Sunderland University graduate scoops BAFTA award

Sunderland University graduate Adam Ferrari Credit: Sunderland University

A University of Sunderland graduate has won a BAFTA for his work on the production of the hit Channel 4 series First Dates.

Adam Ferrari was part of the team that won the accolade in the Reality and Constructed Factual category at this year's House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards.

Adam, who has been working on the production team for First Dates for the past couple of years, said:

Adam graduated from Sunderland in 2010 with a First Class Honours degree in Broadcast Media Production.

He has since worked on some of the UK's top TV shows, adding the likes of the BBC, ITV2, E4 and Channel 4 to his expanding CV. Mr Ferrari is now working as an Assistant Producer with ITV's 12 Yard Productions.