{"id":593530,"date":"2025-11-25T20:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/593530\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:37:24","slug":"welsh-drama-filmed-on-the-streets-of-cardiff-takes-home-prestigious-international-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/593530\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh drama filmed on the streets of Cardiff takes home prestigious international prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Wales&#8217; Lost Boys &amp; Fairies won an award for TV movie\/mini series at the International Emmy Awards<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_478342.jpg\" alt=\"The cast of Lost Boys &amp; Fairies\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Lost Boys &amp; Fairies was shot in Wales, and has been well received by audiences and critics alike(Image: BBC )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">It&#8217;s no shock that Lost Boys &amp; Fairies has seen praise at the International Emmy Awards which took place on Monday, November 24. The series, filmed and set in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff<\/a>, was the biggest winner in this year&#8217;s BAFTA Cymru which took place in Newport&#8217;s ICC arena in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> took three awards home from the International Emmys, which includes Hell Jumper for Documentary, Ludwig for Comedy and Lost Boys and Fairies for TV movie\/mini series. The show follows the fictional story of singer and artist Gabriel, his partner Andy and their journey to adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Director of BBC Drama, Lindsay Salt, said: &#8220;Lost Boys &amp; Fairies is a joyous and emotional story of adoption which won the hearts of BBC viewers.&#8221; For the latest TV and showbiz gossip <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=73dc4ba7-03fe-43fb-8152-46228482c5b9&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;We are thrilled that it has won an International Emmy and want to thank writer Daf James, director James Kent, the team at Duck Soup Films and the cast and crew for making such a brilliant, meaningful show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_2025-BAFTA-Cymru-Awards-Winners-Room.jpg\" alt=\"Gwyneth Keyworth, Adam Knopf, James Kent, Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Daf James, Jessica Brown Meek, Libby Durdy, Sion Daniel Young and Danielle Palmer and production team pose with  the Editing Award and the Writer Award for 'Lost Boys and Fairies' in the Winners Room\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Lost Boys and Fairies was the biggest winner in this year&#8217;s BAFTA Cymru(Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">The &#8216;coming of middle-age&#8217; story which is deeply heart-wrenching yet filled with humour, redemption, and love is loosely based on writer Daf James&#8217; own experiences of gay adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">When it was released he said: &#8220;It feels like such a privilege to have this platform on BBC One to tell this story about gay adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just really excited to share this story with the world and for people to see the remarkable performances that are in it that have brought the show to life and the design and what the director [James Kent] has done with it and all of those things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_image001.jpg\" alt=\"A shot from Lost Boys &amp; Fairies\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Lost Boys &amp; Fairies has been described as a &#8216;tender, glittering story'(Image: BBC )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">The series was developed as part of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> Writers TV Drama Writers\u2019 Programme 2019 and made with support from Creative Wales, and was aired in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Earlier this year, Daf James won Best Writer at the BAFTA Cymru awards for his work on the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\">Additionally, the cast and crew won awards for editing, best director (fiction), best television drama, and Sion Daniel Young won best actor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"walesonline\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">You can watch the full series on BBC iPlayer now. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m001wzp2\/lost-boys-and-fairies\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BBC Wales&#8217; 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