Antonia MatthewsBBC Wales
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Lost Boys and Fairies follows Gabriel (left) and Andy (right) on their journey to adopt a child
Lost Boys and Fairies has scooped five awards at the Bafta Cymru film and TV awards ceremony.
Siôn Daniel Young, who plays one half of a gay couple trying to adopt a child, won best actor for the musical drama, which was also awarded prizes for writing, editing and directing and best television drama.
Anna Maxwell Martin won the actress award for true crime drama Until I Kill You – which was filmed in Wales.
Bafta President the Prince of Wales addressed the awards ceremony in Newport, in a message which he recorded while visiting the set of Doctor Who.
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The Prince of Wales stepped inside the Dr Who Tardis during a visit to Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff last month
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Sion Daniel Young accepting the Actor award for Lost Boys and Fairies
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Daf James, who won the Writer Award, first started developing Lost Boys and Fairies in 2019
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Russell T Davies with his Outstanding Contribution to Television award
Other winners included writer Russell T Davies, who was recognised for a career that has seen him work on Doctor Who and acclaimed drama It’s a Sin, among other projects.
A message from the Prince of Wales was played at the awards hosted by TV presenter Owain Wyn Evans.
It was filmed while he visited Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff last month and toured the sets of BBC sci-fi show Doctor Who and upcoming BBC series The Other Bennet Sister.
He also met recipients of the Prince William Bursary, which supports young people pursuing a career in film or TV and helps to pay for things such as training courses, equipment and relocating.
“Our talent pipeline is world-renowned. And, whilst talent is everywhere, all too often opportunity is lacking,” he said in his message, adding that there were more than 50 bursary recipients in Wales.
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Anna Maxwell Martin won best actress
Journalist and Newyddion co-anchor Bethan Rhys Roberts was honoured with the Siân Phillips Award, which is presented for a significant contribution to film and television.
Previous Siân Phillips Award recipients include actress Rakie Ayola, actor Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies.
Roberts’ work as a journalist has taken her across the world, from war zones in Bosnia and Turkey to refugee camps in Sudan.
“What an honour to win in the name of a Welsh icon with such strong global standing,” she said.
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Bethan Rhys Roberts won Best Presenter award for Newyddion’s coverage of the 2024 general election
Roberts also won in the presenter category for her work on Etholiad 2024, Newyddion S4C’s coverage of the general election.
She said the award was down to Newyddion S4C’s “fantastic team”.
“There are so many people involved in an election programme – the pundits, the director and crew and the operations teams across the country – and to present something like that is a real privilege,” she said.
Reflecting on his award, Russell T Davies told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that he had been a “very lucky man.”
But he criticised broadcast media for its reluctance to engage with fierce opinion.
“If you say something remotely right wing, you have to balance it with something remotely left wing. That’s a constant but life isn’t like that,” he told the programme.
“I’ve seen a massive rise in compliance, where you are not allowed to express an opinion about anything anywhere in case someone gets upset.”
He said he thought “we are lying to viewers and listeners by portraying a world with balance that doesn’t exist”.
Other winners included:
Best writer: Daf James for Lost Boys and FairiesOutstanding contribution to television award: Russell T Davies Best director – Fiction: James Kent for Lost Boys and FairiesBest director – Factual: Luned Tonderai for Miriam: Death of a Reality StarBest news and current affairs programme: BBC Wales Investigates: Unmasked: Extreme Far RightBest short film: Mauled by a DogBest single documentary: Helmand: Tour of DutyBest photography and lighting – fiction: Stuart Biddlecombe for Mr BurtonBest entertainment programme: The Golden Cobra
