Channel 4 celebrates four awards at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2024

22 August 2024

• Awards for Comedy Series, TV actor (comedy), Factual Presenter and Climate Impact
• New shows and talent recognised alongside returning favourites at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival.

Channel 4 today congratulates the teams and talent behind the four awards collected at the prestigious Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2024.

During tonight’s ceremony (22 August) Channel 4 picked up awards across the comedy and factual genres with the titles chosen highlighting the channel’s unique remit and distinctive British programming.

Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer at Channel 4 says: “Channel 4 and our indie partners have worked hard to deliver a range of programmes that reflect and resonate with audiences across Britian.  We’re delighted that Edinburgh Festival has recognised both our content and talent at this year’s awards.  Congratulations to all of our winners.”

A range of comedy programming was celebrated at the ceremony with award-winning Big Boys, created by Jack Rooke, picking up Best Comedy Series in wake of its successful second series and ahead of its upcoming third series. Produced by Roughcut Big Boys centres on an unlikely friendship between sweet, shy, newly-out Jack and boisterous, laddish and ever-so-slightly mature student Danny.

Also receiving recognition within comedy was Bridget Christie who won the Best TV Actor (Comedy) award for her performance in The Change. This critically acclaimed comedy series produced by Expectation sees Linda, 50-year-old menopausal women, decide to do something for herself… for a change, and set off to wilderness of The Forest of Dean where she meets an array of eccentric locals.  

Nadifa Mohamed has taken home the award for Best Presenter (Factual) for Britain’s Human Zoos. Produced by Red Bicycle with Milk & Honey, this revolutionary historical documentary spotlights the troubling history of Britain’s fascination with so-called ‘human zoos’ a disturbing cultural phenomenon of the late Victorian era that was popular through to the twentieth century.

The Great Climate Fight, presented by Kevin McCloud, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and Mary Portas picked up the Climate Impact award. Produced by KEO Films, this series challenges the government to act on climate change and save money. This award marks the second year in a row that a show commissioned by Channel 4 has received this award.

The annual awards recognise and reward outstanding achievements in television. The ceremony occurred during the Edinburgh TV Festival which has seen Channel 4 announce a slate of new commissions including new reality series The Honesty Box (w/t), documentaries Slaying at Sycamore Gap (w/t), a single documentary around the riots that occurred throughout the UK this summer, and The Trial of Lucy Letby (w/t) as well as comedy Make That Movie amongst others.