Timothy Spall wins Leading Actor for The Sixth Commandment | BAFTA TV Awards 2024 – BBC

Timothy Spall wins Leading Actor for The Sixth Commandment | BAFTA TV Awards 2024 – BBC

[Applause] and the bter goes to Timothy [Applause] [Music] SPO oh dear um I say that because um I know everybody oh I were surprised but I am I thought God I didn’t actually write anything down um look it all up on IMBD and your see who was involved um yeah because to each and every soul of them they’re brilliant they really are I me Sarah Phelps script is just magnificent I mean and S di is the brilliant brilliant director he he’s a skip Skipper a brilliant Skipper and he he just brought the ship on magnificently and look there’s millions and millions of Derek wax and Francis dill and all everybody involved on that making all happen acting is a stupid thing it really is a St it’s a soy old thing really is it you know I mean standing up pretending to be somebody and pissing around in costumes 67 and you think oh my goodness me am I still doing this but the reality is sometimes you get a chance to to play you know people that are you know that have had a terrible thing happen to them and uh and and all they wanted was love and it’s a beautiful thing to be able to tell a story about something like that and this is a story about you know many things it’s about terrible crimes and so on and so forth but it’s also about love but it’s also um you know we’re privileged particularly when you’re telling real stories about real lives that the people give you permission to do this you know and we’re just storytellers aren’t we really and and and when we can tell stories that are really touching and and affect people and um and it makes a difference and we can all share in this Human Condition some of it horrible and some of it beautiful and some of it both and just even though acting is a silly silly stupid thing uh and the other actors in This are all bloody brilliant they’re all bloody brilliant and I’m I am in awe of their talent it’s just lovely I’ve always wanted one of these I just it’s just lovely to have one so I I’ll shut up now cuz I’m just dribbling on and but I’m just so pleased to be amongst you lot it’s we have quite a good life really don’t we thank you very much thank

It’s a strange job but someone’s gotta do it! 😆

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