Killing Eve leads the field in the TV BAFTA nominations

BBC shows have topped the nominations list for this year’s TV BAFTAs.

Killing Eve stars Jodie Comer (left) and Sandra Oh are up against each other in BAFTA’s Leading Actress category.

Killing Eve has secured 14 nominations, including Best Drama Series – against Bodyguard, Informer and Save Me. Its two stars, Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, are up against each other in the best leading actress category, alongside Ruth Wilson for Mrs Wilson and Keeley Hawes for Bodyguard.

Bodyguard’s Richard Madden, who picked up a Golden Globe for his role, missed out in the best leading actor category. That award will go to Benedict Cumberbatch for Patrick Melrose, Chance Perdomo for Killed By My Debt, Lucian Msamati for Kiri or Hugh Grant for playing the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal, which has a total of 12 nominations.

Grant’s co-star Ben Whishaw is in the running for the best supporting actor prize, alongside Killing Eve’s Kim Bodnia. The two shows clash again in the best supporting actress category, with Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw and A Very English Scandal’s Monica Dolan facing competition from Keeley Hawes – her second nomination this year – for Mrs Wilson.

Other nominees include Charlie Brooker’s pick-your-own storyline Bandersnatch in the Single Drama category, the Bros documentary After the Screaming Stops and Ant & Dec, who receive two nominations – despite Anthony McPartlin stepping down from their Saturday Night Takeaway after being arrested for drinking and driving.

The awards will be handed out at a ceremony in London on 12th May, from the following list of nominees in the main categories:

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

  • THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW Ben Wicks, Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Aoife Bower – Expectation Entertainment / Dice Productions / Channel 4
  • THE LAST LEG Andrew Beint, Ben Knappett, Lisa Kirk, Cimran Shah – Open Mike / Channel 4
  • A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland – CPL Productions / Sky One
  • WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips, Adam Copeland – Zeppotron / BBC One

CURRENT AFFAIRS

  • FOOTBALL’S WALL OF SILENCE (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS) Production Team – Al Jazeera English
  • IRAN UNVEILED: TAKING ON THE AYATOLLAHS (EXPOSURE) Production Team – Hardcash Productions / ITV
  • MASSACRE AT BALLYMURPHY Callum Macrae, Gwion Owain, Mark Williams, Charlie Hawryliw – Outsider Television / Channel 4
  • MYANMAR’S KILLING FIELDS (DISPATCHES) Production Team – Evan Williams Productions / Mongoose Pictures / Channel 4

DRAMA SERIES

  • BODYGUARD Production Team – World Productions / BBC One
  • INFORMER Jonny Campbell, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, Julian Stevens – Neal Street Productions / BBC One
  • KILLING EVE Production Team – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
  • SAVE ME Production Team – World Productions / Sky Atlantic

LEADING ACTOR

  • BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
  • CHANCE PERDOMO Killed By My Debt – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
  • HUGH GRANT A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
  • LUCIAN MSAMATI Kiri – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4

LEADING ACTRESS

  • JODIE COMER Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
  • KEELEY HAWES Bodyguard – World Productions / BBC One
  • RUTH WILSON Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
  • SANDRA OH Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • ALEX JENNINGS Unforgotten – Mainstreet Pictures / ITV
  • BEN WHISHAW A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
  • KIM BODNIA Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
  • STEPHEN GRAHAM Save Me – World Productions / Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • BILLIE PIPER Collateral – The Forge Entertainment / BBC Two
  • FIONA SHAW Killing Eve – Sid Gentle Films / BBC One
  • KEELEY HAWES Mrs Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
  • MONICA DOLAN A Very English Scandal – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

  • ANTHONY MCPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
  • DAVID MITCHELL Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
  • LEE MACK Would I Lie To You? – Zeppotron / BBC One
  • RACHEL PARRIS The Mash Report – Zeppotron / BBC Two

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME-

  • ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Tom Locking, Helen Kruger Bratt – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
  • BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Charlie Irwin, Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas – Thames / Syco Production / ITV
  • MICHAEL McINTYRE’S BIG SHOW Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Christian Fletcher, Michael McIntyre – Hungry McBear Media / BBC One
  • STRICTLY COME DANCING – Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES

  • 24 HOURS IN A&E Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 4
  • LIFE AND DEATH ROW: THE MASS EXECUTION Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
  • LOUIS THEROUX’S ALTERED STATES Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Two
  • PRISON Richard Melman, Paddy Wivell, Kathy Myers, Jack Wood – Spring Films / Channel 4

FEATURES

  • GORDON, GINO AND FRED’S ROAD TRIP Martin Dance, Chris Brogden, Steph Weatherill, Sam Campbell – Studio Ramsay / ITV
  • THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF Production Team – Love Productions / Channel 4
  • MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING Production Team – Owl Power / BBC Two
  • WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Colette Flight, Sarah Feltes, Anna Kirkwood, David Vincent – Wall to Wall Media / BBC One

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

  • DAISY MAY COOPER This Country – BBC Studios / BBC Three
  • JESSICA HYNES There She Goes – Merman / BBC Four
  • JULIA DAVIS Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
  • LESLEY MANVILLE Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two

INTERNATIONAL

  • 54 HOURS: THE GLADBECK HOSTAGE CRISIS Regina Ziegler, Kilian Riedhof, Holger Karsten Schmidt – Ziegler Film / ARD Degeto / BBC Four
  • THE HANDMAID’S TALE Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker – MGM / Channel 4
  • REPORTING TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR: THE FOURTH ESTATE (STORYVILLE) Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman, Justin Wilkes, Dan Cogan – Radical Media / BBC Two
  • SUCCESSION Production Team – HBO Entertainment / Project Zeus / Gary Sanchez Productions / Sky Atlantic

