Gangs of London wins four Bafta Cymru gongs

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Image caption, Tom Pearce and Sara Jones were among Gangs of London's Bafta Cymru winners

Crime drama Gangs of London has won four awards at Wales' biggest film and TV awards ceremony.

The TV series won awards for photography and lighting, sound, editing and production design in Bafta Cymru's second ceremony to be held online.

It's A Sin, The Pembrokeshire Murders and Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience won two awards each.

Best actor and actress went to Callum Scott Howells and Morfydd Clark.

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Image caption, Morfydd Clark and Callum Scott Howells win best actress and actor gongs

Howells said in a tweet that he "genuinely" could not believe the win for his role as Colin in It's a Sin.

"To say this means the world to me and my family is such a understatement! Thank you from the bottom of my heart forever," he wrote.

Morfydd Clark won her first Bafta Cymru award for her performance in Saint Maud.

In her acceptance speech, she said it was an "absolute pleasure" to play Maud.

ITV series The Pembrokeshire Murders won best TV drama, with Marc Evans also picking up a gong for best fiction director, making it the eighth win of his career.

Meanwhile, It's a Sin creator Russell T Davies wrote that it was "an honour" to win the award for best writer.

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Image caption, It's a Sin series creator Russell T Davies wins best writer

First-time nominee Liana Stewart won best director, under the factual category, for Black and Welsh.

Rhod Gilbert won best presenter for Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience, which also won best factual series.

This year's breakthrough award went to Michael Kendrick Williams for his role as producer on Britannia's Burning: Fire on the Bridge.

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Image caption, Liana Stewart won best director, under the factual category, for Black and Welsh

A team of doctors and nurses on the front line of caring for people with coronavirus and who filmed scenes from inside a ward were also recognised.

The programme - Critical: Coronavirus in Intensive Care - followed the department at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport at the start of the pandemic.

It won the photography factual award for a camera team, by Frank Films.

The winners were announced at the 30th Bafta Cymru Awards hosted by Alex Jones, with 22 awards presented throughout the evening.

Who were the winners?

  • Best actor - Callum Scott Howells, It's a Sin
  • Best actress - Morfydd Clark, Saint Maud
  • Best TV drama - The Pembrokeshire Murders
  • Best director: fiction - Marc Evans, The Pembrokeshire Murders
  • Best director: factual - Liana Stewart, Black and Welsh
  • Factual series - Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

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Image caption, Comedian Rhod Gilbert celebrates with a glass as his series picks up two awards

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