Danny Dyer Wins BAFTA Amid Speech Censorship, BBC Broadcast Edits

At the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards, Danny Dyer won the Best Male Performance in a Comedy for his role in Sky's Mr Bigstuff, delivering an emotional acceptance speech peppered with multiple expletives that were edited out of the BBC One broadcast. Despite warnings about the BAFTA rules, Dyer expressed his gratitude to co-star and writer Ryan Sampson, dedicating the award to him and praising his talent, which moved Sampson to tears. Dyer also gave a heartfelt shoutout to his daughters, Sunnie and Dani, who were present in the audience, concluding with a memorable four-word declaration of his achievement. Host Alan Cumming apologized on behalf of Dyer for the swearing during the live event and humorously slipped up himself, referring to the BAFTA Fellowship as the “Bastard Fellowship.” Other notable winners included the BBC’s Mr Loverman, which took home multiple awards, and Blue Lights, which won Best Drama. The ceremony featured a star-studded red carpet and was held at London's Royal Festival Hall, with the broadcast carefully managing content for the pre-watershed audience.