Mark Bonnar wins Broadcasting Press Guild Award

Webmaster February 22, 2018

Mark Bonnar has won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for Best Actor for four television performances, including his role in Season Two of Unforgotten The Broadcasting Press Guild Awards recognise outstanding UK programmes and performances seen or heard in the preceding year. All but three of the 16 Awards are voted for by the membership. The 44th […]

Mark Bonnar with his wife Lucy Gaskell, and his award

Mark Bonnar has won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for Best Actor for four television performances, including his role in Season Two of Unforgotten

The Broadcasting Press Guild Awards recognise outstanding UK programmes and performances seen or heard in the preceding year. All but three of the 16 Awards are voted for by the membership.

The 44th annual BPG awards were presented at an awards lunch held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Friday March 16th 2018.

On Twitter, Mark said: ‘Absolutely blown away to win BPG award for best actor! Thank you so much.’

Recent Reviews

Unforgotten Season 5

‘The 5th series of Chris Lang’s consistently rewarding and affecting police drama shows no sign of losing its way...it’s among the best crime dramas of my viewing lifetime.’
- Daily Telegraph

‘This is so good...succeeds magnificently.’
- Mail on Sunday

‘One of the finest crime dramas of recent years — there’s no one better than writer Chris Lang at controlling these multiple storylines. Bhaskar is outstanding.’
- Daily Mail

‘The beauty of this drama is the way it allows us to invest emotionally in both police and suspects. Every character seems entirely believable. Great drama this.’
- The Times

‘Cracking crime drama. Chris Lang’s show is as taut and tense and pleasureable as ever. I love Unforgotten wholeheartedly."
- The Guardian

Innocent 2

"No one sets a scene in which almost anyone could credibly have dunnit as skilfully as Lang."
The Times

"Forget whatever viewing plans you had for the week: this thriller drama showing across four nights demands your attention and will hold you in its thrall until the conclusion."
Mail on Sunday

"Chris “Unforgotten” Lang always provides a superior script. Katherine Kelly excelled, as did Priyanga Burford."
The Observer

"It manages to be dramatic and plausible. Breathtakingly beautiful."
The Star

"Chris Lang writes such intricate, involving stories,trailing guilt, secrets and potential murder motives like strings of bunting. It’s all plausible and we buy in to it as it sweeps us along."
Radio Times