British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Production Design

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Production Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for a programme to be eligible to this category it "should contain a significant amount of original design."^[1]

British Academy Television Craft Award
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
First award	1966
Currently held by	Rivals – Dominic Hyman (2025)
Website	http://www.bafta.org/

The category was gone through some name changes:

• From 1955 to 1965, an individual award named Best Designer was presented.
• From 1966 to 2000 it was presented as Best Design.
• Since 2001 it has been presented as Best Production Design.

Winners and nominees

1950s

Best Designer

Year	Recipient(s)	Title
1955	Michael Yates
1956	Bruce Angrave
1957	Reece Pemberton
1958	Stephen Taylor
1959	Stephen Bundy

1960s

Best Designer

Year	Recipient(s)	Title
1960	Clifford Hatts
1961	Frederick Pusey
1962	Voytek
1963	Eileen Diss
1964	Richard Henry
1965	Richard Wilmot

Best Design

Year	Title	Recipient(s)
1966	The Tea Party Progress To The Park Summer Of The 17th Doll The Tap On The Shoulder Ashes To Ashes Auto Stop	Eileen Diss
	The Bachelors Giants on Saturday No Baby, No Baby At All The Rules of the Game	John Clements
	The Incident The Importance of Being Earnest Hothouse The Gaming Book The Hunter Time and Mr Maddingly	Assheton Gorton
	Parade's End (Trilogy) Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) The Navigators No Trams to Lime Street The Kidders	Richard Wilmot
1967	Tony Abbott
1968	Julia Trevelyan Oman
1969	The Portrait of a Lady	Roy Oxley

1970s

Year	Title	Recipient(s)
1970	Otello Rembrandt The Vortex	Tony Abbott
	The Borderers	Colin Shaw
	Louise Better Dead Charley's Aunt The Marquise	Eileen Diss
	This Is Tom Jones	Brian Bartholomew
1971	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Biography: Beethoven Biography: I Measured The Skies - Kepler Put Out More Flags	Peter Seddon
	Germinal	Don Homfray
	The Roads to Freedom	Spencer Chapman
	Uncle Vanya	Eileen Diss
1972	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Design Team
	Die Fledermaus Cider With Rosie	Eileen Diss
	The Onedin Line	Oliver Bayldon
	Tartuffe	Fanny Taylor
1973	War and Peace	Don Homfray
	The Onedin Line	Oliver Bayldon and the Design Team
	Upstairs, Downstairs	John Clements
1974	An Afternoon At The Festival Now She Lies There Pygmalion Alice Through The Looking Glass Trouble In Tahiti	Eileen Diss
	The Bröntes of Haworth	Alan Pickford
	Country Matters	Design Team
	Vienna 1900	Don Homfray
1975	The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show	Bill McPherson
	Jennie	Frederick Pusey, Mike Hall
		Jane Robinson, Jill Silverside
	The Pallisers	Raymond Cusick, Tim Harvey
1976	Edward VII	Henry Graveney, Anthony Waller
	Days of Hope	Martin Johnson
	The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show Part III	Bill McPherson
	Upstairs, Downstairs	Sheila Jackson
1977	I, Claudius	Tim Harvey
	The Duchess of Duke Street	Raymond Cusick, Paul Joel
	Rock Follies	Rod Stratford, Alex Clarke
	When the Boat Comes In	Richard Morris, Bernard Lloyd-Jones, Sue Spence, Oliver Bayldon, Peter Brachacki
1978	Hard Times	Roy Stonehouse
	The Duchess of Duke Street	Raymond Cusick, Victor Meredith, Tony Thorpe
	Love for Lydia	John Clements, Frank Nerini
	The Muppet Show	David Chandler, Bryan Holgate
1979	Edward & Mrs. Simpson	Allan Cameron, Martyn Hebert
	Lillie	Bryan Bagge, Richard Dunn, Roger Hall
	Pennies from Heaven	Tim Harvey, Bruce Macadie
	The Voyage of Charles Darwin	Colin Shaw

