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Richard Gadd films upcoming BBC drama Half Man with Jamie Bell in Glasgow after missing out on a BAFTA

Richard Gadd films upcoming BBC drama Half Man with Jamie Bell in Glasgow after missing out on a BAFTA

Richard Gadd got to work on his upcoming BBC drama, Half Man, on Monday after missing out on BAFTA TV Award. 

The creator and executive producer, 36, who will also star in the mini-series was joined on set in Glasgow by actor Jamie Bell, 39. 

Six-episode drama Half Man ‘follows estranged ‘brothers’ Niall (Jamie) and Ruben (Richard) after Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding,’ according to the BBC. 

As filming commenced in Scotland, Richard was seen on behind the camera wrapped up in a blue padded coat and a baseball cap. 

Jamie got into character wearing a smart wool coat, with a jumper and grey trousers as he walked through the streets. 

The series will take part over 40 years from the 1980s to the present day and cover ‘the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way,’ the BBC reports. 

Richard Gadd (pictured right) got to work on his upcoming BBC drama, Half Man, on Monday after missing out on BAFTA TV Award.

Richard Gadd (pictured right) got to work on his upcoming BBC drama, Half Man, on Monday after missing out on BAFTA TV Award.

The creator and executive producer, 36, who will also star in the mini-series was joined on set in Glasgow by actor Jamie Bell, 39 (pictured)

The creator and executive producer, 36, who will also star in the mini-series was joined on set in Glasgow by actor Jamie Bell, 39 (pictured)

Richard’s Netflix smash Baby Reindeer won key awards at this year’s BAFTA’s however he lost out on Leading Actor to Lennie James for his role in Mr Loverman. 

Jessica Gunning took home Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha in Baby Reindeer. 

The Netflix hit, said to be inspired by the real-life experiences of creator Richard Gadd, sees his character Donny being hounded by crazed stalker Martha (Jessica) after he serves her a free cup of tea in the pub where he works.

Yorkshire-born Jessica beat her fellow Baby Reindeer star, trans actress Nava Mau, who played Donny’s girlfriend. 

Speaking on stage on Sunday at she said: ‘Hello, cheeky chops, gosh, thank you Bafta, wow’, before joking that she used to pretend to be a dog in her garden. 

‘I sometimes do this kind of cheesy thing where I look back on the younger me and moments in my life, and I imagine the kind of then me, seeing me now, and think, “little did we know,'” she said.

Jessica said last year, her and Richard were at the ceremony, and ‘little did we know what the year had in store,’ while thanking him for changing ‘her life’.

Elsewhere, Richard is already thinking about his next big collaboration. 

Six-episode drama Half Man 'follows estranged ¿brothers¿ Niall (Jamie) and Ruben (Richard) after Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall¿s wedding,' according to the BBC

Six-episode drama Half Man ‘follows estranged ‘brothers’ Niall (Jamie) and Ruben (Richard) after Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding,’ according to the BBC

Jamie got into character wearing a smart wool coat, with a jumper and grey trousers as he walked through the streets

Jamie got into character wearing a smart wool coat, with a jumper and grey trousers as he walked through the streets

Jessica Gunning (pictured) took home Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha in Baby Reindeer at this year's BAFTAs however Richard lost out on Leading Actor to Lennie James

Jessica Gunning (pictured) took home Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha in Baby Reindeer at this year’s BAFTAs however Richard lost out on Leading Actor to Lennie James

The creator and star of the hit series spoke with DailyMail.com about a surprise star he’s interested in working with. 

Although he seemingly has a bevy of British and American stars looking to work with him, Gadd sounded excited about the possibility of teaming up with a major wrestler-turned-film star: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

‘I love The Rock. I’m waiting for his call currently,’ Gadd joked when asked if he’d consider working with the Jumanji star.

‘No, he hasn’t been in touch,’ Gadd clarified, but he wouldn’t mind a call, as he is a ‘big wrestling fan.’

Even though that fact seems to surprise people, he admitted that one of his dreams would be a ‘road trip with me, The Rock, John Cena, and let’s just say Bret Hart.’ 

‘I don’t know what we’ll talk about, but we’ll do it,’ he continued. ‘They’ll be talking and I’ll just be there… ‘

2025 TV BAFTA AWARDS – ALL THE WINNERS

Drama Series 

Blue Lights (BBC One) – WINNER

Sherwood (BBC One)

Supacell (Netflix)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)

Limited Drama 

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One)

Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV1) – WINNER

One Day (Netflix)

International 

After The Party (Channel 4)

Colin From Accounts (BBC Two)

Say Nothing (Disney+)

Shogun (Disney+) – WINNER

True Detective: Night Country (Sky Atlantic)

You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack, Netflix

Leading Actress 

Anna Maxwell Martin, Until I Kill You (ITV1)

Billie Piper, Scoop (Netflix)

Lola Petticrew, Say Nothing (Disney+)

Marisa Abela, Industry (BBC One) – WINNER

Monica Dolan, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (ITV1)

