Adolescence‘s awards season isn’t done yet: Britain’s Royal Television Society has honored the Netflix phenomenon with the most nominations for a single show ahead of the RTS Programme Awards, including nods for Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty.
The full list of nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2026, in partnership with Cast & Crew, were unveiled on Tuesday before the Mar. 24 ceremony with comedian-presenter Tom Allen.
Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC leads the way with 47 nominations. The broadcaster dominated the comedy noms, receiving all four nominations in scripted comedy for Here We Go, Such Brave Girls, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) and Things You Should Have Done. Apple TV’s hit series Slow Horses, Channel 4’s Big Boys and ITV’s Code of Silence all received three nominations apiece across the scripted categories.
Aside from Adolescence‘s domination (you might recall the series also won eight Emmys last year), Doherty is recognized for her performance in Disney+’s A Thousand Blows with Toxic Town‘s Aimee Lou Wood and Saskia Reeves for Slow Horses. In the leading actor category, House of Guinness‘ Anthony Boyle makes the cut alongside Friel’s co-star Bobby Schofield.
For the newly expanded entertainment and reality category, the shortlist includes Race Across the World and The Celebrity Traitors, both from Studio Lambert for the BBC, and E4’s Married at First Sight UK. The Celebrity Traitors host Claudia Winkleman scores a nod for entertainment performance.
Every year, the RTS recognises the emergence of significant on-screen talent with the Breakthrough Award. For 2026, the nominees are Ellis Howard for What It Feels Like for a Girl, Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie for Just Act Normal, Maximilian Fairley for Unforgotten, and Owen Cooper for Adolescence.
See the full list of nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2026 below.
Nick Cave’s Veiled World (Supercollider for Sky Arts)The Last Musician of Auschwitz (Two Rivers Media in association with Access for BBC)The Trouble With Mr Doodle (acme in association with Lightbox for Channel 4)
Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie, Just Act Normal (The Forge Entertainment for BBC)Maximilian Fairley, Unforgotten (Mainstreet Pictures, ITV Studios and Masterpiece for ITV1/ITVX)Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Crongton (New Pictures for BBC)Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me. (Fresh Start Media for Sky News)Wolf King (Lime Pictures for Netflix)
Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)Juice (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
Last One Laughing (Zeppotron/Initial for Prime Video)Taskmaster (Avalon for Channel 4)Would I Lie to You? (Zeppotron for BBC)
Jordan Gray, Transaction (Big Talk Studios for ITV2/ITVX)Katherine Parkinson, Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)Lucy Punch, Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)Philippa Dunne, Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)
Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)Jon Pointing, Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)Oliver Savell, Changing Ends (Baby Cow Productions for ITV1/ITVX)Steve Coogan, How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)
BBC Breakfast, Our Girls: The Southport Families (BBC Breakfast for BBC)Loose Women (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)The Marvellous Miniature Workshop (MGM Alternative for BBC)
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (True Vision for Sky Documentaries)Boyzone: No Matter What (Curious Films for Sky Documentaries)Murder 24/7 (Expectation TV for BBC)
Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)This City Is Ours (Left Bank Pictures for BBC)
Married at First Sight UK (CPL Productions for E4)Race Across The World (Studio Lambert for BBC)The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs (CPL Productions for Sky Max)Romesh Ranganathan, Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle (Ranga Bee Productions for Sky Max)Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
Go Back to Where You Came From (Minnow Films for Channel 4)The Assembly (Rockerdale Studios for ITV1/ITVX)The Jury: Murder Trial (Screendog Productions for Channel 4)
Flight 149: Hostage of War (Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries)Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (Oxford Film for BBC)Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (acme for BBC)
Rose Ayling-Ellis, Code Of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)Erin Doherty, A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)Narges Rashidi, Prisoner 951 (Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC)Tamara Lawrance, Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)
Anthony Boyle, House of Guinness (Kudos and Nebulastar for Netflix)Bobby Schofield, Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)Malachi Kirby, A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)I Fought the Law (Hera Pictures for ITV1/ITVX)What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC Studios Events for BBC)Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC Studios Events for BBC)Last Night of the Proms: Finale (Livewire Pictures for BBC)
Hamza Yassin, Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles (Silverback Films for BBC)Martin Lewis, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)Davina McCall, Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live (Bango Studios & HiddenLight Productions for Channel 4)
Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon (Curious Films for BBC)Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Anonymous Content, Dog Star and Water Creature for Netflix)Underdogs (Wildstar Films, a Fremantle company, in partnership with Maximum Effort for National Geographic and Disney+)
Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)Things You Should Have Done (Roughcut TV for BBC)
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Basement Films for Channel 4)Grenfell: Uncovered (Rogan Productions for Netflix)Groomed: A National Scandal (Candour Productions for Channel 4)
Casualty (BBC Studios for BBC)EastEnders (BBC Studios for BBC)Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
Alex Jacques, 2025 Formula 1 Highlights (Whisper for Channel 4)Gabby Logan, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)Ruby Tui, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Sky Sports)UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final (Sunset+Vine for BBC)Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
Aimee Lou Wood, Toxic Town (Broke & Bones for Netflix)Anna Friel, Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)Saskia Reeves, Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
Alexej Manvelov, Dept. Q (Left Bank Pictures for Netflix)Christopher Chung, Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)Joshua McGuire, The Gold (Tannadice Pictures, part of Objective Media Group for BBC)Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Adjani Salmon & Ali Hughes, Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)Tom Basden, Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)Jack Rooke, Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)Kat Sadler, Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn, Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)Catherine Moulton, Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)Sally Wainwright, Riot Women (Drama Republic for BBC and BritBox)
