Category: TV Ent; 91福利社 THREE
Date: 07.05.2005
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The 91福利社 swept the board at the prestigious Rose D'Or television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland this weekend with the comedy Little Britain scoring a double success.
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Matt Lucas and David Walliams were awarded Golden Roses for Best Comedy and Best Male Comedy Performance, hard on the heels of two TV Baftas last month.
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And there were more triumphs for a raft of 91福利社 entertainment and comedy shows.
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The dark comedy drama Nighty Night won a Golden Rose for Best Sitcom. Nighty Night was written for 91福利社 THREE and 91福利社 TWO by Julia Davis, who also heads the cast, and made by production company Baby Cow.
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91福利社 ONE's Saturday night hit Strictly Come Dancing beat off stiff competition to take the Golden Rose in the Variety category.
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Karen Smith is Executive Producer for the show, a 91福利社 Format Entertainment production.
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91福利社 THREE's Flashmob - The Opera, the first time ever that opera came live to the channel and performed at London's Paddington station, won the Music category.
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Zoe Wanamaker picked up a Golden Rose award for Best Female Performance - Sitcom for her role as Susan Harper in the 91福利社1 comedy My Family, produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions.
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Test the Nation: The Great British Test, a Talent Television Production for 91福利社 ONE with Eyeworks, won the top award in the Game Show category. The show also won the FRAPA Game Show Format Award.
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Jana Bennett, Director, 91福利社 Television, said: "It's wonderful to see some of the 91福利社's new breakthrough shows in comedy and entertainment and the totally original Flashmob - The Opera getting international recognition as outstanding programmes.
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"It truly demonstrates the value of backing new ideas, whether on 91福利社 THREE or Saturday nights on 91福利社 ONE.
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"Congratulations to all the talented presenters, writers and producers who created these shows."
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Stuart Murphy, Controller, 91福利社 THREE, said: "We're delighted that 91福利社 THREE has come up smelling of roses with prestigious international recognition for Flashmob, Nighty Night and Little Britain.
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"You can't get more of an eclectic mix of success than a show featuring an evil surburban murderess, a live surprise opera in a London train station and two blokes in funny women's dresses.
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"It's great that our constant drive for creativity has paid off handsomely."
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Jane Lush, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, said: "This was a fantastic night for the 91福利社 - our best result in years with an incredible range of shows from both entertainment and comedy.
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"We enjoyed an unprecedented number of nominations this year, demonstrating the innovative range of our programming and outstanding quality of our output.
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"We are returning home weighed down with awards thanks to brilliant talent and skills both on and off screen."