Sharon D Clarke, Mr Loverman (BBC One)

Leading Actor 

David Tennant, Rivals (Disney+)

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Lennie James, Mr Loverman (BBC One) – WINNER 

Martin Freeman, The Responder (BBC One)

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Toby Jones, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (ITV1)

Female Performance in a Comedy 

Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)

Kate O’Flynn, Everyone Else Burns Channel 4)

Lolly Adefope, The Franchise (Sky Comedy)

Nicola Coughlan, Big Mood (Channel 4)

Ruth Jones, Gavin & Stacey (BBC One) – WINNER

Sophie Willan, Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two) 

Scripted Comedy 

Alma’s Not Normal (BBC Two) – WINNER

Brᴀssic (Sky Max)

G’Wed (ITV1)

Ludwig (BBC One)

Specialist Factual 

Atomic People (BBC Two) – WINNER

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)

Children of the Cult (ITV1)

Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4)

Reality  

Dragons’ Den (BBC One)

The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4) – WINNER

Love Is Blind (Channel 4)

The Traitors (BBC One)

Current Affairs 

Storyville: Life and Death in Gaza (BBC)

Maternity: Broken Trust (ITV1)

State of Rage (Channel 4) – WINNER

Ukraine’s War: The Other Side (ITV1)

Shortform

Brown Brit (Channel 4)

Peaked (Channel 4)

Quiet Life (BBC Three) – WINNER

Spud (BBC Three)

Factual Entertainment 

In Vogue: The 90s (Vogue Studios, Disney+)

Race Across The World (BBC One)

Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour (BBC Two) – WINNER

Sort Your Life Out (BBC One)

Children’s Scripted 

CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe (CBeebies) – WINNER

Horrible Histories (CBBC)

Ready Eddie Go! (Sky Kids)Tweedy & Fluff (Channel 5)  

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment

Bridgerton: The carriage scene, where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope (Netflix)

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale: Smithy’s wedding, when Mick stands up (BBC One)

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office: Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline (ITV1)

Rivals: Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis (Disney+)

Strictly Come Dancing: Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone (BBC One) – WINNER

Traitors: “Paul isn’t my son … but Ross is!” (BBC One)

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's Strictly waltz scooped the award for P&O Cruises Memorable Moment

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell’s Strictly waltz scooped the award for P&O Cruises Memorable Moment

Male Performance in a Comedy 

Bilal Hasna, Extraordinary (Disney+)

Danny Dyer, Mr Big Stuff (Sky Comedy) – WINNER

Dylan Thomas-Smith, G’wed (ITV2)

Nabhaan Rizwan, Kaos (Netflix)

Oliver Savell, Changing Ends (ITV1)

Phil Dunning, Smoggie Queens (BBC Three)

Danny Dyer won Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for Mr Big Stuff

Danny Dyer won Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for Mr Big Stuff

Supporting Actor

Ariyon Bakare, Mr Loverman (BBC One) – WINNER

Christopher Chung, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One)

Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

McKinley Belcher III, Eric (Netflix)

Sonny Walker, The Gathering (Channel 4) 

Supporting Actress 

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer (Netflix) – WINNER

Katherine Parkinson, Rivals (Disney+)

Maxine Peake, Say Nothing (Disney+)

Monica Dolan, Sherwood (BBC One)

Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Sue Johnston, Truelove (Channel)

The 1% Club lost out for Best Entertainment Show

The 1% Club lost out for Best Entertainment Show

Entertainment 

The 1% Club (ITV1)

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC One)

Taskmaster (Channel 4)

Would I Lie To You? (BBC One) – WINNER

Entertainment Performance

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV1)

Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (BBC One)

Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett (Channel 4) – WINNER

Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max)

Stacey Solomon, Sort Your Life Out (BBC One) 

Factual Series 

American Nightmare (Netflix)

Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour (BBC One)

The Push: Murder on the Cliff (Channel 4)

To Catch a Copper (Channel 4) – WINNER

Live Event Coverage 

D-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen (BBC One)

Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two) – WINNER

Last Night of The Proms (BBC Two)

News Coverage 

BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC One) – WINNER

Channel 4 News: Inside Sednaya (Channel 4)

Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform’s Campaign (Channel 4)

Single Documentary 

Hell Jumper (BBC Two)

Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries)

Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods (BBC Two) – WINNER

Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Channel 4)

Soap 

Casualty (BBC One)

Coronation Street (ITV1)

EastEnders (BBC One) – WINNER

Sport 

Euro 2024 (BBC Sport)

Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport) – WINNER

Wimbledon (BBC Sport)

Daytime 

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two) – WINNER

Loose Women (ITV1)

Morning Live (BBC One)

Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two)

Children’s Non Scripted 

BoosNoo! (Sky Kids)

FYI Investigates: Disability and Me (Sky Kids) – WINNER

Operation Ouch! (CBBC)

Reu and Harper’s Wonder World (Channel 5)

BAFTA Fellowship

Kirsty Wark – WINNER 

 

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