British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series (British Academy Television Awards)

British Academy Television Awards

The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards, the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described on the official BAFTA website as being open to drama series which are "of more than one episode where stand-alone storylines conclude within each episode, but in which the main characters and context continue throughout the series. Only one episode of a series may be entered." The award was first given in 1992, for the awards covering programmes screened in 1991. Prior to this, drama series had been included in a joint "Best Drama Series or Serial" category with serials. From 1992 onwards, they were split in two, with a separate Best Drama Serial category also established. Inspector Morse, Cracker, The Cops and The Street have all won the category twice, all of them in successive years.

Check all the winners of British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series presented under British Academy Television Awards since 1966 .

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Broadchurch

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Emile Sherman	Top of the Lake
Iain Canning	Top of the Lake
Jane Campion	Top of the Lake
Philippa Campbell	Top of the Lake
Tom Bidwell	My Mad Fat Diary
Roanna Benn	My Mad Fat Diary
Jude Liknaitzky	My Mad Fat Diary
Greg Brenman	My Mad Fat Diary
	Broadchurch
	The Village

Karen Lewis, Euros Lyn, Sally Wainwright, Nicola Shindler

Honored for : Last Tango in Halifax

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sally Wainwright	Last Tango in Halifax
Nicola Shindler	Last Tango in Halifax
Euros Lyn	Last Tango in Halifax
Karen Lewis	Last Tango in Halifax
Richard Warlow	Ripper Street
Tom Shankland	Ripper Street
Will Gould	Ripper Street
Stephen Smallwood	Ripper Street
	Scott & Bailey Nominee: Production Team
Hilary Salmon	Silk
Peter Moffat	Silk
Richard Stokes	Silk
Jeremy Webb	Silk

Farren Blackburn, Susan Hogg, Caroline Skinner, Jack Thorne

Honored for : The Fades

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Murray Ferguson	Misfits
Petra Fried	Misfits
Howard Overman	Misfits
Matt Strevens	Misfits
Ben Caron	Scott & Bailey
Diane Taylor	Scott & Bailey
Yvonne Francas	Scott & Bailey
Sally Wainwright	Scott & Bailey
Sam Vincent	Spooks
Jonathan Brackley	Spooks
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks
Jane Featherstone	Spooks
Farren Blackburn	The Fades
Susan Hogg	The Fades
Jack Thorne	The Fades
Caroline Skinner	The Fades

Sue Vertue, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, Mark Gatiss

Honored for : Sherlock

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sue Vertue	Sherlock
Steven Moffat	Sherlock
Beryl Vertue	Sherlock
Mark Gatiss	Sherlock
Rob Pursey	Being Human
Philip Trethowan	Being Human
Toby Whithouse	Being Human
Colin Teague	Being Human
Nigel Marchant	Downton Abbey
Liz Trubridge	Downton Abbey
Gareth Neame	Downton Abbey
Julian Fellowes	Downton Abbey
Kate Crowe	Misfits
Howard Overman	Misfits
Murray Ferguson	Misfits
Petra Fried	Misfits

Howard Overman

Honored for : Misfits

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob Pursey	Being Human
Toby Whithouse	Being Human
Matthew Bouch	Being Human
Colin Teague	Being Human
Howard Overman	Misfits
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks
Jane Featherstone	Spooks
Andrew Woodhead	Spooks
Chris Fry	Spooks
Magali Gibert	Spooks
Karen Wilson	Spooks
Jimmy McGovern	The Street
Sita Williams	The Street
Roxy Spencer	The Street
David Blair	The Street

Richard Cottan, Kenneth Branagh, Philip Martin, Francis Hopkinson

Honored for : Wallander

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Phil Collinson	Doctor Who
Russell T Davies	Doctor Who
Julie Gardner	Doctor Who
Susie Liggat	Doctor Who
Paul Abbott	Shameless
George Faber	Shameless
John Griffin	Shameless
Johann Knobel	Shameless
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks
Andrew Woodhead	Spooks
Chris Fry	Spooks
Jane Featherstone	Spooks
Katie Swinden	Spooks
Leila Kirkpatrick	Spooks
Sarah Brandist	Spooks
Richard Cottan	Wallander
Kenneth Branagh	Wallander
Philip Martin	Wallander
Francis Hopkinson	Wallander

Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, Terry McDonough, John Chapman

Honored for : The Street

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jane Featherstone	Life on Mars
Matthew Graham	Life on Mars
Claire Parker	Life on Mars
Marcus Wilson	Life on Mars
Cameron Roach	Life on Mars
John P. Melfi	Rome
Anne Thomopoulos	Rome
Bruno Heller	Rome
Tim Van Patten	Rome
Jamie Brittain	Skins
Bryan Elsley	Skins
Jimmy McGovern	The Street
Sita Williams	The Street
Terry McDonough	The Street
John Chapman	The Street

Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, David Blair, Ken Horn

Honored for : The Street

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jane Featherstone	Life on Mars
Matthew Graham	Life on Mars
Claire Parker	Life on Mars
Marcus Wilson	Life on Mars
Paul Abbott	Shameless
Charles Pattinson	Shameless
George Faber	Shameless
Matt Jones	Shameless
John Griffin	Shameless
Johnny Capps	Sugar Rush
Julian Murphy	Sugar Rush
Lowri Glain	Sugar Rush
Anne Boyd	Sugar Rush
Jimmy McGovern	The Street
Sita Williams	The Street
David Blair	The Street
Ken Horn	The Street

Phil Collinson, Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner

Honored for : Doctor Who

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Redhead	Bodies
Sue de Beauvoir	Bodies
Jed Mercurio	Bodies
Phil Collinson	Doctor Who
Russell T Davies	Doctor Who
Julie Gardner	Doctor Who
Paul Abbott	Shameless
Charles Pattinson	Shameless
George Faber	Shameless
Matt Jones	Shameless
Susan Dunn	Shameless
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks
Jane Featherstone	Spooks
Andrew Woodhead	Spooks
Charles Hubbard	Spooks
Lucy Richer	Spooks

Paul Abbott, George Faber, Matt Jones, Charles Pattinson, Susan Dunn, Diana Barton, Emma Burge

Honored for : Shameless

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Redhead	Bodies
Sue de Beauvoir	Bodies
Jed Mercurio	Bodies
Ann Harrison-Baxter	Conviction
Gareth Neame	Conviction
Noelle Morris	Conviction
Nicola Shindler	Conviction
Paul Abbott	Shameless
Charles Pattinson	Shameless
George Faber	Shameless
Matt Jones	Shameless
Susan Dunn	Shameless
Diana Barton	Shameless
Emma Burge	Shameless
Jane Featherstone	Spooks
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks
Andrew Woodhead	Spooks

Kath Mattock

Honored for : Buried

(Winner: Production Team)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kath Mattock	Buried Nominee: Production Team
	Clocking Off Nominee: Production Team
	Foyle's War Nominee: Production Team
Trevor Hopkins	William and Mary
Stuart Orme	William and Mary
Mick Ford	William and Mary

Simon Crawford Collins, Jane Featherstone, Gareth Neame, Leila Kirkpatrick, Stephen Garrett

Honored for : Spooks

(Production Team)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Simon Crawford Collins	Spooks Winner: Production Team
Jane Featherstone	Spooks Winner: Production Team
Gareth Neame	Spooks Winner: Production Team
Leila Kirkpatrick	Spooks Winner: Production Team
Stephen Garrett	Spooks Winner: Production Team
Nicola Shindler	Clocking Off Production Team
Juliet Charlesworth	Clocking Off Production Team
Gareth Neame	Clocking Off Production Team
Debbie Horsfield	Cutting It
Diederick Santer	Cutting It
Andy de Emmony	Cutting It
Jane Fallon	Teachers
Rhonda Smith	Teachers

Andy Harries, Spencer Campbell, Mike Bullen

Honored for : Cold Feet

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carolyn Reynolds	At Home with the Braithwaites
Jacky Stoller	At Home with the Braithwaites
Sally Wainwright	At Home with the Braithwaites
Nicola Shindler	Clocking Off
Juliet Charlesworth	Clocking Off
Paul Abbott	Clocking Off
Andy Harries	Cold Feet
Spencer Campbell	Cold Feet
Mike Bullen	Cold Feet
Madonna Baptiste	Tales from Pleasure Beach
Edmund Coulthard	Tales from Pleasure Beach
Roger Williams	Tales from Pleasure Beach

Nicola Shindler, Ann Harrison-Baxter, Paul Abbott

Honored for : Clocking Off

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nicola Shindler	Clocking Off
Ann Harrison-Baxter	Clocking Off
Paul Abbott	Clocking Off
Eric Coulter	The Cops
Tony Garnett	The Cops
Francis Hopkinson	The Cops
Kay Mellor	Fat Friends
Gareth Morgan	Fat Friends
Liza Marshall	The Sins
William Ivory	The Sins

Eric Coulter, Tony Garnett, Francis Hopkinson

Honored for : The Cops

(Winner: Production Team)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eric Coulter	The Cops Nominee: Production Team
Tony Garnett	The Cops Nominee: Production Team
Francis Hopkinson	The Cops Nominee: Production Team
Christine Langan	Cold Feet
Mike Bullen	Cold Feet
Greg Brenman	Playing the Field
Hugh Warren	Playing the Field
Kay Mellor	Playing the Field
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo	Psychos Nominee: Production Team
Chrissy Skinns	Psychos Nominee: Production Team

