New Zealand TV drama After the Party loses to Shogun at Bafta TV Awards
It was produced by Lingo Pictures and Luminous Beast and written by Dianne Taylor, along with Emily Perkins, Martha Hardy-Ward and Sam Shore.
Malcolm previously told RNZ it 'blows her mind' how far the NZ-made show has travelled around the world, saying people in Liverpool had come up to her in the supermarket to praise it just as they do in Auckland.
Taylor told RNZ that she and Malcolm created the show partly out of frustration about the lack of decent roles for middle-aged women.
Taylor, whose previous credits include the 2017 film Beyond the Known World, said it was gratifying After the Party had won over not only women but also men and young people.
While the show didn't take home the Bafta, it had .
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