Awards & Winners

1987 British Academy Television Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1987 British Academy Television Awards. Check awards winners of 1987 British Academy Film and Television Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1987 British Academy Film and Television Awards

British Academy Television Award for Best Originality

Jane Hewland, Janet Street-Porter

Honored for : Network 7

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Nominee Nominated Work
Janet Street-Porter Network 7
Jane Hewland Network 7
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor

Michael Gambon

Honored for : The Singing Detective

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gambon The Singing Detective
Colin Blakely Screenplay
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
Denholm Elliott Screen Two
Hotel du Lac
Patrick Malahide The Singing Detective
Paul McGann The Monocled Mutineer
David Threlfall Paradise Postponed
British Academy Television Award for Best Children's Programme - Fiction or Entertainment

Peter Murphy

Honored for : Your Mother Wouldn't Like It

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Wolfe Blockbusters
Terrance Dicks David Copperfield (1986)
Barry Letts David Copperfield (1986)
Marilyn Fox The Cuckoo Sister
Paul Stone The Cuckoo Sister
Angela Beeching Jonny Briggs
Christine Secombe Jonny Briggs
Esta Charkham Robin of Sherwood
Paul Knight Robin of Sherwood
Peter Murphy Your Mother Wouldn't Like It
British Academy Television Award for Best Children's Programme - Factual

Mike Beynon

Honored for : The Really Wild Show

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Nominee Nominated Work
Biddy Baxter Blue Peter
Eric Rowan Newsround
Janie Grace No. 73
Nick Wilson Wide Awake Club
Albert Barber Windmill
Mike Beynon The Really Wild Show
British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Programme

Ray Butt, Sue Bysh

Honored for : Just Good Friends

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Butt Just Good Friends
Sue Bysh Just Good Friends
Vernon Lawrence Duty Free
Harold Snoad Ever Decreasing Circles
Ray Butt Only Fools and Horses
David Croft 'Allo 'Allo!
Sydney Lotterby Yes Minister
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial

Sally Head, Philip Saville

Honored for : The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Broke The Monocled Mutineer
Jim O'Brien The Monocled Mutineer
Jacqueline Davis Paradise Postponed
Alvin Rakoff Paradise Postponed
British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series

Ray Fitzwalter

Honored for : World in Action

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Fitzwalter World in Action
David Gill British Cinema: Personal View
Kevin Brownlow British Cinema: Personal View
Peter Chafer Crimewatch
Sam Organ Crimewatch
John Willis First Tuesday
Edward Mirzoeff 40 Minutes
Robin Brightwell Horizon
Melvyn Bragg The South Bank Show
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary

Claude Lanzmann

Honored for : Shoah

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Nominee Nominated Work
Claude Lanzmann Shoah
John Dollar Equinox
Prisoner of Consciousness
Paul Watson 40 Minutes
The Fishing Party
Alan Parker British Cinema: Personal View - A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Sandy Gall Viewpoint '86: Afghanistan: The Agony of A Nation
Robin Lough Omnibus
British Academy Television Award for Best Foreign Television Programme

Edgar Reitz

Honored for : Heimat
British Academy Television Huw Wheldon Award

Gerald Scarfe

Honored for : Arena
(Scarfe on Scarfe)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gerald Scarfe Arena
Scarfe on Scarfe
Christopher Ralling Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
Nick Gray Dirk Bogarde: Above The Title
Michael Houldey Omnibus
The Bolshoi Ballet
Michael Houldey Great Performances
Sondheim On Broadway - Follies: Four Days In New York
David Hinton The South Bank Show
Michael Powell
Alan Benson The South Bank Show
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama

