blue Lights (BBC One)
Code of Silence (ITV1)
This City Is Ours (BBC One)
Limited drama
Adolescence (Netflix)
I Fought the Law (ITV1)
Trespasses (Channel 4)
What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
International
The Bear (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
The Studio (Apple TV)
The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Leading actress
Aimee Lou Wood, Film Club (BBC Three)
Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Jodie Whittaker, Toxic Town (Netflix)
Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
Sheridan Smith, I Fought the Law (ITV1)
Siân Brooke, Blue Lights (BBC One)
Leading actor
Colin Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Sky Atlantic)
Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
James Nelson-Joyce, This City is Ours (BBC One)
Matt Smith, The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
Taron Egerton, Smoke (Apple TV)
Actress in a comedy
Diane Morgan, Mandy (BBC Two)
Jennifer Saunders, Amandaland (BBC One)
Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go (BBC One)
Lucy Punch, Amandaland (BBC One)
Philippa Dunne, Amandaland (BBC One)
Rosie Jones, Pushers (Channel 4)
Actor in a comedy
Jim Howick, Here We Go (BBC One)
Jon Pointing, Big Boys (Channel 4)
Lenny Rush, Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice (BBC Three)
Oliver Savell, Changing Ends (ITV1)
Steve Coogan, How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
Supporting actress
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence (Netflix)
Chyna McQueen, Get Millie Black (Channel 4)
Emilia Jones, Task (Sky Atlantic)
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Reunion (BBC One)
Supporting actor
Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix)
Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)
Joshua McGuire, The Gold (BBC One)
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix)
Paddy Considine, MobLand (Paramount+)
Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)
Would I Lie to You? (BBC One)
Entertainment performance
Amanda Holden, Alan Carr, Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Job (BBC One)
Bob Mortimer, Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
Lee Mack, The 1% Club (ITV1)
Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs … (Sky Max)
Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle (Sky Max)
Scripted comedy
Amandaland (BBC One)
Big Boys (Channel 4)
How are you? It’s Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
Things You Should Have Done (BBC Three)
Specialist factual
Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two)
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (BBC Two)
Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV)
Reality
The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
Virgin Island (Channel 4)
Current affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War Exposure, (ITV1)
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money (ITV1)
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4)
Undercover in the Police: Panorama (BBC One)
Shortform
Donkey (BBC Three)
Hustle and Run (Channel 4)
Rocket fuel (BBC Three)
Zoners (BBC Three)
Factual entertainment
The Assembly (ITV1)
Go Back to Where You Came From (Channel 4)
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV)
Race Across the World (BBC One)
Factual series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries)Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4)See No Evil (Channel 4)The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1)
Live event coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One)
Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One)
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC One)
News coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak (BBC Two)
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4)
Sky News: Gaza: Fight for Survival (Sky News)
Single documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
Louis Theroux: The Settlers (BBC Two)
One Day in Southport (Channel 4)
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (BBC Two)
Soap
Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITVX)
EastEnders (BBC One)
Sports coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports Main Event)
The FA Cup Final (BBC One)
Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 (BBC One)
Wimbledon 2025 (BBC One)
Daytime
The Chase (ITV1)
Lorraine (ITV1)
Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two)
Scam Interceptors (BBC One)
Children’s non-scripted
A Real Bug’s Life (Disney+)
BooSnoo! (Sky Kids)
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks (CBBC)
World.War.Me (Sky News)
Children’s scripted
Crongton (BBC iPlayer)
Horrible Science (BBC iPlayer)
Shaun the Sheep (CBBC)
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)
Memorable moment
Adolescence: Jamie snaps at the psychologist (Netflix)
Big Boys: “I didn’t make it, did I?” (Channel 4)
Blue Lights: the police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness (BBC)
The Celebrity Traitors: Alan Carr wins (BBC)
Last One Laughing UK: Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade’s speed date (Prime Video)
What It Feels Like for a Girl: Byron leaves for Brighton to start uni, where she introduces herself as Paris (BBC)
Additional reporting by Press Association
