Peaky Blinders Scores First Best Drama BAFTA TV Award Win; Steven Knight & Caryn Mandabach React
Caryn Mandabach Productions Peaky Blinders has broken its drought and scored its first ..
Caryn Mandabach Productions
Peaky Blinders has broken its drought and scored its first ever BAFTA award, beating The Crown, Thandie Newtons Line of Duty and Channel 4 and Netflix teen drama The End of the Fxxking World to win best drama.
Creator Steven Knight and producer Caryn Mandabach were visibly in awe by winning the award. Knight thanked the cast, and said that its stars including Cillian Murphy, who have so far been snubbed in acting categories, will one day be up on stage themselves.
Mandabach, meanwhile, said the win was “deeply appreciated”. “This is the biggest thing thats ever happened to me,” she added. “The BBC is the best.”
Season 4 of Peaky Blinders was the period gangster epics highest-rated ever and BBC Twos most-watched drama of 2017.
While Peaky has a devoted fanbase, it has never previously clicked with the major awards bodies until this year. Season 2 was nominated for a Best Drama Series BAFTA and three Craft prizes, but came up empty. Season 3 had no nominations. The show, which airs on Netflix in the U.S., has never been recognized at the Emmys. It has, however, been rewarded for its craft, scoring five nominations at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards in March, including a writers nod for Knight.
The major award comes after Knight told Deadline earlier this month that next years Season 5 is not the last well see of the Shelby crime family on the small screen with talks happening with the BBC on seasons 6 and 7. He also told Deadline that hes been approached about a spinoff ballet version of the epic gangster series.
