BBC Scotland documentary, The Scheme, wins top prize at Bafta Scotland awards
The controversial documentary - The Scheme, made by Friel Kean Films for BBC Scotland, lifted the Factual Series prize at the annual Bafta Scotland awards ceremony in the Radisson Blu in Glasgow last night.
The programme, which followed the life and times of a number of families on a Kilmarnock housing estate, was lambasted in some quarters as “poverty porn”.
Jayd Johnson won the TV actor or actress award for her performance in Field of Blood, adapted from the Denisa Mina book.
Peter Mullen won two awards out of four nominations for his film Neds.
The full list of winners are below:
Children’s programme:
Big City Park
Current affairs:
The Walking Wounded
Entertainment programme:
Limmy’s Show
Single documentary:
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Factual series:
The Scheme
Live event coverage:
The Great Climb
Television drama:
Case Histories
Actor/Actress – television:
Jayd Johnson – Field of Blood
Outstanding contribution to broadcasting:
Eileen Gallagher (Shed Productions)
Game:
Quarrel
Animation:
Fixing Luka
Short Film:
I Love Luci
Outstanding contribution for craft (in memory of Robert McCann):
David Peat
The Cineworld Audience Award for Best Scottish Film:
Fast Romance
Writer:
Peter Mullan – Neds
Actor/actress – film:
James Cosmo – Donkeys
Director:
Peter Mullan – Neds
Feature Film:
Donkeys
Outstanding contribution to film:
Robbie Coltrane