The British show's 16-year-old star Owen Cooper took both breakthrough and supporting actor in the male categories for his performance as teenage murder suspect Jamie Miller.

Adolescence, which has dominated the 2026 awards season, also won for best limited series, while co-star Stephen Graham - who plays Jamie's father - took best writer for the drama category alongside Jack Thorne.

Meanwhile, the BBC led the night with 16 RTS wins, including victories for Celebrity Traitors in the entertainment and reality category, and Things You Should Have Done for scripted comedy.

BBC's Blue Lights won for best drama, and EastEnders took the award soap and continuing drama.

Leading actor in the female category was won by Narges Rashidi for her role in Prisoner 951.

The BBC factual drama tells the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained by the Iranian state for nearly six years.

The stars of the BBC's Unforgivable, Bobby Schofield and Anna Friel, picked up awards for leading actor in the male category, and for supporting actor in the female category. Judges described Adolescence's Cooper as a "natural talent", with "a performance of phenomenal skill in a demanding, uncompromising role".

He portrayed 13-year-old Jamie Miller, who is arrested for killing a girl in his school, in the four-part drama set in South Yorkshire

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