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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
‘Stomach-churning' thriller rockets up the Netflix charts a whopping 14 years on from its ITV debut - as viewers warn ‘it left me with chills'
A 'stomach-churning' thriller has rocketed up the Netflix charts a whopping 14 years on from its ITV debut - with viewers warning 'it left me with chills'. Appropriate Adult, which first aired on ITV in 2011, is a two-part mini-series of TV films dramatising how serial killers Fred and Rose West were brought to justice. The couple tortured, raped and murdered at least twelve young women in Gloucester between 1967 and 1987 - including their daughter Heather, 16, and Rose's stepdaughter Charmaine, eight. The dramatisation runs from their arrests in February 1994 until Fred's suicide, aged 53, behind bars in January 1995 - while Rose, 71, is still now serving a life sentence. It stars Dominic West as Fred, Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) as Rose and Emily Watson as social worker Janet Leach - Fred's appropriate adult during police interviews, so there can be no suggestion he did not understand them. Viewers have taken to IMDb to express how gripping this older dramatisation is - after a harrowing Netflix documentary on the Wests, released earlier this month, reawakened interest in the case. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The documentary, called Fred And Rose West: A British Horror Story, focusses on the victims' families. For some, it was the first time they spoke out and opened up on camera about their trauma. Appropriate Adult, by contrast, hones in on Janet's pivotal role, present in all Fred's interviews about his horrifying crimes. The drama received a whopping eight BAFTA nominations at the time of its release, with Dominic (The Crown) and Emily (Chernobyl) winning the awards for best actor and actress respectively. One viewer said of the series, which is currently ranking in the streamer's top ten, said: 'I was very moved by this dramatisation. Brilliant acting which left me with chills. 'I had to keep reminding myself that these events actually happened because it's so stomach-churning. This is definitely a must-see!' Another said: 'Emily Watson's stunning BAFTA-winning performance sets the small screen ablaze in this gripping study of sociopathy and those seduced by it. 'Watson does some of her most memorable and powerful work here and it is a clear demonstration of a gifted actor at the height of her artistry.' Viewers have taken to IMDb (pictured) to express how gripping this older dramatisation is But not everyone was pleased with the TV show, as one commenter (pictured) took issue with what they felt was a too sympathetic portrayal of Fred But not everyone was pleased with the TV show, as one commenter took issue with what they felt was a too sympathetic portrayal of Fred. They said: 'It was repellent - as well as incomprehensible - to watch Leach's developing interest and fascination with Fred West. 'Anyone watching this [series] should first do some Googling to find out the details of what Fred and Rosemary West perpetrated. 'If anyone deserves to be called human monsters, it is this pair. 'In the light of this knowledge, the script's clear intention - to me anyway - to actually make West into a figure of sympathy is disgusting.' The opening credits explain: 'This is a true story. What follows is based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts. 'Some scenes have been created for the purposes of dramatisation.' But it felt all too real for Dominic, who told the BBC at the time of filming that playing Fred gave him nightmares: 'I have this recurring dream where I'm perched on a wall and Fred West is trying to grab me and pull me down.' The drama received a whopping eight BAFTA nominations at the time of its release, with Dominic (The Crown) and Emily (Chernobyl) winning the awards for best actor and actress respectively The couple (pictured) tortured, raped and murdered at least twelve young women in Gloucester between 1967 and 1987 - including their daughter Heather, 16, and Rose's stepdaughter Charmaine, eight He also defended the series against criticisms it might be too traumatising for the victims' families to watch. Dominic said: 'I think it's effective without being sensational in any way. 'Thousands of people still go missing in this country every year and are never found. 'Fred West preyed on runaways without being caught for 25 years. We should not forget this case because there could be others like him.' It comes after audiences saw for the first time the eerie home videos of the West family, featured in the Netflix documentary that landed earlier this month. Riding bicycles over hilly tracks, wading through rambling streams and with children excitedly running off in different directions, they look like an ordinary family enjoying a day trip to the countryside. You would never guess this was footage of the family life of Britain's most notorious and sadistic serial killers: the Wests. The extraordinary family archive appears alongside chilling police footage of the moments West began giving up the secrets of 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester. Riding bicycles over hilly tracks (pictured), wading through rambling streams and with children excitedly running off in different directions, they look like an ordinary family enjoying a day trip to the countryside Over a series of visits, West coldly points out where he has hidden the bodies of the vulnerable young women who were held captive, raped and tortured at the Wests' infamous address which would become known as the 'house of horrors'. He could not look more relaxed with a cigarette in hand. At times he has a smile on his face or is cracking jokes. It would later emerge that over 20 years the couple murdered at least 12 young women including two of their own children. Nine were dismembered and buried under the cellar and the garden patio at Cromwell Street by builder West. Rose was found guilty in 1995 of murdering ten girls and women, while Fred was facing trial for 12 murders before his suicide the same year.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Mr Bates and Mr Loverman win top Bafta TV Awards
