The 2024 BAFTA Television Awards sparked a social media frenzy, with viewers quick to make their feelings known over the nights big winners, and losers.
Leading the pack this year was the acclaimed BBC police drama Happy Valley, and the hard-hitting Netflix series Top Boy, which received two gongs each.
But some fans were quick to vent their fury that Happy Valley failed to win the Best Drama gong for its third and final series, after coming to and end with a heart-stopping final.
The series, that saw star Sarah Lancashire scoop the Leading Actress gong, was beaten by Top Boy, with many fans quickly complaining it was ‘totally robbed’ of the big prize.
Posts included: ‘Happy Valley was robbed not winning Best Drama series;’
‘Happy Valley absolutely totally and utterly robbed. Be ashamed #BAFTA be very ashamed. Literally incandescent with rage here;’
‘How can that not be the winner Happy Valley! The best ever British TV drama series!!’
Accepting the prize, producer Charles Steel thanked Netflix and the production team for the show.
Jasmine jumped in to say thank you on stage, saying it is important to stand out. ‘Top Boy you changed my life. We got two,’ she shouted.
And in a shock, The Crown star Elizabeth Debicki missed out on the Best Supporting Actress gong – in a mark of a disappointing night for the Netflix series which left empty-handed despite eight nominations.
Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson picked up the award instead for her incredible role as Jaq.
Accepting her Supporting Actress award, Jasmine, 29, said: ‘Oh my goodness, my dress is making me slide everywhere. I don’t know what to say, I’m so overwhelmed, I was not expecting this.’
Then, sweetly shouting out her niece, she said: ‘My baby girl, Auntie Jasmine did it, I did it! The girl finally brought it home.’
