Paddington Meets The Queen, a brief movie that aired in the course of the BBC’s protection of the Platinum Jubilee: Celebration on the Palace, gained the primary Memorable Second award finally evening’s 2023 BAFTA Tv Awards with P&O Cruises, the one award on the ceremony voted for by the general public.
The successful second obtained 15 million YouTube views and exhibits a footman (Simon Farnaby) carrying a tray of afternoon tea by way of Buckingham Palace, the place he locations it onto the desk of Her Majesty and her visitor Paddington Bear (Ben Whishaw). Paddington needs the Queen a cheerful Jubilee, and after ingesting all of the tea, provides her a marmalade sandwich from underneath his hat. The Queen then reveals that she has her personal sandwich hidden in her purse. Because the footman publicizes that the Jubilee live performance is about to start, Paddington thanks the Queen “for all the things”.
The movie was created by Heyday Movies and Studiocanal, and directed by Dougal Wilson. It was written by Simon Farnaby, Jon Foster, and James Lamont. The movie was praised for its heartwarming and humorous depiction of the Queen and Paddington Bear, and for its capability to deliver collectively two of Britain’s most beloved icons.
In his acceptance speech, Simon Farnaby stated: “We’re completely thrilled to have gained this award. It’s a testomony to the onerous work and dedication of everybody who labored on this movie, and to the love that individuals have for the Queen and Paddington Bear. We hope that this movie will proceed to deliver pleasure to folks all around the world.”
The Memorable Second Award is a brand new class on the BAFTA Tv Awards, and it was created to have fun these moments in tv which have captured the hearts of the nation. Paddington Meets The Queen is a worthy winner of this award, and it’s a reminder of the ability of tv to deliver folks collectively.
The six nominees for P&O Cruises Memorable Second Award 2023 had been:
- Derry Women, Channel 4 – The Finale, the folks of Northern Eire vote overwhelmingly for peace
- Heartstopper, Netflix – Nick and Charlie’s First Kiss
- Platinum Jubilee: Celebration on the Palace, BBC One – Paddington Meets The Queen
- Stranger Issues, Netflix – Lucas, Dustin, and Steve rescue Max from the demonic Vecna by enjoying her favourite track – Kate Bush’s Working Up That Hill
- The Actual Mo Farah, BBC One – Sir Mo Farah revealing he was illegally trafficked to the UK
- The Traitors, BBC One – The Ultimate Roundtable