Mr Loverman and Mr Bates vs the Post Office were among the big winners at Sunday's Bafta TV Awards, in a night which threw up several surprise winners. ITV's dramatisation of the post office scandal, which led to widespread public outcry about the false convictions of sub-postmasters, was named best drama series, while ITV was given a special award to recognise the show's impact. Producer Patrick Spence said: "This story only had the impact it did because the people that watched it stood up and demanded action with rage."Meanwhile, Mr Loverman, about an elderly man whose marriage falls apart after his long-term affair with his male friend is revealed, won two major acting prizes. Accepting the prize for limited series on behalf of Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Spence said the response to the show proved that the public "cannot abide liars and bullies".He added that "maybe it is a warning to those who are supposed to have our backs, that they'd better not abuse that power", and said: "Our show didn't change the law, the people of this nation did that."Managing director of ITV Studios, Kevin Lygo, said it was "part of a long tradition on TV of these genres that true stories that shine a light on corruption, criminality, miscarriages of justice... but nothing, I think, has had quite the effects Mr Bates has had."However, two of the drama's main stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan missed out on acting best leading actress went to Industry star Marisa Abela, while best leading and supporting actor were won by Mr Loverman's Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare respectively. "I didn't think this was coming my way," said James, describing his win as a "fantastic honour", as he paid tribute to his fellow nominees, including David Tennant, Martin Freeman and Richard Gadd. James thanked Bernardine Evaristo, who wrote the book the series was based on. "Thank you for trusting us with your characters," he said. Bakare, who played his lover, said: "This award stands on the shoulders of those who came before me, those who might have been afraid to come out, to be who what they want to be, and I just say thank you for them." Abela, who has also played Amy Winehouse in the musical biopic Back To Black, described her leading actress win as "insane".She noted that she was cast in the show, about a group of young finance graduates, "when I was in my final year of drama school, and my agent who signed me in my final year is here tonight - Saskia thank you so much for believing in me"."I've been filming Industry for about six years now, and Bad Wolf and HBO, the fact that they let us carry on after season one, it's mental. They're the best." Ruth Jones won best female comedy performance for her role in Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, which was broadcast at Christmas and brought the hugely popular sitcom to a close. She accepted her award in character as Nessa, beginning her speech in her alter-ego's distinctive Welsh accent and saying: "I'm not gonna lie, this is immense."I've won a Bafta before, course I have, in 1976," she continued as Nessa. "It was the Barry Arcade Fruit Technician Award."She concluded her speech - returning to herself - by thanking her "dear, talented, lovely, kind, funny friend, James Corden, with whom I have shared this astonishing journey for the past 17 years, and without whom, Nessa Shanessa Jenkins would not exist". There was another Gavin & Stacey reference elsewhere in the ceremony, when host Alan Cumming asked Rob Brydon to finally answer the question of what happened on the show's notorious fishing Brydon began to speak, Cumming interrupted: "Oh, sorry, Rob. We've got to go straight on with the next award. We'll pick it up at next year's Baftas." Danny Dyer won best male comedy performance for his role in Mr Bigstuff, in which he played one of two brothers with wildly different personalities who try to patch up their sibling said he was "choked up" by his win, before joking: "So my acting was so bad, it was funny?"In an expletive-laden speech, he said it had been "an honour to share the screen" with his co-star Harriet Webb, and thanked writer and co-star Ryan Sampson, who he called the "best thing to come out of Rotherham"."He's never done the same thing twice, which is not something I can say," Dyer joked. "You wrote this part, you won this for me mate, I really appreciate it." Blue Lights, a police drama set in Northern Ireland, was named best drama series, Alma's Not Normal won best scripted comedy, and EastEnders was named best soap, in the year it celebrates 40 years on Traitors missed out on the three prizes it was nominated for, with best reality series instead going to Channel 4's Jury: Murder Trial, which restaged a trial of murder in front of two juries of ordinary people. Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning won best supporting actress, repeating her earlier wins at the Golden Globes, Emmys and SAG Awards. "Gosh thank you Bafta, wow," she said. "I sometimes do this kind of cheesy thing where I look back on the younger me and moments in my life, and I imagine the kind of then me, seeing me now, and think, 'little did we know'."She said she was so proud to be part of this show before saying co-star Richard Gadd "changed my life". She concluded by wishing him: "Happy birthday, nipple." Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder won the factual entertainment prize for their Italian travel series, Rob & Rylan's Grand Tour."We didn't know what we were making when we landed in Venice," reflected he saw the programme's edit, "I said, 'we're either going to get cancelled or we're going to win a Bafta, and I'm so glad it was the latter!"Rinder thanked the pair's mothers, "for allowing us to be our true selves," before Rylan joked: "And BBC Arts, now we won a Bafta, can we have a bigger styling budget?" Elsewhere, Would I Lie To You? was named best entertainment Lee Mack noted the show had never previously won despite being nominated eight times, and joked that Bafta's change of sponsor to P&O Cruises, which host Rob Brydon used to front adverts for, might have had an effect."The whiff of scandal hangs heavy in the air," laughed Brydon, but reassured the audience: "I stopped those adverts five years ago, there is no connection." Kirsty Wark, who left BBC Two's Newsnight last summer after 30 years, received the Bafta Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by the British said it was a "privilege and an honour" to be recognised. "Things have changed so much and so radically since the 70s, not least the shoulder pads, the office drinks trolley, and film crews the size of football teams, but always the chance to learn and go."I've been lucky to interviews politicians to painters, architects to economists, musicians and a few monsters." She paid tribute to her colleagues, saying: "It takes a village to raise a programme." Strictly Come Dancing won the memorable moment prize, the only award of the night voted for by the public, for blind comedian Chris McCausland's waltz to You'll Never Walk AloneHis professional dance partner Diane Buswell said it was "such an honour" to win, joking: "Chris is not here tonight, but that's what happens when he insists on driving himself to these kinds of events.""He told me to say that," she laughed, before reading out a message on McCausland's behalf: "After 22 years in comedy, I win a Bafta for dancing. It hurts, but I'll take it."The winning couple's "blackout" dance saw McCausland place his hands over Buswell's eyes as the room faded to black, mimicking his everyday experience, before the pair continued their dance when the lights returned and pyrotechnics said: "In one minute and 30 seconds of a dance, I feel like this told such a story. A story of hope, determination, resilience and vulnerability."
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bafta Television Awards 2025: full list of nominees and winners
British television's biggest night of the year has arrived. Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Baby Reindeer lead the nominations at the Bafta Television Awards, which honours programmes that aired in 2024. The ceremony takes place today at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank, hosted by Alan Cumming. The awards will be broadcast on BBC One from 7pm, around two hours after the ceremony has begun. Here is the full list of nominees and winners. It will be updated in real-time during the ceremony, so look away now if you're planning to watch the television broadcast and don't want to know who wins. Anna Maxwell Martin – Until I Kill You (ITV1) Billie Piper – Scoop (Netflix) Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing (Disney+) Marisa Abela – Industry (BBC One) Monica Dolan – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1) Sharon D Clarke – Mr Loverman (BBC One) David Tennant – Rivals (Disney+) Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Lennie James – Mr Loverman (BBC One) Martin Freeman – The Responder (BBC One) Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Toby Jones – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1) WINNER: Ariyon Bakare – Mr Loverman (BBC One) Christopher Chung – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Damian Lewis – Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One) Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Mckinley Belcher III – Eric (Netflix) WINNER: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Katherine Parkinson – Rivals (Disney+) Maxine Peake – Say Nothing (Disney+) Monica Dolan – Sherwood (BBC One) Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Sue Johnston – Truelove (Channel 4) Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4) Kate O'Flynn – Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4) Lolly Adefope – The Franchise (Sky Comedy) Nicola Coughlan – Big Mood (Channel 4) WINNER: Ruth Jones – Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (BBC One) Sophie Willan – Alma's Not Normal (BBC Two) Bilal Hasna – Extraordinary (Disney+) WINNER: Danny Dyer – Mr Bigstuff (Sky Comedy) Dylan Thomas-Smith – G'Wed (ITV2) Nabhaan