Eric Coulter, Harry Bradbeer, Alrick Riley

Honored for : The Cops

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eric Coulter	The Cops
Harry Bradbeer	The Cops
Alrick Riley	The Cops
Verity Lambert	Jonathan Creek
Keith Washington	Jonathan Creek
David Renwick	Jonathan Creek
Sandy Johnson	Jonathan Creek
Greg Brenman	Playing the Field
Catherine Morshead	Playing the Field
Paul Seed	Playing the Field
Kay Mellor	Playing the Field
Jane Fallon	Undercover Heart
John Strickland	Undercover Heart
Richard Signy	Undercover Heart
Peter Bowker	Undercover Heart

Susan Belbin, Sandy Johnson, Marcus Mortimer, David Renwick

Honored for : Jonathan Creek

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Catherine Wearing	Common As Muck
Metin Hüseyin	Common As Muck
William Ivory	Common As Muck
Jane Featherstone	Touching Evil
Paul Abbott	Touching Evil
Richard Laxton	Wing and a Prayer
Robin Shepperd	Wing and a Prayer
Matthew Hall	Wing and a Prayer
Jacinta Peel	Wing and a Prayer
Susan Belbin	Jonathan Creek
Sandy Johnson	Jonathan Creek
Marcus Mortimer	Jonathan Creek
David Renwick	Jonathan Creek

Jane Harris, Corinne Hollingworth

Honored for : EastEnders

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jane Harris	EastEnders
Corinne Hollingworth	EastEnders
Joy Lale	Ballykissangel
Deirdre Keir	Hamish Macbeth
Jane Fallon	This Life

Hilary Bevan Jones

Honored for : Cracker

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Hilary Bevan Jones	Cracker
Chris Griffin	All Quiet on the Preston Front
Tim Firth	All Quiet on the Preston Front
Don Leaver	A Touch of Frost
Paul Marcus	Prime Suspect The Lost Child

Paul Abbott

Honored for : Cracker

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paul Abbott	Cracker
Michael Chapman	The Bill
John Chapman	Common As Muck
William Ivory	Common As Muck
Simon R. Lewis	Sharpe
Tom Clegg	Sharpe

Peter Norris

Honored for : Between the Lines

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Norris	Between the Lines
Geraint Morris	Casualty
Michael Ferguson	Casualty
Gub Neal	Cracker
Jimmy McGovern	Cracker
Liz Trubridge	The Riff Raff Element
Simon Cellan Jones	The Riff Raff Element
Jeremy Ancock	The Riff Raff Element
Debbie Horsfield	The Riff Raff Element

Deirdre Keir

Honored for : Inspector Morse

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Norris	Between the Lines
Geraint Morris	Casualty
Deirdre Keir	Inspector Morse
Clive Exton	Jeeves and Wooster
Brian Eastman	Jeeves and Wooster
Ferdinand Fairfax	Jeeves and Wooster

David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood

Honored for : Inspector Morse

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood	Inspector Morse
Geraint Morris	Casualty
Brian Eastman	Agatha Christie's Poirot
Martin McKeand	Spender

Jeanette Winterson, Phillippa Giles, Beeban Kidron

Honored for : Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jeanette Winterson	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Phillippa Giles	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Beeban Kidron	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Brian Eastman	Agatha Christie's Poirot
Andrew Davies	House of Cards
Ken Riddington	House of Cards
Paul Seed	House of Cards
David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood	Inspector Morse

Simon Moore, Brian Eastman, Alastair Reid

Honored for : Traffik

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Simon Moore	Traffik
Brian Eastman	Traffik
Alastair Reid	Traffik
Chris Burt	Inspector Morse
Andrew Davies	Mother Love
Ken Riddington	Mother Love
Simon Langton	Mother Love
John Mortimer	Summer's Lease
Colin Rogers	Summer's Lease
Martin Friend	Summer's Lease

Alan Plater, Ann Skinner, Sally Hibbin, Mick Jackson

Honored for : A Very British Coup

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alan Plater	A Very British Coup
Ann Skinner	A Very British Coup
Sally Hibbin	A Very British Coup
Mick Jackson	A Very British Coup
Peter Flannery	Blind Justice
Michael Wearing	Blind Justice
Rob Walker	Blind Justice
Michael Whyte	Blind Justice
John Mortimer	Rumpole of the Bailey
Jacqueline Davis	Rumpole of the Bailey
Alan Bennett	Talking Heads
Innes Lloyd	Talking Heads

Andy Park, Tony Smith

Honored for : Tutti Frutti

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andy Park	Tutti Frutti
Tony Smith	Tutti Frutti
Betty Willingale	Fortunes of War
James Cellan Jones	Fortunes of War
Colin Rogers	A Perfect Spy
Peter Smith	A Perfect Spy
Brian Eastman	Porterhouse Blue
Robert Knights	Porterhouse Blue

Sally Head, Philip Saville

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

Nominations 1987 »

