Meet the Nominees for the 2025 Edinburgh TV Awards

The shortlist for this year’s Awards is packed full of the best acting and producing talent in the television industry from across the UK and internationally.

 

The ceremony will be hosted by double Emmy-nominated actor, comedian and writer Nick Mohammed.

 

The Edinburgh TV Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday 21 August 2025 in Edinburgh.

 

Best Drama

Adolescence – Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B Entertainment for Netflix. Director of Photography: Matt Lewis, Cast includes: JoeBarber, Intimacy Coordinator: DavidThackeray

Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films for Netflix. – Cast includes Laura Smyth, Will Hislop, and Joe Bone. Edited by Benjamin Gerstein and with Colleen O'Keeffe, Movement Director.

Blue Lights – for Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films. Written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson. Writer for Episode 3 in S2 - Bronágh Taggart. Cast includes Hannah McClean.

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth – for Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group and Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic. Cast includes: Cath McCormack

Rivals– Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+. Starring Alexander Hassell, Katherine Parkinson,Victoria Smurfit, and Anna Acton. DOP Mark Nutkins (eps 5,7), Editor Adam Moss (Eps 6, 8), Costume Designer Ray Holman.

Slow Horses – for See-Saw Films in association with Apple. Danny Cohen - DOP, Choi Ho Man (Production Designer) Lucy Sibbick, (Hair & Makeup)

 

Best International Drama

Dope Thief – for Apple Studios / A Scott Free Production. Cast includes: Brian Tyree Henry and Idris Debrand

Ripley – Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix. Cast includes: Andrew Scott and Johnny Flynn

 

Best Comedy Series

Alma’s Not Normal – Expectation for BBC Two. Cast includes:  Ash Hunter​, Craig Parkinson and Nikhil Parmar.

Big Boys – Roughcut TV for Channel 4. Cast includes: Will Hislop and Olisa Odele 

Dinosaur – Two Brothers Pictures for BBC. Cast includes Lorn Macdonald, Greg Hemphill, Ep 5 written by Kat Rose-Martin, edited by Robin Peters & Rachel Erskine, and produced by Brian Coffey

Ludwig – Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell & Webb Company for BBC One. Production Designer: Melanie Allen; Hair & Makeup Designer: Vanessa White; Costume Designer: Gabi Yiaxis; Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Felicity Kendal, and Natali McCleary

Mr Bigstuff – Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions. Created and written by Ryan Sampson. Cast includes: Ryan Sampson and Rosie Lou.

We Are Lady Parts – produced by Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. DOP Diana Olifirova, Editor Robbie Morrison. Cast includes: Faith Omole, Sarah Kameela Impey, and Simon Paisley Day. Rashida Seriki, co-wrote Episode 4.

 

Best Entertainment Series

Last One Laughing – Zeppotron & Initial for Prime Video. Featuring Harriet Kemsley

 

Best TV Actor - Drama

Katherine Parkinson in Rivals 

 

Best TV Actor - Comedy

Lucy Punch in Amandaland

 

Breakthrough Performance

Maximilian Fairley

 

Best TV Presenter - Factual

Mobeen Azhar – The Soldiers That Saved Britain