Every UVE Production That Made it to the 2024 TV BAFTA Awards!
Last night, the 2024 annual BAFTA TV Awards hit our screens, celebrating all the brilliant TV production to come out of 2024 – and hasn’t there been a lot!
UVE were delighted to see not 1… not 2… but 13 fantastic TV productions that we’ve had the pleasure of providing casting support for rightly nominated in categories from best original music, to production design and direction!
Not bad, eh?
You’d better get that scrolling finger ready…
*Click any production title to see how UVE took part!*
Silo
Starting strong, we have dystopian sci-fi Silo – starring Rebecca Ferguson.
Silo stole the crown for two of its nominated categories, although UVE Artistes may be more familiar with it by its working title of ‘Mechanical‘ 😉
🏆 Nominated for:
- Original Music: Fiction [WINNER]
- Production Design [WINNER]
- Special, Visual & Graphic Effects
The Great
Catherine the Great by name, Catherine the great by wardrobe.
The Great‘s Sharon Long took home the BAFTA for her brilliant work on Costume Design …of which many UVE Artistes got to experience firsthand.
Keep watch for Artistes stepping on set as Courtiers, Footmen, Sons, Beaters – even as a double for notable supporting actor: Mr Nicholas Hoult!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Costume Design [WINNER]
Good Omens
We’ve been lucky enough to be involved in both current seasons of the heavenly Amazon Prime comedy Good Omens.
Last night, however, was a special celebration of the talents of one David Tennant as loveable demon Crowley…
🏆 Nominated for:
- Male Performance in a Comedy – David Tennant
Hullraisers
Next, we’re headed up north! To Yorkshire, to be exact.
UVE provided lots of background faces for Hullraisers – a Channel 4 comedy coming to us directly from the hilarious minds behind Trollied (Anne-Marie O’Connor), Raised By Wolves (Caroline Moran) and Meet The Richardsons (Lucy Beaumont).
Keep watch for our UVE Security Guards, School Kids, Party People, Doctors and more 😉
🏆 Nominated for:
- Female Performance in a Comedy – Taj Atwal
Extraordinary
UVE took part in the stellar second season of supernatural comedy, Extraordinary.
When watching, make sure to pay special attention to the background artistes cropping up as Halloween Party Guests, Witches, Book Launch Attendees & more!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Female Performance in a Comedy – Máiréad Tyers / Sofia Oxenham
The Lazarus Project
You can also catch UVE faces in series 2 of The Lazarus Project.
Filming for this time-jumping thriller series took part in Wales with shooting locations including Cardiff and Newport!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Leading Actor – Paapa Essiedu
Nolly
Featuring the talents of our Artistes as: Award Guests, TV Technicians, Camera Crew, Port Officials, Photographers & more.
Nolly took place in locations all across the North West, calling on Extras based in areas such as Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton and St Helens!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Leading Actress – Helena Bonham Carter
- Original Music: Fiction / Production Design
The Long Shadow
Celebrated for its harrowing reenaction of the real-life murders of Peter Sutfliffe (a.k.a The Yorkshire Ripper), The Long Shadow appeared in a whopping 4 categories this year.
Our Artistes, however, may well remember it as the production ‘Untitled NPX’ 😉
🏆 Nominated for:
- Limited Drama
- Director: Fiction
- Production Design Makeup & Hair
- Photography & Lighting
Loki
Marvel hero series Loki – or “Architect” to UVE faces – also popped up at last night’s award ceremony.
UVE were thrilled to provide casting support for the Loki series right here at own home location of Pinewood Studios!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Original Music: Fiction
Dublin Narcos
Sky Original docu-series, Dublin Narcos, takes a deep dive into organised crime and drug distribution throughout the 80s and 90s.
Be sure to stay on the lookout for UVE Ravers, Chemists, Gang Members, Dealers, Henchmen & more.
🏆 Nominated for:
- Factual Series
- Photography: Factual
Three Little Birds
Lenny Henry’s very own brilliant historical drama.
Three Little Birds saw us searching for faces in areas all over the UK, including: Coventry, West Bromwich, Liverpool, Leamington Spa, Birmingham, Holywell, Dudley and Essex!
🏆 Nominated for:
- Scripted Casting [WINNER]
- Makeup & Hair
The Reckoning
Controversial BBC mini series – The Reckoning – also received a nod at last night’s awards for Steve Coogan’s eerily powerful performance as TV personality Jimmy Savile.
Keep watch for our Artistes appearing in this one as Cleaners, Doctors, Morris Dancers, Journalists, Hospital Patients and more.
🏆 Nominated for:
- Leading Actor – Steve Coogan
Dr Who
Finally, who could fail to mention the show that stole the title for most ‘Memorable Moment‘.
UVE were delighted to take part in the most recent series of Dr Who, starring fantastic 15th Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa!
🏆 Nominated for:
- P&O Cruises Memorable Moment – Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor!
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