OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Responder’ and ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ have six nominations each for the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has unveiled the shortlists for its Television Awards with P+O Cruises and Television Craft Awards, with the BBC’s top shows leading the way.
‘This Is Going To Hurt’ star Ben Wishaw and The Responder’s Martin Freeman are both nominated for leading actor, while the latter is in the running for the drama series prize, as well as the original music category.
Meanwhile, first time nominees Josh Finan and Adelayo Adedayo are on the shortlist for the respective supporting actor and actress awards.
‘This Is Going To Hurt’ also has nominations for mini series, director and editing in fiction, scripted casting and writer in drama.
‘The Crown’, ‘Top Boy’, ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘The English’, ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’, ‘Big Boys’ and ‘Somewhere Boy’ are all among the top nominees with multiple nods.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: “Huge congratulations to all our nominees. Today a record number of entries in Television and Craft resulted in 128 nominations, demonstrating fantastic strength and depth in programming and talent in 2022.
“We are really pleased to announce Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett as hosts of the TV Awards.
“We are also delighted to launch a brilliant new TV Awards partnership with P+O Cruises, who will not only be our partners on this extraordinary celebration of creative excellence, they will also be providing valuable support for our remit as a leading arts charity.”
Sara Putt, Deputy Chair of BAFTA and Chair of BAFTA’s Television Committee, added: “I am delighted to see that the interventions we put in place to improve female representation in the director and entertainment performance categories have had positive results.
“These nominations reflect some of those changes we are seeing today, and will continue to see in the future.”

BAFTA Television Awards with P+O Cruises nominees

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen – Phil McIntyre Television, Boffola Pictures/Channel 4
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Production Team – So Television/BBC One
TASKMASTER Alex Horne, Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor – Avalon/Channel 4
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Adam Copeland, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman – Zeppotron/BBC One

CURRENT AFFAIRS

AFGHANISTAN: NO COUNTRY FOR WOMEN (EXPOSURE) Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Eamonn Matthews, Mark Summers, Ali Watt – Quicksilver Media/ITV1
CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Bryon, Juan Camilo Cruz, Stephen Ellis, Aman Sadat – Moondogs Films/Channel 4
THE CROSSING (EXPOSURE) Handa Majed, David Modell, Ella Newton, Jamie Welham, Nechirvan Mando, Ben Ferguson – DM Productions/ITV1
MARIUPOL: THE PEOPLE’S STORY (PANORAMA) Robin Barnwell, Guy Creasey, Hilary Andersson, Darren Kemp, Tom Stone, Serhiy Solodko – Top Hat Productions, Hayloft Productions/BBC One
DAYTIME

THE CHASE Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott, Helen Tumbridge, Caroline Sale, John L. Spencer, Hester Davies – Potato/ITV1
THE REPAIR SHOP: A ROYAL VISIT Production Team – Ricochet/BBC One
SCAM INTERCEPTORS Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One

DRAMA SERIES

BAD SISTERS Sharon Horgan, Dearbhla Walsh, Faye Dorn, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Johann Knobel – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
THE RESPONDER Chris Carey, Laurence Bowen, Tony Schumacher, Tim Mielants, Rebecca Ferguson, Toby Bruce – Dancing Ledge /BBC One
SHERWOOD James Graham, Lewis Arnold, Rebecca Hodgson, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer – House Productions/BBC One
SOMEWHERE BOY Pete Jackson, Petra Fried, Emily Harrison, Gavin O’Grady, Alex Winckler – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

BIG ZUU Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Boom Cymru/Dave
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN The Traitors – Studio Lambert/BBC One
LEE MACK The 1% Club – Magnum Media/ITV1
MO GILLIGAN The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan – Expectation, Momo G/Channel 4
ROSIE JONES Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard – CPL Productions/Channel 4
SUE PERKINS Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal – Rumpus Media, Croydon Films/Netflix

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

ANT and DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Production Team – Lifted Entertainment,Mitre Studios/ITV1
LATER… WITH JOOLS HOLLAND: JOOLS’ 30TH BIRTHDAY BASH Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC Two
THE MASKED SINGER Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay – Bandicoot Scotland/ITV1
STRICTLY COME DANCING Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES

JEREMY KYLE SHOW: DEATH ON DAYTIME Kira Phillips, Barry Ronan, Rosina Andreou, Graeme McAulay, Abi Walker, Charlie MacDonald – Blast! Films/Channel 4
LIBBY, ARE YOU HOME YET? Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Danielle Jones, Celia Jennison – Candour Productions/Sky Crime
VATICAN GIRL: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EMANUELA ORLANDI Mark Lewis, Dimitri Doganis, Tom Barry, Chiara Messineo, Simon Mills, Kaylin Simmons – Raw TV/Netflix
WORLDS COLLIDE: THE MANCHESTER BOMBING Production Team – Label1/ITV1

