'Skins', 'Extras' lead UK winners at Banff

Skins and Extras were among the British productions honoured at this year's Banff World Television Awards on Monday.

The Channel 4 teen drama was named best continuing series.

Extras, specifically the episode featuring Daniel Radcliffe, was named best comedy. The show, from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, also won the Special Jury prize for entertainment.

The Special Jury prize for best overall programme was shared between Top Gear and US-German collaboration 51st Birch St.

BBC production Cranford won best mini-series while Stuart, A Life Backwards took the honours in the made-for-TV movie and Special Jury drama categories.

This year's Lifetime Achievement award went to BBC comedy producer Jon Plowman, whose credits include Absolutely Fabulous, The Ben Elton Show, The League of Gentlemen and Extras.

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall attended to receive the NBC Universal Award of Distinction.

The coveted Grand Jury prize went to US-produced documentary White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.