Broadcast Awards win

04 February 2026

We were delighted to win the Broadcast Award for Best Mutliplatform programme for The Vanishing Cyclist.

This award is for the best programme of 2025 broadcast outside of the main linear channels - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 4. So any streamer, any channel, and any genre from Netflix drama to big budget factual entertainment shows.

It is an enormous credit to our team that this two part documentary, made for a modest BBC Scotland tariff, won such a prestigious and wide ranging award.

The series followed the police investigation in to the mysterious disappearance of Tony Parsons, who set out on a 100 mile charity cycle through the Scottish Highlands and was never seen again. It was a huge ratings and critical success, with more than 2m iPlayer views in its first 28 days, and outstanding reviews.

We were very humbled by the judges' comments and their response to the series.

Programme-making of the highest calibre

Judge, Broadcast Awards

This was exemplary storytelling which took very difficult and emotive subject matter and sensitively and thoughtfully put the viewer inside the process of discovery and decision making

Judge, Broadcast Awards

This show was emotionally sensitive with incredible access, it had a hugely compelling narrative which focused on the family’s pain and the police’s meticulous investigation

Judge, Broadcast Awards