Sue Birtwistle, Giles Foster

Honored for : Screen Two
(Hotel du Lac)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sue Birtwistle Screen Two
Hotel Du Lac
Giles Foster Screen Two
Hotel Du Lac
Brenda Reid Screenplay
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
Jane Howell Screenplay
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
Les Blair London's Burning
Paul Knight London's Burning
Kenith Trodd Past Caring
Richard Eyre Past Caring
Innes Lloyd The Good Doctor Bodkin Adams
Richard Stroud The Good Doctor Bodkin Adams
Innes Lloyd Screen Two
The Insurance Man
Richard Eyre Screen Two
The Insurance Man
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actress

Anna Massey

Honored for : Screen Two
(For episode Hotel du Lac (#2.8).)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Julie T. Wallace The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Alison Steadman The Singing Detective
Wendy Hiller All Passion Spent
Patricia Hodge Screen Two
For episode \"Hotel du Lac (#2.8)\".
Joan Hickson Agatha Christie's Marple
Anna Massey Screen Two
For episode \"Hotel du Lac\"
British Academy Television Award for Best Animated Film

Dave Edwards, Robin Lyons

Honored for : SuperTed

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dave Edwards SuperTed
Robin Lyons SuperTed
Brian Cosgrove DangerMouse
Mark Hall DangerMouse
David G. Hillier The Max Headroom Show
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Martin Pullen Paddington Bear
Paddington Goes To School (Special)
Robert D. Cardona Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
David Mitton Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Brian Cosgrove The Wind in the Willows
Mark Hall The Wind in the Willows
British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage

Stewart Purvis

Honored for : Channel 4 News

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stewart Purvis Channel 4 News
David Nicholas ITV News at Ten
News At Ten: Coverage Of The American Bombing Raid On Libya
Richard Tait Newsnight
Rick Thompson BBC Nine O'Clock News
Nominee: Rick Thompson And The Production Team","Nine O'Clock News: Coverage Of The American Bombing Raid On Libya
Caroline van den Brul Hospital Watch
Fiona Holmes Hospital Watch
Timothy P. Marshall The Royal Wedding
Timothy P. Marshall The Queen In China
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme

Geoff Posner

Honored for : Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

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Nominee Nominated Work
Geoff Posner Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
John Kilby Alas Smith and Jones
Nicholas Barrett Clive James on Television
Gordon Elsbury Entertainment USA
Geoffrey Perkins Spitting Image
John Lloyd Spitting Image
Denise O'Donoghue Who Dares Wins
Andy Hamilton Who Dares Wins
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance

Nigel Hawthorne

Honored for : Yes, Prime Minister

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Eddington Yes, Prime Minister
Nigel Hawthorne Yes, Prime Minister
David Jason Only Fools and Horses
Nicholas Lyndhurst Only Fools and Horses
Julie Walters Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Victoria Wood Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
British Academy Television Richard Dimbleby Award
British Academy Television Desmond Davis Award for Services to Television
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series

Sally Head, Philip Saville

Honored for : The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kenith Trodd The Singing Detective
John Harris The Singing Detective
Jon Amiel The Singing Detective
Ken Riddington A Very Peculiar Practice
David Tucker A Very Peculiar Practice
Sally Head The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Philip Saville The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Colin Rogers All Passion Spent
Martin Friend All Passion Spent
Richard Broke The Monocled Mutineer
Jim O'Brien The Monocled Mutineer
Jacqueline Davis Paradise Postponed
Alvin Rakoff Paradise Postponed
Kenith Trodd The Singing Detective
John Harris The Singing Detective
Jon Amiel The Singing Detective
Ken Riddington A Very Peculiar Practice
David Tucker A Very Peculiar Practice
British Academy Television Award for Best Short Animation

Dave Edwards, Robin Lyons

Honored for : SuperTed

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dave Edwards SuperTed
Robin Lyons SuperTed
Brian Cosgrove DangerMouse
Mark Hall DangerMouse
David G. Hillier The Max Headroom Show
For episode \"Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey\"
Martin Pullen Paddington Bear
For the special \"Paddington Goes to School\"
Robert D. Cardona Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
David Mitton Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Brian Cosgrove The Wind in the Willows
Mark Hall The Wind in the Willows