Film featuring Cornish aid worker wins RTS award

Mr Parry's parents along with members of the production team collected the award
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A documentary about a Cornish humanitarian aid worker who was killed in Ukraine has won a national award.
Chris Parry from Truro was working as a volunteer helping evacuate civilians from the war zone, when he was shot dead in January 2023.
The BBC film called Hell Jumper, which features bodycam footage recorded by Mr Parry, won the award for the best single documentary at the Royal Television Society Awards.
Judges said "viewers were taken on an unforgettable journey through brilliant, immersive storytelling".
Mr Parry's parents Rob and Christine Parry along with members of the production team collected the award at the ceremony at Grosvenor House in London on Tuesday evening.
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