Rizwan – Kaos (Netflix) Oliver Savell – Changing Ends (ITV1) Phil Dunning – Smoggie Queens (BBC Three) Blue Lights – BBC One Sherwood – BBC One Supacell – Netflix Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light – BBC One Baby Reindeer – Netflix Lost Boys and Fairies – BBC One WINNER: Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV1 One Day – Netflix WINNER: Alma's Not Normal – BBC Two Brassic – Sky Max G'wed – ITV2 Ludwig – BBC One Casualty (BBC One) Coronation Street (ITV1) WINNER: EastEnders (BBC One) In Vogue: The 90s (Disney+) Race Across the World (BBC One) Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (BBC Two) Sort Your Life Out (BBC One) Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - (ITV1) Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (BBC One) Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) Joe Lycett – Late Night Lycett (Channel 4) Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett – Rob & Romesh Vs (Sky Max) Stacey Solomon – Sort Your Life Out (BBC One) The 1% Club (ITV1) Michael McIntyre's Big Show (BBC One) Taskmaster (Channel 4) Would I Lie To You? (BBC One) Dragons' Den (BBC One) WINNER: The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4) Love Is Blind (Netflix) The Traitors (BBC One) Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two) Loose Women (ITV1) Morning Live (BBC One) Richard Osman's House Of Games (BBC Two) After the Party (Channel 4) Colin From Accounts (BBC Two) Say Nothing (Disney+) WINNER: Shōgun (Disney+) True Detective: Night Country (Sky Atlantic) You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolfpack (Netflix) D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen (BBC One) WINNER: Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two) Last Night of the Proms (BBC Two) Life and Death in Gaza: Storyville (BBC Two) Maternity: Broken Trust: Exposure (ITV1) WINNER: State of Rage (Channel 4) Ukraine's War: The Other Side (ITV1) Hell Jumper (BBC Two) Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries) WINNER: Ukraine: Enemy In the Woods (BBC Two) Undercover: Exposing the Far Right (Channel 4) American Nightmare (Netflix) Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams On Tour (BBC One) The Push: Murder on the Cliff (Channel 4) WINNER: To Catch a Copper (Channel 4) WINNER: Atomic People (BBC Two) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love (National Geographic) Children of the Cult (ITV1) Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4) WINNER: BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC News/BBC One) Channel 4 News: Inside Sednaya – The Fall Of Assad (Channel 4 News/Channel 4) Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform's Campaign (Channel 4 News/Channel 4) Euro 2024 (BBC Sport/BBC One) WINNER: Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport/BBC One) Wimbledon 2024 (BBC Sport/Wimbledon Broadcast Services/BBC One) Bridgerton – 'THE' carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope (Netflix) Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – Smithy's Wedding: Mick Stands Up (BBC One) Mr Bates vs The Post Office – Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline (ITV1) Rivals – Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis (Disney+) Strictly Come Dancing – Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone (BBC One) The Traitors – 'Paul isn't my son… but Ross is!' (BBC One) Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
The Guardian
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Oh my God, she's been buried!': Mr Bates star Monica Dolan on Paula Vennells, playing heroes and villains, and why TV is getting more generic
Monica Dolan is so gentle and unassuming that, sitting in a giant armchair in a London hotel, she looks as if she could be swallowed up by its upholstery. But then, the Middlesbrough-born 56-year-old has made her name dissolving into roles – especially those inspired by real people. She won a Bafta for her chilling performance as serial killer Rose West in 2011's Appropriate Adult, and rave reviews for her turn as kooky life insurance scammer Anne Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. Last year, her appearance in ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office as the fierce Jo Hamilton – the post office operator who faced criminal charges when a computer system failure led to her and hundreds of others being wrongly accused of theft – became a national talking point. The four-part British drama, which aired in January 2024, prompted public outrage. In the aftermath of the show, the former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells handed back her CBE and the government was pressed into launching a new compensation scheme. You won best supporting actress at the Baftas 13 years ago. Now you're nominated again. Does it feel different this time? It's a bit like when you go back to your first school and the chairs look really small. Whereas before I felt like I was trying to get into a world, now I feel slightly more like I'm, hopefully, in it – and welcoming other people as well. Mr Bates vs the Post Office caused real-world action. How did it feel when that played out? I was shocked by the audience reaction, and how proud I was of the audience reaction. I saw that the compensation, promised after the show's success, is taking longer than post office operators were hoping. They've actually re-engaged the subpostmasters in a process where they have to apply, and