17 Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed From The 2026 TV Baftas

Sunday evening marked the most prestigious night in British telly, as some of the biggest performers from the UK and beyond gathered for the annual TV Baftas.

Hosted for the first time by comedian Greg Davies, the night recognised achievement in drama, comedy, reality TV and more, as awards were handed out for the biggest shows of the last 12 months.

With so many A-listers gathered under one roof, you can imagine that it was quite a jam-packed evening, with more going on than most of us could keep up with.

So, in that spirit, we’ve rounded up 17 must-see moments from the 2026 TV Baftas...

Let’s start with the red carpet, shall we? Adolescence stars Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper were reunited on their way into the TV Baftas, and it’s fair to say the height difference between them has become a bit more stark in the year since the show’s Netflix premiere

Speaking of on-screen fathers-and-sons, Matt Smith and Rafael Mathé also posed together on their way into the event

Real-life dad-and-daughter Danny and Dani Dyer also attended the 2026 TV Baftas together

Claudia Winkleman took a break from shooting Celebrity Traitors to bring back pedal-pushers on the red carpet

Reigning Traitors champions Rachel and Stephen had their own low-key reunion on the red carpet…

…so did Alan Carr and Paloma Faith, after all that drama during Celebrity Traitors’ first outing

Doesn’t the Saturday Night Live cast scrub up well?

During the main event, Seth Rogen beat some stiff competition in the Best International Programme category, and dedicated his win to his The Studio co-star Catherine O’Hara

After winning the Memorable Moment prize for his Celebrity Traitors win, Alan Carr shouted out his ‘thick’ co-stars, ribbed Celia Imrie for the fart heard around the nation and once again bigged up Paloma Faith, who he infamously ‘murdered’ on their first night in the castle

The creators of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack had a defiant message to the BBC during their acceptance speech, expressing solidarity with Palestine after calling out the broadcaster for axing their documentary (leading to it being picked up by Channel 4), finally asking: ’Given you dropped our film, will you drop us from the Bafta screening later tonight?

Aurora delivered a beautiful performance during the In Memoriam tributes section

As he made his way onto the stage to collect his Special Award, Martin Lewis was met with a standing ovation

He then delivered a stirring acceptance speech, dedicating his win to his late mother

Mary Berry received this year’s Bafta fellowship and made it clear she’s still looking to the future

Elsewhere, after an awards season that’s largely celebrated Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham (who, of course, also picked up awards during the TV Baftas), it was amazing to see Adolescence’s Christine Tremarco get her moment to shine too

Unsurprisingly, Adolescence was the night’s top winner – setting a new record for the most TV Baftas received by a single show in the space of one night

And finally, we can’t stop watching this red carpet montage of Alan Carr before the ceremony