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

Michael Wearing, Martin Campbell

Honored for : Edge of Darkness

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Wearing	Edge of Darkness
Martin Campbell	Edge of Darkness
John Harris	Bleak House
Betty Willingale	Bleak House
Ross Devenish	Bleak House
George Taylor	Minder
Mark Shivas	The Price
Peter Smith	The Price

Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien

Honored for : The Jewel in the Crown

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Christopher Morahan	The Jewel in the Crown
Jim O'Brien	The Jewel in the Crown
Martin McKeand	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
George Taylor	Minder
Ken Riddington	Tenko

Andrew Brown, Jim Goddard

Honored for : Kennedy

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Brown	Kennedy
Jim Goddard	Kennedy
Martin McKeand	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Jacqueline Davis	Rumpole of the Bailey
Linda Agran	Widows
Ian Toynton	Widows

Michael Wearing, Philip Saville

Honored for : Boys from the Blackstuff

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Wearing	Boys from the Blackstuff
Philip Saville	Boys from the Blackstuff
Jonathan Powell	The Barchester Chronicles
David Giles	The Barchester Chronicles
Lloyd Shirley	Minder
George Taylor	Minder
Jonathan Powell	Smiley's People
Simon Langton	Smiley's People

Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Honored for : Brideshead Revisited

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Derek Granger	Brideshead Revisited
Charles Sturridge	Brideshead Revisited
Michael Lindsay-Hogg	Brideshead Revisited
Michael Wearing	The History Man
Robert Knights	The History Man
Philip Hinchcliffe	Private Schulz
Robert Chetwyn	Private Schulz
Richard Broke	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Ferdinand Fairfax	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Peter Goodchild, Barry Davis

Honored for : Oppenheimer

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Goodchild	Oppenheimer
Barry Davis	Oppenheimer
Robert Banks Stewart	Shoestring
Jonathan Powell	Therese Raquin
Simon Langton	Therese Raquin
Ken Riddington	To Serve Them All My Days

Jonathan Powell, Moira Armstrong

Honored for : Testament of Youth

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Powell	Testament of Youth
Moira Armstrong	Testament of Youth
Jacqueline Davis	Rumpole of the Bailey
Mark Shivas	Telford's Change
Barry Davis	Telford's Change
Jonathan Powell	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Irvin	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Andrew Brown, Waris Hussein

Honored for : Edward and Mrs Simpson

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Brown	Edward and Mrs Simpson
Waris Hussein	Edward and Mrs Simpson
Bill Sellars	All Creatures Great and Small
Jack Williams	Lillie
Kenith Trodd	Pennies from Heaven
Piers Haggard	Pennies from Heaven

Peter Goodchild, John Glenister

Honored for : Marie Curie

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Goodchild	Marie Curie
John Glenister	Marie Curie
Peter Eckersley	Hard Times
John Irvin	Hard Times
Verity Lambert	The Norman Conquests
Herbert Wise	The Norman Conquests
Andrew Osborn	When the Boat Comes In

Andrew Brown

Honored for : Rock Follies

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Brown	Rock Follies
John Hawkesworth	The Duchess of Duke Street
Mark Shivas	The Glittering Prizes
Martin Lisemore	I, Claudius
Herbert Wise	I, Claudius
Leonard Lewis	When the Boat Comes In

Cecil Clarke, John Gorrie

Honored for : Edward the Seventh

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Cecil Clarke	Edward the Seventh
John Gorrie	Edward the Seventh
Tony Garnett	Days of Hope
Ken Loach	Days of Hope
Ted Childs	The Sweeney
John Hawkesworth	Upstairs, Downstairs

James Ormerod

Honored for : South Riding

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James Ormerod	South Riding
James Cellan Jones	jennie

John Hawkesworth

Honored for : Upstairs, Downstairs

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Hawkesworth	Upstairs, Downstairs
Derek Granger	Country Matters
Irene Shubik	Wessex Tales
Peter Graham Scott	The Onedin Line

Derek Granger

Honored for : Country Matters

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Hawkesworth	Upstairs, Downstairs
Derek Granger	Country Matters
Gerard Glaister	Colditz

John Hawkesworth

Honored for : Upstairs, Downstairs

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Hawkesworth	Upstairs, Downstairs
Derek Granger	Country Matters
Gerard Glaister	Colditz

John Hawkesworth

Honored for : Upstairs, Downstairs

(Episode 1)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Claude Whatham	Cider with Rosie
James Cellan Jones	Eyeless in Gaza
Patrick Garland	The Snow Goose
John Hawkesworth	Upstairs, Downstairs

Philip Mackie

Honored for : ITV Play of the Week

(Women Beware Women)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Philip Mackie	Paris 1900

Silvio Narizzano

Honored for : Story Parade

(Old Boys, The)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Philip Mackie	Paris 1900