'Sorry mum' - Sussex-born actress Erin Doherty makes brilliant acceptance speech after winning Golden Globe for her astonishing performance in Adolescence

Former Crawley schoolgirl Erin Doherty has won another award for her astonishing performance in Netflix drama Adolescence – and she had to apologise to her mum after swearing in her acceptance speech.

The 33-year-old, who was taught at Hazelwick School, picked up the the Best Supporting Actress (television) awards at the Golden Globes on Sunday night – one of four awards for the much-lauded show.

Erin Doherty, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television Award for "Adolescence," poses in the press room during the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

placeholder image — Erin Doherty, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television Award for "Adolescence," poses in the press room during the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Stephen Graham (Best Actor) and Owen Cooper (Best Supporting Actor) also won and the show won Best Limited Series.

Doherty plays a therapist in episode three of the drama.

Philip Barantini, Owen Cooper, Erin Doherty, Hannah Walters, Stephen Graham, Mark Herbert, Ashley Walters, Jeremy Kleiner and Jack Thorne, winners of the Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television Award for "Adolescence,". (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

In her acceptance speech she said: “I made a promise to my mum that I would not swear but what the f***! Holy s***. Sorry mum There are two groups I would love to talk about very quickly. The first are Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters, Jack Thorne, Phil Barantini and Owen Cooper. This experience for me was entirely moulded from within the interview room of that set for episode three. Each of you lives of you in every breath of that scene and it wouldn’t be what it is without you and you are at the core of why I am so deeply, unspeakably proud of this gorgeous piece of work.

And the second group who I would love to dedicate this to are our therapists. I didn’t want to assume but I think we all know. Life can be tough, mental health is everything. So thank you to therapists and it was an honour to play one.”

Last week she also won a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television.

In September, the miniseries took home a total of six awards at the Emmys, including Doherty, Stephen Graham and teenager Owen Cooper all picking up acting gongs in their respective categories. Cooper’s win made Emmy history, with the 15-year-old becoming the youngest ever recipient of an Emmy Award.Adolescence told the fictional story of 13-year-old Jamie Miller, who was accused of stabbing a girl from his school to death.

The show gained critical acclaim and praise from viewers for its performances and the handling of hard-hitting topics such as knife crime and masculinity, and shot to the top of the Netflix Most Watched UK charts.

Doherty has also appeared in Hulu’s A Thousand Blows; The Crown on Netflix and Prime Video’s Chloe.

In a recent interview with Sky News, Doherty also revealed comedian Romesh Ranganathan was her Head of Year at Hazelwick School.