JEREMY Clarkson is rightly proud of the huge success of Clarkson’s Farm, but even he could not have seen its latest accolade coming.
The hit Prime Video series, now in its fourth run, took the entertainment gong at last night’s Tric Awards — right from under the noses of telly’s biggest shows.
Clarkson’s Farm took the entertainment gong at the Tric Awards[/caption]
Strictly’s Nadiya Bychkova on the red carpet[/caption]
It beat Gavin & Stacey’s fabulous finale — which was watched by 18million viewers — Ant and Dec’s behemoth I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Claudia Winkleman’s more recent monster hit The Traitors.
And that wasn’t the only upset at the Television and Radio Industries Club’s celebration of telly, radio and online shows, hosted by Dan Walker at London’s Grosvenor Hotel.
Bradley Walsh beat serial winners Ant and Dec, Alison Hammond and Martin Lewis to TV Personality.
GB News Breakfast scooped the News category over Good Morning Britain, ITV and BBC’s evening news, and also won best News Presenter for Charlie Peters over Fiona Bruce, Susanna Reid and host Dan.
‘Funny memes’
This Morning star Sam Thompson was thrilled to pick up the Podcast honour with pal Pete Wicks for Staying Relevant after a number of nominations since it began.
A grinning Sam said: “We’ve never won one and we turn up every time.
“It always goes to Peter Crouch, who doesn’t even turn up!”
A win also came as a surprise to the cast of Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off, who told me they failed to write an acceptance speech as they didn’t expect to take home the Best Food gong ahead of BBC favourite MasterChef.
Christiaan de Vries, who was a finalist last year, joked: “I should’ve used ChatGPT! Bake Off is such a legacy, isn’t it?”
Last year’s winner Georgie Grasso added: “It’s such a great show and everyone works so hard, so an award is the icing on the cake.”
Leanne Quigley stunned on the red carpet[/caption]
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri stunned at the event[/caption]
The BBC’s Call the Midwife pipped Bridgerton, Baby Reindeer and All Creatures Great and Small to Best Drama.
Meanwhile, 24 Hours in Police Custody won Best Factual, beating The Repair Shop, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
Stars turned out in force on the red carpet including Rylan Clark, Nadiya Bychkova, Tasha Ghouri and Leanne Quigley.
Elsewhere, Sir Trevor McDonald won the Tric Special Award, and there were gongs for The 1% Club and EastEnders, as well as Jordan North, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden for radio categories.
Succession actor Brian Cox is taking his first-ever one-man show It’s All About Me! on the road from November.
He will talk about growing up in Dundee and Hollywood stardom.
Brian said: “In the second half, the tables are turned and the audience will have the chance to put their questions to me.
“It should be a lot of fun.”
Making a clean sweep
Crime scene cleaners reveal the grisly realities of their 24/7 job in a gripping new Channel 4 doc[/caption]
Crime scene cleaners will showcase their extraordinary lives in a new Channel 4 documentary.
From dealing with the aftermath of murders as well as burglaries, arson attacks and drug busts, the crew, who are on call 24/7, are tasked with getting people’s lives back to normal.
The new series, which follows expert teams across the UK and US, will also feature a forensic psychiatrist, detectives and other forensic specialists who unpack the crimes and analyse the scenes before they’re tidied up.
The ten episodes of Crime Scene Cleaners will air from next Monday.
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