Reality competition series The Traitors based in Scotland was one of the programmes that scooped top gongs
The star-studded event- which was broadcast on BBC One- saw various famous faces bag themselves the impressive accolades.
"I went, 'OK, just to be clear, we're going to Scotland, we've got some cloaks, we're going to use the word murder, I've got a big rollneck and I'm holding a ceremonial pouch, are you OK with that?' And they went 'go for it'."Scots star Jack Lowden was also presented with an award for Best Supporting Actor for the Thriller series Slow Horses.
Arriving on the stage to accept the gong, Blades said: “Wow, just give me two seconds, I have to take a picture, it’s quite special.Blades added that it was the “first time” that a “6ft black guy, from Hackney, gold tooth, single parent ” was presented with an award for daytime TV.
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