It was a night of surprises at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards, with some of the top favourites missing out on honors as the ceremony saw statuettes handed to a broad spread of winners.

That being said, Killing Eve star Jodie Comer expectedly claimed her second leading actress BAFTA, this time for Help, the Jack Thorne penned drama about the crisis in British care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Help won two awards, as did Jimmy McGovern’s prison series Time, which saw Sean Bean win best leading actor.

Among the chief upsets was It’s A Sin, Russell T. Davies acclaimed series about the AIDS epidemic, which went into the evening with six nominations, including five in the performances categories, but left empty handed. Not that Davies is likely to be upset, the returning Doctor Who showrunner having been able to proudly introduce his new Time Lord, Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa, who was announced just hours before the ceremony, on the red carpet.

Sex Education also left without any gongs, missing out on its two nominations, as did We Are Lady Parts. Instead, victories were distributed across the board, with shows including Motherland, Alma’s Not Normal and Stath Lets Flats picking up wins.

Steve McQueen, who missed out on a BAFTA for his acclaimed series Small Axe in 2021, did claim an award for the doc series Uprising which he made alongside James Rogan.

In a highly politicized ceremony, many of the speeches saw winners throw their support behind public service broadcasters, particularly Channel 4, which the U.K. government is currently and controversially planning to privatize.

“The BBC and Channel 4 bring us together,” McQueen said on stage. “We have to hold tight and fight for every inch.”

Meanwhile writer Dennis Kelly, who won the single drama award for Together, read out a damning statement by the COVID-19 Survivors Group U.K. attacking the government’s response during the pandemic.

The evening also saw Billy Connelly awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s highest honor. In an upbeat recorded acceptance video the Scottish icon reflected on his 50 years in comedy, but also noted that he was suffering “badly” from Parkinson’s Disease.

See all the winners below

Leading Actress
Denise Gough, Too Close
Emily Watson, Too Close
Jodie Comer, Help – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Mare Of Easttown
Lydia West, It’s A Sin
Niamh Algar, Deceit

Leading Actor
David Thewlis, Landscapers
Olly Alexander, It’s a Sin
Samuel Adewunmi, You Don’t Know Me
Stephen Graham, Help
Hugh Quarshie, Stephen
Sean Bean, Time WINNER

Drama Series
In My Skin WINNER
The Night Stalker
Unforgotten
Vigil

Comedy Entertainment Programme
The Graham Norton Show
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan WINNER
Race Around Britain
The Ranganation

Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment (voted for by the public)
An Audience With Adele, Adele’s Surprised By The Teacher Who Changed Her Life
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Ant And Dec Dig At Downing Street’s Lockdown Parties
It’s A Sin Colin’s Devastating Aids Diagnosis
Rupaul’s Drag Race UK ‘Uk Hun?’ – Bimini’s Verse
Squid Game Red Light, Green Light Game
Strictly Come Dancing Rose And Giovanni’s Silent Dance To ‘Symphony’ WINNER

Entertainment Performance
Alison Hammond, I Can See Your Voice
Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats WINNER
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show
Joe Lycett, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back
Michael Mcintyre, Michael Mcintyre’s The Wheel
Sean Lock, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Soap & Continuing Drama
Casualty
Coronation Street WINNER
Emmerdale
Holby City 

Male Performance In A Comedy Programme
Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats WINNER
Joe Gilgun, Brassic
Ncuti Gatwa, Sex Education 
Samson Kayo, Bloods
Steve Coogan, This Time With Alan Partridge

Factual Series
The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime
9/11: One Day In America
Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles
Uprising – WINNER

Mini-Series
It’s A Sin
Landscapers
Stephen
Time WINNER

Female Performance In A Comedy Programme
Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education
Aisling Bea, This Way Up
Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts
Rose Matafeo, Starstruck
Sophie Willan, Alma’s Not Normal WINNER

Reality & Constructed Factual
Gogglebox WINNER
Married At First Sight
Rupaul’s Drag Race UK 
The Dog House

Supporting Actor
Callum Scott Howells, It’s a Sin
David Carlyle, It’s A Sin
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession WINNER
Nonso Anozie, Sweet Tooth
Omari Douglas, It’s A Sin
Stephen Graham, Time

Scripted Comedy
Alma’s Not Normal
Motherland WINNER
Stath Lets Flats
We Are Lady Parts

Features
Big Zuu’s Big Eats WINNER
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Sort Your Life Out
The Great British Sewing Bee

Live Event
The Brit Awards 2021
The Earthshot Prize 2021 WINNER
The Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance
Springwatch 2021

Short Form Programme
Hollyoaks Saved My Life
Our Land WINNER
People You May Know
Please Help

Single Drama
Death Of England: Face To Face
Help
I Am Victoria
Together WINNER

International
Call My Agent!
Lupin
Mare Of Easttown
Squid Game
Succession
The Underground Railroad WINNER

Current Affairs
Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin WINNER
Four Hours At The Capitol
The Men Who Sell Football
Trump Takes On The World

Single Documentary
9/11: Inside The President’s War Room
Grenfell: The Untold Story
My Childhood, My Country WINNER
Nail Bomber: Man Hunt

Daytime
The Chase WINNER
Moneybags
Richard Osman’s House Of Games
Steph’s Packed Lunch

Sport
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix WINNER
ITV Racing: The Grand National
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-Final: England V Denmark

News Coverage
Channel 4 News: Black To Front
Good Morning Britain: Shamima Begum
ITV News At Ten: Storming Of The Capitol WINNER
Sky News: Afghanistan: Endgame

Specialist Factual
Black Power: A British Story Of Resistance
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The Missing Children – WINNER
Silenced: The Hidden Story Of Disabled Britain

Supporting Actress
Cathy Tyson, Help WINNER
Céline Buckens, Showtrial
Emily Mortimer, The Pursuit Of Love
Jessica Plummer The Girl Before
Leah Harvey, Foundation
Tahirah Sharif, The Tower

Entertainment Programme
An Audience With Adele Adele
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway WINNER
Life & Rhymes
Strictly Come Dancing