The 1956 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards were the second annual giving of the awards which later became known as the British Academy Television Awards.

Winners

*Actor **

Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition ...

*Actress **

Virginia McKenna Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films ''A Town Like Alice'' (1956), '' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958), ''Born Free'' (1966), and ...

*Designer **

Bruce Angrave Bruce Angrave (6 December 1912 – 8 July 1983) was an English illustrator and poster artist. He designed many posters for the large railway companies, as well as posters and cartoons for Ministry of Information during World War II. Biography An ...

*Personality **

Glyn Daniel Glyn Edmund Daniel FBA, FRAI (23 April 1914 – 13 December 1986) was a Welsh scientist and archaeologist who taught at Cambridge University, where he specialised in the European Neolithic period. He was appointed Disney Professor of Archa ...

*Production ** Gil Calder *Script writer ** Colin Morris *Writers Award ** Colin Morris

References

Sources

Archive of winners on official BAFTA website
(retrieved February 19, 2006). {{BAFTA Television Awards

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