FEATURES

BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS Alex Gilman, Sam Grace, Chris Faith, Zuhair Hassan, Errol Ettienne, Rohan Minhas – Boom Cymru/Dave
JOE LYCETT VS BECKHAM: GOT YOUR BACK AT XMAS Production Team – Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited/Channel 4
THE MARTIN LEWIS MONEY SHOW LIVE Martin Lewis, Mike Blair, Clare Miller, Jaime Corby, Richard Jack, Ravinder Dehele – MultiStory Media/ITV1
THE MISADVENTURES OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN Production Team – Rumpus Media/BBC Two

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

DAISY MAY COOPER Am I Being Unreasonable? – Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One
DIANE MORGAN Cunk On Earth – Broke and Bones/BBC Two
LUCY BEAUMONT Meet The Richardsons – Second Act Productions/Dave
NATASIA DEMETRIOU Ellie and Natasia – Nit Television/BBC Three
SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
TAJ ATWAL Hullraisers – Fable Pictures/Channel 4

INTERNATIONAL

THE BEAR Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Hiro Murai – FX Productions/Disney+
DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY Production Team – Ryan Murphy Productions/Netflix
WEDNESDAY Production Team – MGM Television/Netflix
OUSSEKINE Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier, Juliette Lassalle, Antoine Chevrollier, Pauline Dauvin, Kevin Deysson – Itinéraire Productions/Disney+
PACHINKO Soo Hugh, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Theresa Kang, Richard Middleton, Kogonada – Media Res, Blue Marble Pictures/Apple TV+
THE WHITE LOTUS Mike White, David Bernad, Mark Kamine, John Valerio, Heather Persons – HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

LEADING ACTOR

BEN WHISHAW This Is Going To Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
CHASKE SPENCER The English – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/ BBC Two
CILLIAN MURPHY Peaky Blinders – Caryn Mandabach Productions/BBC One
GARY OLDMAN Slow Horses – See Saw Films/Apple TV+
MARTIN FREEMAN The Responder – Dancing Ledge/BBC One
TARON EGERTON Black Bird – Apple Studios/Apple TV+

LEADING ACTRESS

BILLIE PIPER I Hate Suzie Too – Bad Wolf/Sky Atlantic
IMELDA STAUNTON The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
KATE WINSLET I Am Ruth – Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4
MAXINE PEAKE Anne – World Productions/ITV1
SARAH LANCASHIRE Julia – Lionsgate Television, Mad Ben Productions, Modern O Productions, Inc., 3Arts Entertainment, HBO Max /Sky Atlantic
VICKY MCCLURE Without Sin – Left Bank Pictures/ITVX

LIVE EVENT

CONCERT FOR UKRAINE Guy Freeman, Richard Valentine, Anouk Fontaine, Tom Cuckson, Laura Djanogly, Jen Bollom – Livewire Pictures/ITV1
PLATINUM JUBILEE: PARTY AT THE PALACE Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
THE STATE FUNERAL OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

DANIEL RADCLIFFE Weird: The Al Yankovic Story –Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment/The Roku Channel
JON POINTING Big Boys – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic – Calamity Films/Sky Max
LENNY RUSH Am I Being Unreasonable? – Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One
MATT BERRY What We Do In The Shadows – FX Productions/Disney+
STEPHEN MERCHANT The Outlaws Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment/BBC One

MINI-SERIES

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS Alexander Cary, Nick Murphy, Chrissy Skinns, Patrick Spence, Damian Lewis – ITV Studios, Sony/ITVX
MOOD Nicôle Lecky, Margery Bone, Lisa Walters, Dawn Shadforth, Stroma Cairns – Bonafide Films/BBC Three
THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE David Nath, Richard Laxton, Chris Lang, Alison Sterling – Story Films/ITV1
THIS IS GOING TO HURT Adam Kay, Jane Featherstone, Naomi de Pear, James Farrell, Holly Pullinger, Lucy Forbes – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One

NEWS COVERAGE

BBC NEWS AT TEN: RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Production Team – BBC News/BBC One
CHANNEL 4 NEWS: LIVE IN KYIV Production Team – ITN/Channel 4
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: BORIS JOHNSON INTERVIEW Production Team – ITV Studios/ITV1

REALITY and CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

FREDDIE FLINTOFF’S FIELD OF DREAMS Andrew Mackenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Cath Tudor – South Shore/BBC One
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Bruce McCoy, Matt Green, Tony Grech-Smith – World of Wonder/BBC Three
THE TRAITORS Production Team – Studio Lambert/BBC One
WE ARE BLACK AND BRITISH Narinder Minhas, Becky Clarke, Lindsay Davies, Rebecca Nunn, Ryan Samuda, Jessica Mitchell – Cardiff Productions, Open University/BBC Two

