Derry Girls and This Is Going to Hurt were among the big winners at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards in the UK.

The two hit programmes picked up a pair of prizes each at the 49th annual ceremony, which was held in central London on Friday.

Lisa McGee

Channel 4's Derry Girls took home the best comedy gong while its creator, Lisa McGee, received the best writer award.

The comedy, which follows a group of teenagers growing up in Derry during the Troubles, also picked up three Bafta TV nominations earlier this week.

The stars of BBC’s This Is Going To Hurt - Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod - claimed the best actor and best actress prizes, respectively.

Ben Whishaw in This Is Going to Hurt

Whishaw also picked up a Bafta TV nod on Wednesday for the dark medical comedy based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, which also secured a further five nominations.

The BBC also fared well across the categories as its hit mystery show The Traitors won the best entertainment title, Sherwood picked up best drama and Frozen Planet II took home best documentary series.

Mo Farah was recognised as his BBC programme The Real Mo Farah, which saw him reveal he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child, was awarded the best documentary mini-series prize.

Sky's dark comedy I Hate Suzie Too took home best drama mini-series while writer Jack Rooke behind Channel 4’s hit sitcom Big Boys won the breakthrough talent award.

Simon O’Hagan, chair of the audio jury, said: "Three great winners this year that have tackled some very serious subjects and that shows that radio and podcasts are especially important when it comes to investigative journalism."

The BPG Television, Streaming and Audio Awards are chosen independently by TV and audio correspondents, critics, and reviewers.

Source: Press Association