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05
May 2006
Extras
Award Success At Rose
d'Or
Ricky
Gervais's
sitcom Extras was the
toast of the prestigious
Rose d'Or TV awards with
two key
prizes.
The
BBC
comedy won awards for
best sitcom and Ashley
Jensen won best sitcom
actress.
The
show's co-creator and
star Ricky Gervais was
not nominated but he did
pick up an honorary
award for his
contribution to
entertainment.
Other
winners included QI's
Stephen Fry, for best
game show host, and Deal
or No Deal for best game
show.
The
ceremony was held in
Lucerne in
Switzerland.
Jo
Joyner from Five's
Swinging was awarded
best female comedy
performance while Chris
Lilley from The Nominees
on ABC picked up the
Rose d'Or for best male
comedy
performance.
The
best soap actor prize
went to US star Jack
Wagner for The Bold and
the Beautiful while best
soap actress was won by
German star Alexandra
Neldel for her role in
Verliebt in
Berlin.
Other
programme winners from
the UK include The
Apprentice (best reality
show), Look Around You
(best comedy) and The
Friday Night Project
(best
variety).
Bastian
Pastewka won the best
sitcom actor award for
his role in German
comedy
Pastewka.
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