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LA Productions nominated for BAFTA Television Award

Liverpool’s independent film and TV company LA Productions is celebrating after its hit BBC drama ‘Care’ was nominated for the Best Single Drama at the BAFTA Television Awards.

Care, which aired on BBC One in December last year, tells the story of a David versus Goliath fight against the healthcare system.

Jenny, a single mother of two played by Sheridan Smith, must fight against the obstructive system to try and secure the level of care her mother, portrayed by Alison Steadman, needs after suffering a devastating stroke and developing dementia.

Across the 90-minute episode, viewers witness Jenny and her sister, played by Sinead Keenan, battle against the red tape surrounding the health system while juggling their own life.

Written by Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes and directed by David Blair, the one-off drama received rave reviews from critics when it first aired. i news awarded it a five-star performance with the Guardian calling it ‘Smith’s finest work yet.’

LA Productions will be hoping for another successful year at the BAFTA Television Awards. Last year, Sean Bean took home the Best Actor award for his role in Broken, another drama created by LA Productions.

Colin McKeown, Producer at LA Productions said: “Care is a hard-hitting one off drama created by the wonderful minds of Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes. Based on real experiences of healthcare in the UK, the drama struck a chord with viewers and highlighted the broken and underfunded system we currently face.

“I am immensely proud of all those involved with Care. It is a real accolade for a local company to be nominated for this national award and testament to the fantastic cast, script writers and crew who helped produce this wonderful piece of television. We have our fingers crossed for another successful year!”

Care will now go head-to head with other shows in the Best Single Drama category including Bandersnatch, Killed By My Debt and Through The Gates at a glamorous awards ceremony on May 12th.

The BAFTA Television Awards celebrate the very best of TV over the last year.

Previous winners of the ‘Best Single Drama’ award include Murdered for Being Different and Damilola, Our Loved Boy.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Henry Roberts .