1980s

Year	Title	Recipient(s)
1980	Testament of Youth	Sally Hulke
	Crime and Punishment	Tony Abbott
	Prince Regent	Barry Newbury, Barrie Dobbins
	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Austen Spriggs
1981	Thérèse Raquin	David Myerscough-Jones
	Blade on the Feather	Andrew Drummond
	Cream in My Coffee	John Emery
	Love in a Cold Climate	David Marshall, Robert Ide
1982	Brideshead Revisited	Peter Phillips
	Pygmalion Miss Morison’s Ghosts The Potting Shed	Eileen Diss
	The Borgias	Tim Harvey
	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years	Roger Murray-Leach
1983	Barchester Chronicles The Bell	Chris Pemsel
	The Red Signal The Agatha Christie Hour: The Girl in the Train A Voyage Round My Father	David Marshall
	Nicholas Nickleby	John Napier
	Smiley's People	Austen Spriggs
1984	An Englishman Abroad	Stuart Walker
	Reilly, Ace of Spies	Roger Hall
	Saigon: Year of the Cat	David Marshall, Robin Parker
	Waters of the Moon The Blue Dress Farmers Arms	Geoff Powell
1985	Threads	Christopher Robilliard
	The Far Pavilions	Robert Laing
	Tenko	Ken Ledsham
	The Jewel in the Crown	Alan Pickford, Vic Symonds
	Doctor Fischer Of Geneva	Austen Spriggs
1986	Bleak House	Tim Harvey
	Tender is the Night	Derek Dodd
	Silas Marner	Gerry Scott
	Edge of Darkness	Graeme Thomson
1987	The Insurance Man	Geoff Powell
	The Singing Detective	Jim Clay
	Hotel Du Lac	Barbara Gosnold
	The Monocled Mutineer	Christopher Robilliard
	Lost Empires	Roy Stonehouse, David Buxton
	The Return of Sherlock Holmes	Tim Wilding
1988	Fortunes of War	Tim Harvey
	Vanity Fair	Gavin Davies
	Porterhouse Blue	Eileen Diss
	Tutti Frutti	Bob Smart
	Blackadder the Third	Antony Thorpe
1989	Christabel	Jim Clay
	Talking Heads	Tony Burrough
	A Very British Coup	Grant Hicks
	Tumbledown	Geoff Powell

1990s

Year	Title	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
1990	Traffik	Martyn Herbert, Hans Zillman	Channel 4
	The Ginger Tree	Michael Young	BBC One
	The Woman in Black	Jon Bunker	ITV
	Agatha Christie's Poirot (for "Episodes 1,2,5,8 & 10")	Rob Harris
	The Chronicles of Narnia	Alan Spalding	BBC
1991	Portrait of a Marriage	Stuart Walker	BBC Two
	House of Cards	Ken Ledsham	BBC One
	Jeeves and Wooster	Eileen Diss	ITV
	The Chronicles of Narnia	Alan Spalding	BBC
1992	Jeeves and Wooster	Eileen Diss	ITV
	Jim Henson's Greek Myths	John Beard	Channel 4
	Clarissa	Gerry Scott	BBC
	Prime Suspect	Roy Stonehouse	ITV
1993	Screen Two: Memento Mori	Oliver Bayldon	BBC Two
	Hostages	Stephen Fineren	ITV
	The Borrowers	Sophie Becher	BBC Two
	The Vampyr: A Soap Opera	Jim Grant
1994	The Buddha of Suburbia	Roger Cann	BBC Two
	Prime Suspect 3	Chris Truelove	ITV
	The Borrowers	Sophie Becher	BBC Two
	Scarlet and Black	Stuart Walker	BBC One
1995	Dandelion Dead	Voytek	ITV
	Seaforth	Chris Edwards	BBC One
	A Dark-Adapted Eye	Paul Munting
1996	Persuasion	William Dudley, Brian Sykes	BBC Two
	The Buccaneers	Tony Burrough	ITV
	The Hanging Gale	Tim Hutchinson	BBC One
	Cold Comfort Farm	Malcolm Thornton	BBC
1997	Gulliver's Travels	Roger Hall	Channel 4
	Rhodes	Maurice Cain	BBC One
	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall	Sarah Greenwood
	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders	Stephen Fineren	ITV
1998	The Woman in White	Alice Normington	BBC One
	A Dance to the Music of Time	Eileen Diss	Channel 4
	Jonathan Creek	John Asbridge, Jonathan Taylor	BBC One
	Tom Jones	Roger Cann
1999	Our Mutual Friend	Malcolm Thornton	BBC Two
	Hornblower: The Even Chance	Andrew Mollo	ITV
	Far from the Madding Crowd	Adrian Smith	BBC Two
	Alice Through the Looking Glass	Anne Tilby	Channel 4

2000s

Best Design

Year	Title	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2000	Wives and Daughters	Gerry Scott	BBC One
	Hornblower	Rob Harris	ITV
	Great Expectations	Alice Normington	BBC Two
	Warriors	Phil Roberson	BBC One

Best Production Design

Year	Title	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2001	Longitude	Eileen Diss, Chris Lowe	Channel 4
	The Scarlet Pimpernel	Maurice Cain	BBC One
	Anna Karenina	Rob Harris	Channel 4
	Gormenghast	Christopher Hobbs	BBC Two
2002	The Way We Live Now	Gerry Scott	BBC One
	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	James Merifield	Channel 4
	Love in a Cold Climate	Gerry Scott	BBC One
	Othello	Malcolm Thornton	ITV
2003	The Gathering Storm	Luciana Arrighi	BBC Two
	Foyle’s War	Claire Kenny, Maurice Cain	ITV
	Shackleton	Michael Howells	Channel 4
	White Teeth	Alice Normington
2004	The Lost Prince	John-Paul Kelly	BBC One
	The Forsyte Saga	Stephen Fineren	ITV
	Charles II: The Power and the Passion	Sarah Greenwood	BBC One
	Cambridge Spies	Mike Gunn	BBC Two
2005	Sex Traffic	Candida Otton	Channel 4
	North and South	Simon Elliott	BBC One
	Spooks	Stevie Herbert, Robert Foster
	Blackpool	Grenville Horner
2006	Bleak House	Simon Elliott	BBC One
	Rome	Joseph Bennett	BBC Two
	To the Ends of the Earth	Donal Woods
	Elizabeth I	Eve Stewart	Channel 4
2007	An Audience with Take That... Live!	Bill Laslett	ITV
	Longford	Michael Pickwoad	Channel 4
	Jane Eyre	Grenville Horner	BBC One
	Life on Mars	Brian Sykes
2008	Cranford	Donal Woods	BBC One
	My Boy Jack	Dave Arrowsmith	ITV
	Life on Mars	Matthew Gant	BBC One
	Britz	Pat Campbell	Channel 4
2009	Wallander	Jacqueline Abrahams	BBC One
	The Curse of Steptoe	Patrick Bill	BBC Four
	The Devil's Whore	Rob Harris	Channel 4
	Little Dorrit	James Merifield	BBC One

