The Bafta TV Awards 2026 have crowned the best of British television, with Netflix's 'Adolescence' taking the top drama prize and Steve Coogan winning best male comedy performance for 'How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge)'. The ceremony, held in London, celebrated a diverse range of programmes from the past year.
'Adolescence' was named Best Drama Series, beating competition from 'I Fought the Law', 'Trespasses', and 'What It Feels Like for a Girl'. Stephen Graham won Best Actor for his role in the series, while Owen Cooper took Best Supporting Actor. Christine Tremarco won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the same show.
In comedy, 'Amandaland' won Best Scripted Comedy, and Steve Coogan was named Best Male Comedy Performance. Katherine Parkinson won Best Female Comedy Performance for 'Here We Go'. 'Last One Laughing UK' won Best Comedy Entertainment Programme, and Bob Mortimer was named Best Comedy Entertainment Performance.
Other notable winners include 'Code of Silence' for Best International Series, 'The Studio' for Best International Programme, and 'The Celebrity Traitors' for Best Reality and Constructed Factual. 'Go Back to Where You Came From' won Best Features, and 'Grenfell: Uncovered' took Best Single Documentary.
In factual categories, 'Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz' won Best Specialist Factual, and 'Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War' won Best News Coverage. 'EastEnders' was named Best Soap and Continuing Drama, and 'World.War.Me' won Best Children's Programme. 'Crongton' took Best International Animation.
