The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary story The Day of the Doctor has won the Radio Times Audience Award at the 2014 BAFTA Television Awards.
The adventure, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt and Billie Piper, won the award based on the votes of the readers of Radio Times, beating off stiff competition from several other high profile shows, including Broachurch and The Great British Bake-Off.
The award was collected by the Head of Drama at BBC Wales and Executive Producer of the special, Faith Penhale, accompanied by Producer Marcus Wilson and Director Nick Hurran.
Penhale paid tribute to showrunner Steven Moffat, saying:
His ideas and his imagination support the show and guide the show, and we are really grateful to him
But this award is for anybody who has a hand in Doctor Who over the last fifty years. Last year we celebrated our anniversary so this is really special
The origins of Doctor Who docu-drama, An Adventure in Space and Time, narrowly missed out on winning the award for Best Single Drama, but David Bradley who starred as William Hartnell in the special, won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Broadchurch. The show, starring David Tennant, also won the award for Best Drama Series.
The academy took time to remember some members of the industry who have died over the past year, including veteran director Christopher Barry, Edna Doré, James Ellis, Roger Lloyd Pack, Aubrey Woods and Kate O’Mara.
Thanks to the Doctor Who News Page.