2010s

Year	Title	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2010	Gracie!	Claire Kenny	BBC Four
	Wallander	Jacqueline Abrahams	BBC One
	Red Riding 1974	Christina Casali	Channel 4
	An Englishman in New York	Beth Mickle	ITV
2011	Misfits	Tom Bowyer	E4
	Sherlock: A Study in Pink	Arwel Wyn Jones	BBC One
	Eric and Ernie	Pat Campbell	BBC Two
	Downton Abbey	Donal Woods	ITV
2012	Great Expectations	David Roger	BBC One
	Appropriate Adult	Pat Campbell	ITV
	Downton Abbey	Judy Farr, Donal Woods
	Black Mirror: 15 Million Merits	Joel Collins, Daniel May	Channel 4
2013	The Girl	Darryl Hammer	BBC Two
	Downton Abbey	Donal Woods	ITV
	The Hour	Eve Stewart	BBC Two
	Parade's End	Martin Childs
2014	Ripper Street	Mark Geraghty	BBC One
	Broadchurch	Catrin Meredydd	ITV
	Burton and Taylor	John Stevenson	BBC Four
	Peaky Blinders	Grant Montgomery	BBC Two
2015	Penny Dreadful	Jonathan Mckinstry, Philip Murphy	Sky Atlantic
	Peaky Blinders	Grant Montgomery	BBC Two
	That Day We Sang	Tom Burton
	Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This	Candida Otton	ITV
2016	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell	David Roger	BBC One
	Fortitude	Gemma Jackson	Sky Atlantic
	This Is England '90	Janey Levick	Channel 4
	Dickensian	Michael Ralph	BBC One
2017 [2]	War & Peace	Chris Roope	BBC One
	The Crown	Martin Childs	Netflix
	Rillington Place	Pat Campbell	BBC One
	The Night Manager	Tom Burton, Barbara H. Skelding
2018 [3]	Game of Thrones	Deborah Riley, Rob Cameron	HBO
	USS Callister (Black Mirror)	Joel Collins, Phil Sims	Netflix
	The Crown	Martin Childs, Alison Harvey
	The State	Pat Campbell	Channel 4
2019 [4]	Patrick Melrose	Tom Burton	Sky Atlantic
	A Very English Scandal	Helen Scott	BBC One
	Killing Eve	Kristian Milsted
	The Little Drummer Girl	Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald

2020s

Year	Title	Recipient(s)	Broadcaster
2020 [5][6]	Chernobyl	Luke Hull, Claire Levinson-Gendler	Sky Atlantic
	Killing Eve	Laurence Dorman, Linda Wilson	BBC One
	The Crown	Martin Childs, Alison Harvey	Netflix
	Sex Education	Samantha Harley, Miri Katz
2021 [7]	Small Axe	Helen Scott	BBC One
	Gangs of London	Matt Gant and Megan Bosaw	Sky Atlantic
	Sex Education	Samantha Harley and Alexandra Slade	Netflix
	His Dark Materials	Joel Collins	BBC One
2022 [8][9]	Landscapers	Cristina Casali	Sky Atlantic
	Vigil	Tom Sayer	BBC One
	The Pursuit of Love	Cristina Casali
	The Serpent	François-Renaud Labarthe
2023 [10][11]	Don't Hug Me I'm Scared	Becky Sloan, Joe Pelling	Channel 4
	The Essex Serpent	Alice Normington	Apple TV+
	The English	Chris Roope	BBC Two
	Pistol	Kave Quinn, Tim Blake, Stella Fox, Penny Crawfold, Emily Norris	Disney+
2024 [12]	Silo	Gavin Bocquet, Amanda Bernstein	Apple TV+
	Nolly	Ben Smith	ITVX
	The Long Shadow	Anna Higginson	ITV
	Black Mirror: "Demon 79"	Udo Kramer	Netflix
2025 [13][14]	Rivals	Dominic Hyman	Disney+
	Masters of the Air	Chris Seagers	Apple TV+
	Breathtaking	Ashleigh Jeffers	ITV1
	The Day of the Jackal	Richard Bullock	Sky Atlantic

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)