Skins wins Rose d'Or drama accolade

5:28am Wednesday 7th May 2008

The E4 teen drama Skins was among a string of British-made programmes to pick up a prestigious Rose d'Or award at Europe's oldest international television entertainment festival.

Other winners included Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, BBC Two comedy The Peter Serafinowicz Show, ballet documentary Strictly Bolshoi and the satirical series Kombat Opera Presents.

The Street II, which follows the lives of residents of one street in Manchester, received a special mention in the drama category.

Now in its 48th year, the Rose d'Or festival takes places annually in Lucerne, Switzerland.

This year, it attracted a record 402 entries from 34 countries.

Festival director Urban Frye said: "This year's programmes were of exceptional quality, which presented our international jurors with a challenging task.

"However, the calibre of entries proves not only that the Rose d'Or is back at the heart of European creativity, but also that it is possible to create programmes with cross-cultural and cross-generational appeal."

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