BBC celebrates success at Midlands TV awards

Nicola Goodwin from BBC Midlands won the Breakthrough on Screen Unscripted award

Journalists, artists and programme-makers celebrated success at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Midlands Awards on Friday.

Steven Knight's BBC drama This Town, filmed in Birmingham and Coventry, took home three awards from the ceremony at ICC Birmingham.

Meanwhile BBC journalists Navtej Johal and Nicola Goodwin were awarded Journalist of the Year and Breakthrough on Screen Unscripted, respectively.

The black-tie event was hosted by Summaya Mughal from BBC Radio Leicester and Heart West Midlands broadcaster Ed James.

Ricky Tomlinson took to the stage at the event as Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two won an award

Peaky Blinders creator Knight won best writer, with This Town's Nottingham-born director Paul Whittington also recognised.

Jordan Bolger, who played Gregory Williams in the drama, was awarded for his performance as a supporting actor.

In addition, ITV drama Three Little Birds, written by Dudley-born comedian and actor Lenny Henry, won the scripted category.

Déja J Bowens got an Acting Performance nod for her role as a singer songwriter in BBC One series Champion while Sister Boniface's Jack Gouldbourne won the Breakthrough On-Screen in scripted.

Jordan Bolger (pictured centre, with Ben Rose and Levi Brown) played Gregory Williams in Steven Knight's drama This Town

Other winners included BBC Three's Game On! For Children in Need and ITV news programme Maternity Crisis.

Birmingham-made children's animation series Tweedy & Fluff, on Channel 5, took awards for production, breakthrough off screen and animation.

Meanwhile, guests saw Ricky Tomlinson accepted the popular factual award for Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two by Nine Lives Media and LA productions.

Nottingham's classical musician family the Kanneh-Masons took the Diversity Champion gong and Reel Brum was given the Chair's Award for outstanding contributions to TV in the Midlands.