Lost Boys and Fairies wins International Emmy Award

An adoption drama, inspired by the writer's own experience and filmed in Wales, has won an International Emmy award.

Lost Boys and Fairies, which follows the story of a gay couple who adopt a son, has received widespread acclaim from TV critics and viewers on social media for its frank portrayal of the adoption process from an LGBT perspective.

Following an awards ceremony in New York on Monday, writer Daf James said he was "beyond delighted".

"It's especially meaningful to me that this Welsh, queer, adoption drama has been recognised in this way on a global stage," he said.

The opening episode of Lost Boys and Fairies sees Siôn Daniel Young's character, Gabriel, reticent to open up to his social worker about his upbringing and the shame he felt over his sexuality.

"Everything I write is personally inspired… I've taken the themes of my life and the emotions of my life," James has said.

Also at the Bafta Cymru film and TV awards, Anna Maxwell Martin won Best Performance by an Actress for her role in Until I Kill You, which was also filmed in Wales.