Adolescence makes history at Bafta TV Awards

Adolescence makes history at Bafta TV AwardsJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIan YoungsCulture reporterEPAAdolescence star Owen Cooper won best supporting actor at 16Netflix drama Adolescence was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards on Sunday, while The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing also scooped a share of the glory.The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing won two prizes each, while Adolescence took four - the most Baftas ever won by a show in a single year.The hard-hitting drama, which became a national talking point when it was released in March 2025, was named best limited series, and there were acting honours for its stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco.At 16, Cooper is the youngest ever winner of the award for best supporting actor.A little help from his friendsGetty ImagesThe cast and makers of Adolescence posed with their Bafta trophiesCooper's Bafta can go alongside the Emmy, Golden Globe, National Television Award, Royal Television Society and Actor Awards he has already won for playing a boy accused of murdering a female classmate.In his acceptance speech, the rising star paid tribute to The Beatles."In the words of John Lennon, you won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it," he said."So in my eyes I think you only need three things to succeed: one, you need an obsession; two, you need a dream; and, three, you need the Beatles."Graham was named best leading actor for playing Cooper's on-screen dad, and Tremarco won best supporting actress for playing his mum.It was Graham's first Bafta win after seven previous nominations.He said: "We're not digging holes, we're not digging ditches, we're not saving lives, but we have to opportunity to tell the human condition, and we have the obligation to tell beautiful stories and we need to keep that going."Actress wins for Zaghari-Ratcliffe dramaGetty ImagesThe real Nazanin Zaghari-R...