TV
'Little Britain' celebrates Comedy Awards success
Published Thursday, Dec 15 2005, 17:05 GMT | By Miriam Zendle
Little Britain is celebrating after winning a number of gongs at the annual British Comedy Awards.
The show beat Ricky Gervais' Extras to win 'best TV comedy'. Writers Matt Lucas and David Walliams also took the inaugural 'Ronnie Barker writer of the year' award.
However, it was not all bad news for Extras, as Gervais' co-star Ashley Jensen won 'best comedy actress' and 'best newcomer' for her role as Maggie on the show.
She explained: "I'm a wee bit speechless and anyone who knows me knows that's an accomplishment. I'm completely blown away by the whole thing. It's a dream. I'm happy I won but the prize was getting my job so anything else is a big bonus."
Victoria Wood and Julie Walters were also honoured at the ceremony with an award for 'outstanding achievement'. Walters said: "It's very special, we go back a very long way."
The winners list is as follows:
Actor
Chris Langham (Help, The Thick of It)
Actress
Ashley Jensen (Extras)
Entertainment personality
Paul O'Grady (The Paul O'Grady Show)
Newcomer
Ashley Jensen (Extras)
New TV comedy
The Thick Of It
TV comedy
Little Britain
TV comedy drama
Shameless
Entertainment programme
The X Factor
International show
The Simpsons
Film
Festival
The show beat Ricky Gervais' Extras to win 'best TV comedy'. Writers Matt Lucas and David Walliams also took the inaugural 'Ronnie Barker writer of the year' award.
However, it was not all bad news for Extras, as Gervais' co-star Ashley Jensen won 'best comedy actress' and 'best newcomer' for her role as Maggie on the show.
She explained: "I'm a wee bit speechless and anyone who knows me knows that's an accomplishment. I'm completely blown away by the whole thing. It's a dream. I'm happy I won but the prize was getting my job so anything else is a big bonus."
Victoria Wood and Julie Walters were also honoured at the ceremony with an award for 'outstanding achievement'. Walters said: "It's very special, we go back a very long way."
The winners list is as follows:
Actor
Chris Langham (Help, The Thick of It)
Actress
Ashley Jensen (Extras)
Entertainment personality
Paul O'Grady (The Paul O'Grady Show)
Newcomer
Ashley Jensen (Extras)
New TV comedy
The Thick Of It
TV comedy
Little Britain
TV comedy drama
Shameless
Entertainment programme
The X Factor
International show
The Simpsons
Film
Festival
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