SCRIPTED COMEDY

AM I BEING UNREASONABLE? Daisy May Cooper, Selin Hizli, Jonny Campbell, Pippa Brown, Jack Thorne – Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One
BIG BOYS Jack Rooke, Jim Archer, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Bertie Peek – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Liz Lewin, Caroline Leddy, Michael Lennox, Brian J. Falconer, Jessica Sharkey – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
GHOSTS Production Team – Monumental Television, Them There/BBC One

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME

ALWAYS, ASIFA Shiva Raichandani, Alex Balcombe – Raisilience, Together TV/Together TV
BISCUITLAND Jess Thom, Matthew Pountney, Christine Robertson, Jon Rolph – Fremantle, North Bridge Media/All 4
HOW TO BE A PERSON Anna Hashmi, Sindha Agha, Samira Mian, Anne Perrie, Tobi Kyeremateng – The Corner Shop/E4
KINGPIN CRIBS Production Team – Zandland Films/YouTube – Channel 4

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES James Jones, Darren Kemp, Rupert Houseman, Serhiy Solodko, Joanna Marshall, Sasha Odynova – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries
ESCAPE FROM KABUL AIRPORT Jamie Roberts, William Grayburn, Dan Reed – AMOS Pictures, HBO, ARTE/BBC Two
OUR FALKLANDS WAR: A FRONTLINE STORY Guy King, Saskia Rusher, Simon McMahon, Zac Beattie, Guy Meachin, Libby Taylor – The Garden Productions/BBC Two
THE REAL MO FARAH Leo Burley, Hannah Richards, Rick Barker, Marvyn Benoit, Shona Thompson, Zad Rogers – Atomized Studios, Red Bull Studios/BBC One

SINGLE DRAMA

I AM RUTH Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Josh Hyams, Kate Winslet, Richard Yee, David Charap – Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4
THE HOUSE Paloma Baeza, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Emma de Swaef, Marc James Roels, Charlotte Bavasso, Christopher O’Reilly – Nexus Studios/Netflix
LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WAREHOUSE Joseph Bullman, Helen Black, Tracie Simpson, Aysha Rafaele, Tim Hodges, Steve Lawes – BBC Studios/BBC Three

SOAP and CONTINUING DRAMA

CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios/BBC One
EMMERDALE Production Team – ITV Studios/ITV1

SPECIALIST FACTUAL

AIDS: THE UNHEARD TAPES Production Team – Wall to Wall Media/BBC Two
THE GREEN PLANET Michael Gunton, Rupert Barrington, Paul Williams, Peter Bassett, Rosie Thomas, Elisabeth Oakham – BBC Studios Natural History Unit, PBS, bilibili, ZDF, China Media Group CCTV9, France Télévisions, The Open University /BBC One
HOW TO SURVIVE A DICTATOR WITH MUNYA CHAWAWA Production Team – Rumpus Media/Channel 4
RUSSIA 1985-1999: TRAUMAZONE Adam Curtis, Sandra Gorel, Rose Garnett, Grigor Atanesian – BBC Film/BBC iPlayer

SPORT

BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Production Team – BBC Sport, Sunset+Vine/BBC One
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2022 Production Team – Whisper, BBC Sport/BBC One
WIMBLEDON 2022 Production Team – BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services/BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR

ADEEL AKHTAR Sherwood – House Productions/BBC One
JACK LOWDEN Slow Horses – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
JOSH FINAN The Responder – Dancing Ledge/BBC One
SALIM DAW The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
SAMUEL BOTTOMLEY Somewhere Boy – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4
WILL SHARPE The White Lotus – HBO, Rip Cord, The District/Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

ADELAYO ADEDAYO The Responder – Dancing Ledge/BBC One
ANNE-MARIE DUFF Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
FIONA SHAW Andor – Lucasfilm/Disney+
JASMINE JOBSON Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
LESLEY MANVILLE Sherwood – House Productions/BBC One
SAFFRON HOCKING Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix

BAFTA Television Craft Awards nominations

COSTUME DESIGN Sponsored by ScreenSkills High-end Television Skills Fund

AMY ROBERTS The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
BECKY SLOAN, JOE PELLING Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared – Blink Industries/All 4
JANE PETRIE The Essex Serpent – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
PHOEBE DE GAYE The English – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two

DIRECTOR: FACTUAL

EMMA COOPER The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes – Empress Films, Library Films/Netflix
FELICITY MORRIS The Tinder Swindler – Netflix, Gaspin Media, AGC Studios, VG/Netflix
JAMES JONES Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries
SOPHIE ROBINSON My Dead Body – 141 Productions/Channel 4

DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

DEARBHLA WALSH Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
HUGO BLICK The English – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two
LUCY FORBES This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
WILLIAM STEFAN SMITH Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix

DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA

DIRECTING TEAM The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
JANET FRASER CROOK Glastonbury 2022 – BBC Studios/BBC Two
JULIA KNOWLES Platinum Jubilee: Party At The Palace – BBC Studios/BBC One
NIKKI PARSONS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios/BBC One

EDITING: FACTUAL

BEN BROWN Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story – 72 Films/Netflix
DOUG BRYSON Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – Owl Power/BBC Two
MARK SUMMERS Afghanistan – No Country for Women (Exposure) – Quicksilver Media/ITV1
RUPERT HOUSEMAN Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – Top Hat/Sky Documentaries

EDITING: FICTION

CELIA HAINING The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix
FRANCES PARKER Andor (Episode 7) – Lucasfilm/Disney+
KATIE WEILAND Slow Horses (Series 1, Episode 1) – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
SELINA MACARTHUR This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
EMERGING TALENT: FACTUAL

CHARLIE MELVILLE (Producer/Director) John and Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf – South Shore Productions, Lola/ITV1
HELEN HOBIN (Photography) Frozen Planet II – BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, France Televisions, ZDF, The Open University/BBC One
JASON OSBORNE (Director) Our Jubilee – Multistory Media/ITV1
JOY ASH (Series Producer) Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life – Wonderhood Studios/Channel 4

EMERGING TALENT: FICTION sponsored by Sara Putt Associates

JACK ROOKE (Writer) Big Boys – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
LYNETTE LINTON (Director) My Name is Leon – Douglas Road Productions, Tiger Aspect, Ringside Studios, Vicarious Productions/BBC Two
NICÔLE LECKY (Writer) Mood – Bonafide Films/BBC Three
PETE JACKSON (Writer) Somewhere Boy – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4

ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by Hotcam

ANDY DEVONSHIRE, JAMES DILLON, DRU MASTERS, REBECCA BOWKER Taskmaster – Avalon/Channel 4
CATHERINE LAND, DAVID BISHOP, PATRICK DOHERTY, RICHARD SILITTO, DAVID NEWTON, JOE PHILLIPS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios/BBC One
JEN BOLLOM, GARETH ILES, TIM ROUTLEDGE, STEVE SIDWELL, RICHARD VALENTINE, CHRIS VAUGHAN Concert For Ukraine – Livewire Pictures/ITV1
TOM BAIRSTOW, NIGEL CATMUR, ANDY DEACON, KEVIN DUFF, SIMON HAW, STEVE SIDWELL Platinum Jubilee: Party At The Palace – BBC Studios/BBC One

MAKE UP and HAIR DESIGN

AMANDA KNIGHT, BARRIE GOWER, ROSALIA CULORA House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
DANIEL PARKER, DEBORAH KENTON, CLAUDIA STOLZE, JOVANA JOVANOVIC, WAYNE FITZSIMMONS, JANA RADILOVÁ Dangerous Liaisons – Playground, Flame Ventures, Lionsgate Television/Lionsgate+
HELEN SPEYER Gangs of London – Pulse Films, SISTER/Sky Atlantic
TARA MCDONALD Wednesday – MGM Television/Netflix

ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUAL

ANDREW PHILLIPS House of Maxwell – Expectation/BBC Two
JESSICA JONES Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story –72 Films/Netflix
JESSICA JONES The Tinder Swindler – Raw TV/Netflix
MAX DE WARDENER The Elon Musk Show – 72 Films/BBC Two
ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTION

DANIEL PEMBERTON, MICK JAGGER Slow Horses – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
FEDERICO JUSID The English – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two
MATTHEW HERBERT The Responder – Dancing Ledge/BBC One
NICOLE LECKY, BRYAN SENTI, KWAME KZ KWEI-ARMAH JR Mood – Bonafide Films/BBC Three

PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL

MARCEL METTELSIEFEN, JORDAN BRYON Children of the Taliban – Moondogs Films/Channel 4
STEVE JAMISON Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive – Archer’s Mark/Netflix
SUE GIBSON, ROBIN COX, FLORIAN SCHULZ, WILL NICHOLLS Predators – Always True to Nature/Sky Nature
TIM SHEPHERD, OLIVER MUELLER, TODD KEWLEY, JESSICA MITCHELL, SAM LEWIS Green Planet (Tropical Worlds) – BBC Studios Natural History Unit, PBS, bilibili, ZDF, China Media Group CCTV9, France Télévisions, The Open University/BBC One

PHOTOGRAPHY and LIGHTING: FICTION

ANTHONY DOD MANTLE Pistol – FX, wiip/Disney+
BEN WHEELER The Tourist – Two Brothers Pictures, HBO Max/BBC One
CHAS APPETI Jungle – Nothing Lost Productions/Amazon Prime Video
RACHEL CLARK I Am Ruth – Me+You Productions, Juggle Productions/Channel 4

PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by Microsoft

ALICE NORMINGTON The Essex Serpent – See-Saw Productions/Apple TV+
BECKY SLOAN, JOE PELLING Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared – Blink Industries/All 4
CHRIS ROOPE The English – Drama Republic, Eight Rooks/BBC Two
KAVE QUINN, TIM BLAKE, STELLA FOX, PENNY CRAWFORD, EMILY NORRIS Pistol – FX, wiip/Disney+

SCRIPTED CASTING sponsored by Spotlight

DES HAMILTON, ELAN JONES Top Boy – Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment/Netflix
JULIE HARKIN Am I Being Unreasonable? – Boffola Pictures, Lookout Point/BBC One
NINA GOLD, LUCY AMOS Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
NINA GOLD, MARTIN WARE This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One

SOUND: FACTUAL

DOUG DREGER, ANDREW YARME, NICK FRY, STEVE SPEED, JAMES EVANS, HUGH DWAN Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Box to Box Films/Netflix
KATE HOPKINS, TIM OWENS, GRAHAM WILD Frozen Planet II (Frozen Worlds)- BBC Studios Natural History Unit, BBC America, France Televisions, ZDF, The Open University/BBC One
PETER BRIDGES, MATTHEW CHARLES, CONRAD FLETCHER, JULIAN GOUGH, ANDY JAMES, ANDY PAYNE The State Funeral Of HM Queen Elizabeth II – BBC Studios/BBC One
TUDOR DAVIES Later…with Jools Holland – BBC Studios/BBC Two

SOUND: FICTION

ALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, MARTIN SEELEY, PAULA FAIRFIELD, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
JUDI LEE HEADMAN, NIGEL SQUIBBS, TONY GIBSON, DARREN MCQUADE SAS Rogue Heroes – Kudos, Nebulastar/BBC One
MARTIN JENSEN, JOE BEAL, DUNCAN PRICE, CRAIG BUTTERS, SARAH ELIAS, ANDREW SISSONS Slow Horses – See-Saw Films/Apple TV+
SOUND TEAM The Crown – Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television/Netflix

SPECIAL, VISUAL and GRAPHIC EFFECTS

ANGUS BICKERTON, NIKEAH FORDE, ASA SHOUL, MIKE DAWSON, MPC, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon – HBO, 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, GRRM Productions/Sky Atlantic
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT and MAGIC The Sandman[1] – Netflix Original Series, Warner Bros. Television/Netflix
MOHEN LEO, TJ FALLS, RICHARD VAN DEN BERGH, JEAN-CLÉMENT SORET, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT and MAGIC Andor – Lucasfilm/Disney+
RUSSELL DODGSON, BRYONY DUNCAN, SAM CHYNOWETH, DAMIEN STUMPF, DANNY HARGREAVES, ELIOT GIBBINS His Dark Materials – Bad Wolf/BBC One

TITLES and GRAPHIC IDENTITY

BALÁZS SIMON, BBC CREATIVE, GAS MUSIC Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – BBC Sport, Blink Ink, Gas Music/BBC Two
PETER ANDERSON STUDIO Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature/Apple TV+
TOM HINGSTON, MARKUS LEHTONEN, SAM NORRIS Life After Life – House Productions/BBC One
YU+CO The Essex Serpent – See-Saw Productions/Apple TV+

WRITER: COMEDY

JACK ROOKE Big Boys – Roughcut TV/Channel 4
LISA MCGEE Derry Girls – Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4
NANCY HARRIS The Dry – Element Pictures/Britbox
SHARON HORGAN, BARUNKA O’SHAUGHNESSY, HELEN SERAFINOWICZ, HOLLY WALSH Motherland – Merman Television, Two Four/BBC One

WRITER: DRAMA

ADAM KAY This Is Going to Hurt – SISTER, Terrible Productions/BBC One
ALICE OSEMAN Heartstopper – See-Saw Films/Netflix
PETE JACKSON Somewhere Boy – Clerkenwell Films/Channel 4
TONY SCHUMACHER The Responder – Dancing Ledge/BBC One

Source: VacationHunter.Online

OHMYGOSSIP — Olivia Colman jokes Fionn Whitehead was “terrified” by their ‘Great Expectations’ kiss.
The 49-year-old actress is playing dishevelled spinster Miss Havisham in BBC1’s new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic – which features a dark twist on the tale with her character depicted as an opium addict – and she has reflected on changes ‘Peaky Blinder’ made to the story, such as seeing Miss Havisham lock lips with Pip.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “He was so terrified! No acting involved for him. I love that she’s mortified when he looks so horrified.
“Anything in Steven’s hands is heightened and makes it better.
“It was totally not what I’d imagined. And that’s partly why, when I read everything I was so drawn to it.”
Knight had defended giving BBC’s adaptation a racier treatment by including sex scenes and an alternate ending as he argued that Dickens was restricted by what he could write at the time.
He said: “Dickens was asking the question ‘Can you get out of your class?’ In the book the conclusion is that he doesn’t get out and that’s ok. Without giving it away, in the adaptation I’ve done, you can’t get out and that’s not OK.”
On adding steamy bedroom scenes, such as Pip losing his virginity, Knight said it was hidden in code with the book itself.
He added: “I think if you take a microscope to the text – for example Pumblechook and Mrs Gargery – there are a couple of lines in there where they disappear together. I think the Victorian readership were a bit more forensic about what was going on than we are.
“If Dickens were around now and had the liberty to go down some of those dark alleys, this is what he would have done.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