LIVE EVENT

  • OPEN HEART SURGERY: LIVE Production Team – The Garden Productions / Channel 5
  • ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
  • THE ROYAL WEDDING: PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
  • STAND UP TO CANCER Suzi Aplin, Andrew Charles Smith, Murray James, Gabe Turner – Fulwell 73 / Channel 4

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

  • ALEX MACQUEEN Sally4Ever – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
  • JAMIE DEMETRIOU Stath Lets Flats – Roughcut TV / Channel 4
  • PETER MULLAN Mum – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
  • STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios / BBC Two

MINI-SERIES

  • A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL Russell T. Davies, Stephen Frears, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Dan Winch – Blueprint Pictures / BBC One
  • KIRI Jack Thorne, George Ormond, Toby Bentley, Euros Lyn – The Forge Entertainment / Channel 4
  • MRS WILSON Ruth Kenley-Letts, Richard Laxton, Anna Symon, Ruth Wilson – Snowed-In Productions / BBC One
  • PATRICK MELROSE Production Team – Two Cities / SunnyMarch TV / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic

NEWS COVERAGE

  • BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (NEWSNIGHT) Production Team – BBC / BBC Two
  • CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA UNCOVERED Production Team – ITN / Channel 4
  • GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: ON A KNIFE EDGE Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV
  • GOOD MORNING BRITAIN: THOMAS MARKLE EXCLUSIVE Production Team – ITV Studios Daytime / ITV

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

  • DRAGONS’ DEN Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC Two
  • I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE! Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
  • OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS Murray Boland, Trish Powell, Benjamin Leigh, Louise Bartmann – CPL Productions / Channel 4
  • THE REAL FULL MONTY: LADIES’ NIGHT Production Team – Spun Gold TV / ITV

SCRIPTED COMEDY

  • DERRY GIRLS Lisa McGee, Michael Lennox, Caroline Leddy, Liz Lewin – Hat Trick Productions / Channel 4
  • MUM – Stefan Golaszewski, Richard Laxton, Kenton Allen, Georgie Fallon – Big Talk Productions / The Money Men / BBC Two
  • SALLY4EVER Production Team – Various Artists / Hush Ho Productions / Sky Atlantic
  • STATH LETS FLATS Production Team – Roughcut TV / Channel 4

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME

  • BOVRIL PAM (SNATCHES FROM WOMEN’S LIVES) Vanessa Caswill, Vicky Jones, Debbie Christie – BBC Studios /BBC Four
  • THE MIND OF HERBERT CLUNKERDUNK Spencer Jones, Jon Riche, David Simpson – Tiger Aspect / BBC iPlayer
  • MISSED CALL Production Team – Field Day Productions / Little Dot Studios / Real Stories
  • WONDERDATE Lydia Hampson, Tim Key, Jonathan van Tulleken – Two Brothers Pictures / BBC iPlayer

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY–

  • DRIVEN: THE BILLY MONGER STORY Caroline Hawkins, Charlie Russell, Will Grayburn – Oxford Scientific Films / BBC Three
  • GUN NO. 6 James Newton, Zac Beattie, Georgina Cammalleri, Rupert Houseman – The Garden Productions / BBC Two
  • MY DAD, THE PEACE DEAL AND ME Production Team – Dragonfly / BBC One
  • SCHOOL FOR STAMMERERS Jill Worsley, Rachel Bloomfield – Shiver / ITV

SINGLE DRAMA

  • BANDERSNATCH (BLACK MIRROR) Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, David Slade, Russell McLean – House of Tomorrow / Netflix
  • CARE Donna Molloy, Colin McKeown, Jimmy McGovern, David Blair – LA Productions / BBC One
  • KILLED BY MY DEBT Production Team – BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit / BBC Three
  • THROUGH THE GATES (ON THE EDGE) Lisa Walters, Georgia Christou, Stella Coraddi – Blacklight TV / Channel 4

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA

  • CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
  • CORONATION STREET Production Team – ITV Studios / ITV
  • EASTENDERS Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One
  • HOLLYOAKS Bryan Kirkwood, Emily Gascoyne, Colette Chard, Kevin Rundle – Lime Pictures / Channel 4

SPECIALIST FACTUAL—

  • BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS David Soutar, Joe Pearlman, Leo Pearlman, Heather Greenwood – Fulwell 73 / BBC Four
  • GRAYSON PERRY: RITES OF PASSAGE Grayson Perry, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, James House – Swan Films / Channel 4
  • SUFFRAGETTES WITH LUCY WORSLEY Production Team – Brook Lapping / BBC One
  • SUPERKIDS: BREAKING AWAY FROM CARE Guy King, Emily Turner, Simon McMahon – Expectation / Channel 4

SPORT

  • 2018 SIX NATIONS: SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
  • 2018 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL: ENGLAND v SWEDEN Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC One
  • ENGLAND’S TEST CRICKET – COOK’S FAREWELL Production Team – Sky Sports / Sky Sports Cricket
  • WINTER OLYMPICS Production Team – BBC Sport / BBC Two

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)

  • BODYGUARD Julia Montague Assassinated – World Productions/BBC One
  • CORONATION STREET Gail’s Monologue on the Suicide of Aidan Connor – ITV Studios/ITV
  • DOCTOR WHO Rosa Parks, The Doctor and Her Companions Make Sure Historical Moments Remain – BBC Studios/BBC One
  • KILLING EVE Eve Stabs Villanelle– Sid Gentle Films/BBC One
  • PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE The Finale – Goodnight Vienna Productions/BBC One
  • QUEER EYE Tom Completes His Transformation – Scout Productions / ITV Entertainment LLC / Netflix