The Inbetweeners wins best sitcom at Rose d'Or television festival

E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners and BBC3 documentary Blood Sweat and Takeaways have won prizes at the Rose d'Or television festival in Switzerland. The Inbetweeners, which recently returned for a third series with a record audience for an E4 original commission of more than 2 million viewers , won the sitcom prize while Blood, Sweat and Takeaways triumphed in the reality and factual entertainment category. Special Rose d'Or awards were also given to Simon Cowell and ITV soap Coronation Street. The festival's top award for the best programme of 2010 went to a Belgian hidden camera show called Benidorm Bastards. "Seven old people drive the kids crazy in this guerrilla-style show, which is unlike any hidden camera programme you have ever seen," said the citation for the Belgian show. "The wrinklies get one over on the youth, for a change." • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".