Ashley Storrie Dedicates Bafta Win to Late Mother Janey Godley

Ashley Storrie honored her mother, Janey Godley, following her victory in the public vote at the Bafta Scotland awards for her role in Dinosaur. Storrie’s mother passed away from cancer on 2 November, and the comedian recounted telling her, “I’m going to win a Bafta for you,” as their final exchange. Storrie also secured the screenwriter award alongside co-writer Matilda Curtis for the BBC TV series. David Tennant received the television acting award for his performance in There She Goes, while Doon Mackichan was recognized for her role in Two Doors Down. Following the awards ceremony in Glasgow, Storrie light-heartedly remarked that if Godley had been present, she would have attempted to arrange a date for her by highlighting her culinary abilities. “I think it would mean an awful lot for her to see me here tonight,” she stated to BBC Scotland. “Obviously, she’d give me about 15 seconds of praise before it was about her, but that was just the nature of who Janey was.” Storrie mentioned that host Edith Bowman and other nominees had offered “so many lovely nods” to Godley during the evening. Through tears, she expressed, “She’s been in the room and I’m very grateful.” She added, “The last thing I said to her was ‘I’m going to win a Bafta for you,’ and I’ve done it so I’m chuffed.” Upon accepting the audience prize earlier in the evening, Storrie shared that she had attended the Bafta Scotland awards with her mother since the age of 15. Storrie confessed, “We snuck in to our first Baftas.” She continued, “We went to the after party and a lady came up and said who are you? My ma lied and said Elaine C Smith, and she just went ‘oh ok’.” While accepting the screenwriter award with Curtis, Storrie stated: “Thank you Matilda for writing the pilot, and then I got cast in it, and then I became a telly writer.” She further commented, “I was making videos on Facebook being Harry Potter,” and concluded, “And now I’ve got a Bafta.” Curtis, who conceived the show centered on autistic palaeontologist Nina, expressed: “Thank you to everyone who saw yourself in Nina – this is for you, and thank you Ashley for being the most beautiful, incredible Nina I could ever have asked for.” The event marked Richard Gadd’s initial public appearance in Scotland since his show Baby Reindeer secured six Emmys. The individual who served as the inspiration for the stalker character in the series is presently engaged in a defamation lawsuit against Netflix, alleging that the streaming service disseminated “brutal lies” about her to over 50 million global viewers. Gadd was nominated for both television actor and screenwriter awards, and was also a contender for the audience award, competing against David Tennant, Dr Who’s Ncuti Gatwa, Jack Lowden from Slow Horses, and Abby Cook of Blue Peter. Out of Darkness garnered three accolades: best feature film, and best film actor and actress for Kit Young and Safia Oakley-Green, respectively. Within the factual categories, Not Your Average Family was presented with the series award, and Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal earned the prize for a single documentary. The news and current affairs award was bestowed upon BBC Scotland’s Disclosure team for Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell. This team contributed to the conviction of Ian Packer for the 2005 murder. During her acceptance speech, Sam Poling dedicated the award to Ms Caldwell and other survivors of Packer. She extended gratitude to the BBC lawyer involved in the investigation, stating: “Accusing someone of murder is not easy.” Poling commended the producer’s dedication, remarking: “Eammon O’Connor has worked on this for 10 years and has never given up.” Following her receipt of the award, Ms Poling commented: “This is their award, not ours. If it hadn’t been for the bravery of those women, who had not been believed for years – without their testimony, there would have been no conviction.” She also noted that additional women had approached the BBC team with allegations of abuse by Packer and other men. Mr O’Connor further stated: “Police chose to let this man go free to harm other women. No police officer has ever been disciplined or sanctioned in any way for all the things they got wrong.” Andrew Cotter, a commentator, presented Hazel Irvine with the award for outstanding contribution to television, acknowledging her exceptional career and high standard of work. Irvine, whose career commenced with STV’s Scotsport in 1987, has been a pioneering figure for women in sports journalism for over three decades, covering 18 winter and summer Olympics, four World Cup finals, Wimbledon, and the London Marathon. Lynda Myles, a producer, writer, and former director of the Edinburgh film festival, received the outstanding contribution to film award. She was recognized during the ceremony, following a highlights event earlier in the year that celebrated her 60-plus years of work and life. The complete list of Bafta Scotland nominations is as follows: A program featuring highlights will be broadcast on BBC Scotland at 22:30 on Wednesday, and on BBC One Scotland at 23:40, subsequently becoming available on the BBC iPlayer. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC disclaims responsibility for the content of external sites. Information regarding our approach to external linking is available.