OHMYGOSSIP — Louie Spence admits he joined ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ for the “pay cheque”.
The 53-year-old choreographer, who catapulted into the spotlight after his stint on TV show ‘Pineapple Dance Studios’, has appeared on multiple reality shows throughout the years including ‘The Farm’ and ‘Celebs On A Ranch’, while his 2013 stint in the celebrity version of the iconic show was more of a financially-motivated move.
When asked about his favourite reality show experience, he told the Metro newspaper’s Sixty Seconds column: “’The Jump’ because it was amazing to learn to ski. I like things that are active and you learn something from.
“‘Big Brother’ was a pay cheque. I did ‘The Farm’ and ‘Celebs on a Ranch’ for Channel 5 – I adore animals so they were a joy. Anything with celebs in it.”
Most recently, Louie appeared on ‘Help! My House is Haunted’ after experiencing paranormal activity in his home – which he shares with his husband Leto Fernandez – and he was told it was the spirit of his late mother.
He said: “We’ve been in our house for a year now but after about six months of living here my agent called me about the show. It was funny because a couple of incidents we couldn’t explain had literally happened just a couple of days before.
“My husband is a big non-believer but even he feels as if someone tapped him on the shoulder. There were strong smells of soap and perfume – and no one smokes and there’s no women in the house.
“The perfume was very sweet and not modern, but it was all from one area. Also the lid came off a box by itself and there was no explanation because it was clipped. So I said, ‘Let’s get them over and see what they say.’ I was frightened – the house has a really lovely feeling and I like living in old houses.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

