'' Damilola , Our Loved Boy '' is a British television film about the events surrounding the 27 November 2000 death of Damilola Taylor . The film aired on BBC One on 7 November 2016 , and was written by Levi David Addai , directed by Euros Lyn , and starred Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku . The film received three nominations at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards , winning Best Single Drama and Best Supporting Actress for Mosaku
2017 British Academy Television Awards
2017 British Academy Television Awards
Damilola, Our Loved Boy