Glasgow's Ashley Storrie 'chuffed' to win Scottish Bafta for late mum Janey Godley

Ashley Storrie accepts the Writer: Film/Television Award for 'Dinosaur'
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Ashley Storrie has said she was 'chuffed' to win two Scottish Bafta awards and said she did it for her mum Janey Godley - who she revealed used to sneak her into the ceremonies.

The comedy star was delighted after a double win saw her not only pick up the Writer Film/Television award with Dinosaur co-creator Matilda Curtis, but also the BAFTA Scotland Audience Award the only BAFTA Scotland Award voted for by members of the public.

The star, whose mum Janey Godley tragically passed away after a courageous battle with cancer earlier this month, told BBC Scotland that it would mean "an awful lot" for her mum to see her there.

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She then joked: "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."

Richard Gadd attended the awards after his Emmy Awards success.
Richard Gadd attended the awards after his Emmy Awards success. -Credit:Getty

An understandably emotional Ashley 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."

After receiving the audience award, Ashley revealed: "I've been coming here since I was fifteen with my mummy, we snuck in to our first Baftas, 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'."

Other winners announced during the on the glittering event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central in Glasgow on Sunday (November 17), included Out of Darkness, which scooped a total of three awards on the night. The film was awarded for Feature Film. The two young leads of the film, Kit Young and Safia Oakley-Green, triumphed in the Actor Film and Actress Film categories respectively.

David Tennant received the award for Actor Television for his role in There She Goes. In Actress Television, Doon Mackichan took home the award for her return to Two Doors Down.

The Agency: Unfiltered scooped the award for Entertainment, while News and Current Affairs was awarded to Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell (Disclosure).

Trailblazing producer, writer and film festival director Lynda Myles was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Film award. She was honoured during the ceremony with a special VT featuring snippets from an event held earlier in the year which celebrated her life and work.

Commentator Andrew Cotter presented Hazel Irvine with the Outstanding Contribution to Television, given in recognition of an exceptional standard of work across a long career.

A highlights programme will be broadcast on BBC Scotland at 10.30pm on Wednesday 20 November, with a repeat that same night at 11.40pm on BBC One Scotland, and will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

A full list of the winners can be found here.

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