OHMYGOSSIP — Adam Woodyatt is “loving” life outside ‘EastEnders’.
The 54-year-old actor – who played Ian Beale on the primetime BBC soap for thirty six years from 1985 until 2021 before returning for a cameo appearance in 2022 – doesn’t miss the “intense” schedule and admits he’s happy to move on from the show that made him a household name.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: “It is very intense, it’s hard work, it’s long hours. It doesn’t give you a lot of time to do anything else. You can’t plan doing anything else.
“Whereas now I’ve suddenly got a life outside and I’m loving it.”
According to Adam, no actor wants to play the same role for the rest of their life and since leaving ‘EastEnders’ he’s been staring in theatre shows such as ‘My Fair Lady’, allowing him to explore various roles.
He added: “I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. I don’t know where life is going to take me.
“I don’t know what my next job is going to be. I could end up doing loads of stage work. I could end up doing films.
“I’ll see what happens. At the moment I am quite happy.
“I don’t think you ever fully leave ‘EastEnders’. Even if I never go back people will always think of me as Ian Beale.”
In a previous interview with Wales Online, Adam discussed his future with the long-running soap opera and said ‘never say never’ to the idea of a retur, but he insisted it would have to be a fitting storyline.
He said: “The story has to be right, they’ve also got to come up with a story and it has to be at a time when I’m not doing something else.
“I keep getting asked this but it is very difficult to answer it because there is no answer.
“Doors keep opening and I keep going through these other doors.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ruth Madeley had Disney films as an escape when she was dealing with surgeries as a child.
The ‘Years and Years’ actress is a massive Disney fan and admitted the movies have always been there to help her with the tough times stemming from her spina bifida diagnosis – which is where a baby’s spine and spinal cord does not develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine – six weeks before she was born.
Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on the Walt Disney Travel Company’s ‘Journey to the Magic’ podcast, she said: “For me, Disney is just pure nostalgia, even the new films, because me and my sister grew up on Disney. There’s nothing but good vibes.
“I spent so much of my childhood and teenage years in hospital and Disney films, literally, the night before I knew I was having surgery I would watch a Disney film. It was literally the best kind of distraction and the best feel-good thing for anything.
“Go through break up, Disney film. Having surgery, Disney film. Regular Tuesday night, Disney film. But yeah I think just that sheer feeling of comfort and safety is really nice.”
When it comes to Disney Princesses, Ruth has “always” loved Aurora from ‘Sleeping Beauty’ after being given the nickname herself by an anesthetist following one of her operations.
She added: “He was like, ‘Hiya sleeping beauty’, before I threw up. Something really un-princess-like but, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ was always my favourite.
“If I was going to be a Princess, I would be Aurora, but the idea of falling asleep until all your problems go away is lovely! [laughs]”
Ruth is an avid fan of the Disney theme parks too, and her favourite trip was a visit to Walt Disney World Orlando with her boyfriend Joe Lawrence in September 2022, which marked the first time they’ve been away since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ruth admitted she “could not stop crying” from the moment they stepped foot in the Magic Kingdom, through to the journey home.
She said: “It’s really special to me and my boyfriend because I’ve only ever been to Orlando with him, so it just feels like our place.
“And it is that sense of knowing that access is so easy, everything, I genuinely do not have to worry about anything when I get there. I know all the restaurants are accessible, shops accessible, the rides and all of that with the access pass, which will get onto in a little bit.
“That all helps so so much and it just feels like you don’t have to second guess any of that which, as a disabled person, especially as a wheelchair user with a physical disability, I never get that privilege of never having to think about it.”
Journey to the Magic, the official podcast of Walt Disney Travel Company, is available to listen from wherever you get your podcasts as well as on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyUK/videos.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alastair Stewart is retiring from regular broadcasting.
The 70-year-old TV news anchor is bringing an end to his career after spending 47 years working as a journalist on local and national television in the UK.
Stewart was at ITV News for over three decades before making the jump to start-up channel GB News in 2021.
An announcement from GB News confirmed that the newsreader is stepping back from his role and had fronted the final episode of his programme, ‘Alastair Stewart Friends’, last weekend.
Although he won’t be a regular on screens anymore, Stewart will return to GB News as an occasional contributor and he will be providing commentary for the upcoming coronation of King Charles III in May.
Commenting on his retirement, Stewart said in a statement: “I’m nearly 71 and I still get the most tremendous lift from live television – it’s the best job in the world. However, the rigours of preparing for two live interview shows a week, and commuting from Hampshire to London for them, are considerable.
“I want to reduce my commitment while I’m still ahead as an old broadcaster, rather than an ancient one. Thankfully the timing is mine; I just want to spend more of it with my family, my horses, and the charities that have meant so much to me over the years.”
Since joining GB News, Stewart was the announcer on air for Queen Elizabeth’s death in September 2022 and was the anchor for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier in the year.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Paxman is to be honoured for his contribution to broadcasting at the 49th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
The 72-year-old star will receive the prestigious Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting at the awards lunch at Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall, London, on Friday (24.03.23).
The accolade celebrates Jeremy’s 50 years of broadcasting, including his work on ‘Newsnight’, ‘Panorama’, ‘Breakfast Time’ and ‘University Challenge’, and started with his first job as a graduate trainee at BBC Radio Brighton back in 1972.
BPG’s chairman Grant Tucker said: “As an organisation of journalists, the BPG holds Jeremy Paxman in very high esteem for his broadcasting record which has meant remarkable longevity, a unique authenticity, and a fierce desire to hold some people’s feet to the fire.
“We loudly applaud Jeremy’s famous interview interrogations of the powerful and his dedication to the journalistic craft, which provides the very best for his viewers, listeners and readers.”
Jeremy’s May 1997 interview with then-Home Secretary Michael Howard is remembered as one of the most memorable political interviews of all time, after he asked the same question of the minister 12 times.
