Janey Godley cried over daughter’s Bafta nomination

Ashley Storrie, the writer and star of BBC comedy Dinosaur, has shared a tearful moment with her mum Janey Godley after finding out she had been nominated for a Bafta Scotland award.

It was announced last week that Glasgow comedian Godley was receiving end-of-life care following the spread of her cancer.

Storrie told BBC Scotland she had a video call with mum and they “had a cry” when she told her about the award nominations.

She said: “This is massive for her. This is something she always wanted and she never really got the opportunity and so to be able to do it for both of us is very important.”

Dinosaur will be up for four awards when the winners are announced on 17 November.

These include best actor and best writer nominations for Storrie, who plays a neurodiverse palaeontologist in the BBC Three comedy.

Storrie, who has autism, said the role enabled her to “unmask” in real life.

She said the programme differed from other shows featuring an autistic lead character because “it’s not all doom and gloom”.

The actor told BBC Scotland her mum was the first person she spoke to after she found out about her nomination.

She posted a screengrab of the call on Instagram, saying: “She’s probably going to kill me for how unflattering this is.”

Godley also posted, saying: “I’m so proud.”

Godley, 63, found viral fame with her voice-over videos of Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid briefings during the pandemic.

She revealed she had ovarian cancer in November 2021.

Last week she posted on X that she was receiving palliative care in hospital and would be going into a hospice.

“It is devastating news to know I’m facing end of life, but we all come to an end sometime,” she said.

The full list of Bafta Scotland nominations:

ACTOR FILM

• LORN MACDONALD The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• STEPHEN MCMILLAN The Lesson
• KIT YOUNG Out of Darkness

ACTRESS FILM

• SHIRLEY HENDERSON The Trouble with Jessica
• SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN Out of Darkness
• TILDA SWINTON The Eternal Daughter

ACTOR TELEVISION

• KHALID ABDALLA The Crown
• RICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer
• DANIEL PORTMAN Loch Henry (Black Mirror)
• DAVID TENNANT There She Goes

ACTRESS TELEVISION

• DOON MACKICHAN Two Doors Down
• ELAINE C. SMITH Two Doors Down
• ASHLEY STORRIE Dinosaur
• NICOLA WALKER Annika

DIRECTOR FACTUAL

• ELLA GLENDINING Is There Anybody Out There?
• KEVIN MACDONALD High & Low – John Galliano
• MATT PINDER Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Renee and Andrew MacRae

DIRECTOR FICTION

• HOPE DICKSON LEACH The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• NIAMH MCKEOWN Dinosaur
• SAUL METZSTEIN Slow Horses
• ADURA ONASHILE Girl

ENTERTAINMENT

• THE AGENCY: UNFILTERED
• BURNS NIGHT 2024
• RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES
• SUSAN CALMAN’S GRAND DAY OUT

FACTUAL SERIES

• ICONS OF FOOTBALL
• NOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY
• SCOTLAND – THE NEW WILD

FEATURE FILM

• GIRL
• IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
• OUT OF DARKNESS

FEATURES

• EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPES WITH SANDI TOKSVIG
• LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
• SECRETS OF THE SUPERMARKET OWN-BRANDS

NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS

• CATCHING A KILLER: THE MURDER OF EMMA CALDWELL (BBC SCOTLAND DISCLOSURE)
• HM THE QUEEN: THE JOURNEY TO LONDON
• LESS FOR MORE: THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD PRICES (DISPATCHES)

SHORT FILM & ANIMATION

• BLACKWOOL
• CARE
• FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE
• YOU LAND

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

• EILISH MCCOLGAN: RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
• LIAR: THE FAKE GROOMING SCANDAL
• STRIKE! THE VILLAGE THAT FOUGHT BACK

TELEVISION SCRIPTED

WRITER FILM/TELEVISION

• MATILDA CURTIS, ASHLEY STORRIE Dinosaur
• RICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer
• NICOLE TAYLOR One Day