Bradford shone brightly in last night’s glittering Baftas ceremony, sharing the limelight with other local starring towns.

The prize for Best Drama went to popular series Last Tango in Halifax, a witty and touching tale of mature love and romance, much of which was filmed in Keighley and Skipton.

Speaking on stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall, its leading actress Anne Reid described it as “the most fantastic series to be a part of”.

Surprisingly neither she or co-star Derek Jacobi turned best actor nominations into awards this year.

And sadly Bradford’s celebrated magician Dynamo also failed to pull the rabbit out of the hat in the Best Entertainment Programme category for his show Dynamo – Magician Impossible which featured incredible stunts such as walking on water across the Thames.

But the TV adaptation of Bingley writer John Braine’s novel Room at the Top did get the award for Best Mini-Series.

The classic post-war story traces working class lad Joe Lampton’s ruthless attempts to scale the social ladder in a city based on Bradford.

And indeed much of the small screen version was filmed in Bradford’s own City Hall.

Channel 4’s documentary Make Bradford British was up for Best Factual Programme, but was beaten by the soldiering of Our War.

Actress Olivia Coleman scooped two awards for her supporting roles in the comedy Twenty Twelve and her straight acting in Accused (Mo’s Story).

And finally, well-travelled Monty Python star Michael Palin was honoured with a BAFTA fellowship for his lifelong achievements in comedy.

The Yorkshireman, who was presented with his award by fellow Monty Python member Terry Jones, said: “This is a fantastic honour for which I feel deeply unworthy. It is an award for thoroughly enjoying myself for the last 48 years.”

He also thanked the BBC, saying: “No other broadcasting company in the world would have given me the opportunity to do what I’ve done.”