During his 15 years on ‘Newsnight’, from 1989 to 2014, he also interviewed former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Theresa May, US President George Bush, Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi, and UK party leaders Ed Miliband and Charles Kennedy, as well as stars David Bowie, Dizzie Rascal and Russell Brand, among many others.
Jeremy is also known for presenting ‘University Challenge’, which he will step down from at the end of the current 52nd series after 29 years at the helm, and he has appeared as himself in the political comedy ‘The Thick Of It’.
The BPG Television, Streaming and Audio Awards are highly prized by programme-makers because they are selected independently by journalists who write about TV, radio, streaming and podcasts – correspondents, critics and previewers.
The BPG awards lunch will be attended by award winners, BPG members, and leading broadcasting executives.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Larkins’ actor Barney Walsh is to star in ‘Casualty’.
The 25-year-old star – whose father is TV presenter and comedian Bradley Walsh – has joined the cast of the BBC One medical drama alongside fellow newcomers Anna Chell, Sarah Seggari, and Eddie-Joe Robinson.
Barney, who will play accident-prone nurse Cameron, said: “It’s been an incredible experience to join the cast of ‘Casualty’ alongside Anna, Sarah, JJ and Eddie.
“It’s a real joy to come to work every day and play Cam.
“I can’t wait for the viewers to meet nurse Cam as he arrives at Holby and very quickly realises he might have bitten off more than he can chew!”
‘The Bay’ star Anna will play quick-witted and outgoing Jodie.
She said: “It’s been an absolute buzz so far, the team at ‘Casualty’ are so welcoming!
“Joining with the others (Eddie-Joe, Barney, Sarah Jaye) has been such a beautiful experience, we have built up a great connection and friendship – filming scenes with those guys is always a laugh.
“Jodie is a joy to play. She is fun, flirty and is always up for a night out.
“Often pushing her emotions aside with a vodka tonic! Jodie is hard-faced, strong and often let’s her brain fall out of her mouth, but despite all this she is great at her job and has quite a shock on her first shift.
“I’m so grateful to be bringing Jodie to life and I’m excited about what’s to come for her.”
Sarah will portray straight-talking and confident Rida, while Eddie-Joe has joined the cast as ambitious and glory-hungry Ryan.
The four characters will be seen on screen in April and accompanied by Holby’s fun-loving nurse, turned ward sister, Donna Jackson (Jaye Jacobs), who will return to the hospital to take on a new challenge.
Jaye said: “I am thrilled to be joining such a legendary show.”
Jon Sen, Executive Producer of ‘Casualty’ for BBC Studios, added: “We are thrilled to introduce these exciting new characters to the ‘Casualty’ fans.
“Jodie, Cam, Rida and Ryan are a breath of fresh air – bringing hope, heart, wit, warmth and irreverence to the ED. We are sure the audience are going to love them as much we already do.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lord Sugar will front a new series of ‘The Apprentice Australia’.
The 75-year-old businessman has fronted all 17 series of the UK-based show, but he is heading Down Under once again for a brand-new season of the Australian version.
The programme has been confirmed to begin on BBC Three on April 4th.
It will see 16 celebrities battle it out over the coming weeks to win money for their charities, avoid being fired, and ultimately end up crowned Australia’s Celebrity Apprentice.
On the show, Lord Sugar will be joined by retail magnate Janine Allis and tycoon Nick Bell to judge the first challenge.
Week one will tee off with a fundraising golf tournament, in which the stars are split into two teams, ‘Innovate’ and ‘Collaborate’.
Earlier this week, Lord Sugar admitted he thinks the UK-based ‘The Apprentice’ would “kill itself off” if he was replaced on the programme.
He told The Sun newspaper: “I don’t want to sound too big-headed but a lot of people underestimate me.
“They hear me talking like a cockney, but I know everything, I really do.
“I’m not degrading people like (‘Dragons’ Den’ star) Peter Jones, because they’ve done a lot also.
“But none of them have done as much as I have.
“Who would I put in my place? I can’t think of anybody. There’s loads of people that would queue up.”
‘The Apprentice Australia’ starts at 9pm on Tuesday 4 April on BBC Three, and the whole series will be available to watch via BBC iPlayer from 6am on the same day.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Kamara has paid tribute to ‘Soccer AM’ after it was confirmed the show is to end after nearly 30 years.
The 65-year-old pro footballer-turned-pundit has remembered his 14 years of “having a laugh” on the long-running Sky football programme, on which he was a regular guest interviewing players and managers at football stadiums around the country.
He wrote on Twitter: “Just heard that @SoccerAM is finishing at the end of the season. I had 14 years of going through Premier League and @EFL clubs dressing rooms. Training with Clubs for features and basically having a laugh. Fun part of my time at Sky (sic)”
The show’s best-known presenters were Helen Chamberlain, who hosted for 22 years, and Tim Lovejoy, who co-hosted with Helen from 1996 to 2007.
Regular crew member Rocket (James Long) has recalled how Tim was always trying to and encourage his co-stars to “push the boundaries” on the programme.
He told The Sun newspaper: “Every week Tim would say, ‘If we are not pushing the boundaries we are not doing our job.’
“He wanted to be called into the head’s office every week for something that had been inappropriate or he pushed it too far.
“But he said, ‘That’s when you know you’re doing a good job.’ That was the mentality of the show.
“Sadly I don’t know if that show can exist now because if there’s a reason to complain about something, generally someone will. They’ll take offence.
“There’s so much you could have taken offence at. We pushed it to the line a lot of the time.”
There are now just 10 episodes of ‘Soccer AM’ left, with the final whistle on the show set to blow at the end of the current football season.
A Sky spokesperson told the publication: “‘Soccer AM’ has played an important role in our coverage of football for the past three decades, and we continually adapt to the evolving needs of our customers.
“We now go into a period of consultation to discuss the proposed changes with our people. We are unable to provide more detail while these consultations are underway.”
It’s said staff were told on Tuesday (21.03.23) that the show would be ending, and they will be made redundant in May.
An insider said: “It was a complete bombshell. Morale is at an all-time low, they are raging.
“It’s going to be an interesting watch over the next few weeks.”
The popular programme – which balances the week’s football news, goals and more with sketches, celebrity guests and challenges – first aired on Sky in 1995.
John “Fenners” Fendley and Jimmy Bullard currently co-host the show.
‘Saturday Social’ – which has previously aired before ‘Soccer AM’ at 9.30am – will move into its 10.30am Saturday slot.

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