this is what those people have been doing for years. And it's just not fair to make them do it again. They don't trust it any more. I've got a friend whose auntie has just said: 'It's taken up enough of my life.' She's not even trying to get the money. She doesn't want to go through it. You've played a lot of real people. Does that come with extra responsibility? Oh yeah! One of the most moving days of my career was when we went to Bafta to the screening of Mr Bates vs the Post Office. There was going to be a Q&A. Lots of subpostmasters were there. What if they had turned around and said: 'That's not our story at all and you've misrepresented us'? At the same time, the first duty is to the script. Nobody knows the whole truth of any situation. Are you and Jo Hamilton still in touch? Yes, she texted me yesterday. We're both very into our dogs. What's your opinion of Paula Vennells after making the show? I listened to the first day of the inquiry, when Paula was giving evidence. I thought: 'Right, this is where she gets exposed.' Then Rishi Sunak resigned, so I was like: 'Oh my God, she's been buried.' Then I thought, she's so lucky. What's the most research you've done to play a real person? When I played Rosemary West, I went to her solicitor and got the transcript of the court case, which the TV company hadn't managed to do. What's the secret to playing a villain? Don't deliberately not want to be liked, otherwise you end up twirling a moustache. There's been a lot of talk about a funding crisis in British drama. Have you felt the effects of that? Well, I've definitely felt that the things that I've been doing have been very stripped back and, you know, there isn't a lot. At the best of times, there's a fear of taking risks but now, particularly, people aren't even pitching things they would have pitched a couple of years ago. There seems to be more push with the scripts I read, making them generic. What TV shows have you been enjoying at the moment?Smoggie Queens. It's about inclusivity and finding another family than your birth family, and it's extremely funny as well. There are so many things in it that appeal to everyone, but there are certain jokes that you'd only get if you're from Middlesbrough. What's your guilty pleasure TV show? Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. In the whole of Australia, they couldn't find anyone to train their dogs apart from Graeme Hall, this bloke from Yorkshire! I watch it if I need cheering up. The Bafta Television Awards with P&O Cruises is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer tomorrow at 7pm. Catch the full lineup of our Bafta TV special launching across the weekend and starring best actor nominees David Tennant, Lennie James, Monica Dolan, Billie Piper, Richard Gadd, Marisa Abela and Sharon D Clarke Read more in the series
Express Tribune
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Baby Reindeer' bags 8 BAFTA nods
Despite the controversies, Baby Reindeer continues to prevail over the award season, now leading the BAFTA TV award nominations. As per the BBC, the comedy-drama thriller has secured eight nominations for its cast and crew. The show's creator and comedian Richard Gadd scored the nomination for best actor. Meanwhile, stars Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau have both been nominated for best supporting actress. Other categories for which the show has been nominated are limited drama, director fiction, editing fiction, sound fiction, and writer: drama. The Netflix show, which follows the story of a comedian dealing with a female stalker, surpasses Disney+ series Rivals, Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, and Mr Bates vs the Post Office - all of which have scored six nominations each. Say Nothing and Life and Death in Gaza follow with four nominations each. A star-studded competition Gadd will be competing against Slow Horses' Gary Oldman, Rivals' David Tennant, The Responder's Martin Freeman, Mr Bates vs The Post Office's Toby Jones, and Mr Loverman's Lennie James, while Gunning and Mau are nominated alongside Rivals' Katherine Parkinson, Say Nothing's Maxine Peake, Sherwood's Monica Dolan, and Truelove's Sue Johnston. Tennant's fellow Doctor Who alum Billie Piper is nominated in the leading actress category, thanks to Scoop. She is listed alongside Until I Kill You's Anna Maxwell Martin, Say Nothing's Lola Petticrew, Industry's Marisa Abela, Mr Bates vs The Post Office's Monica Dolan, and Mr Loverman's Sharon D Clarke. A notable entry this year is Mr Bigstuff's Danny Dyer, who has landed his first Bafta nomination in the best male comedy performance category, competing against Extraordinary's Bilal Hasna and Changing Ends' Oliver Savell among others. Gavin & Stacey: The Finale's Ruth Jones and Big Mood's Nicola Coughlan, on the other hand, are nominated for the female counterpart of this category, along with We Are Lady Parts' Anjana Vasan, Everyone Else Burns' Kate O'Flynn, and more. Vying in the prestigious best drama series category are Blue Lights, Sherwood, Supacell, and Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light. Additionally, Damian Lewis secured a nomination for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Henry VIII in Wolf Hall. The BBC leads the nominations with a total of 75 nods. "From stories that got the nation talking, to courageous documentaries about conflict and real-life events, this year's television nominations celebrate the exceptional creativity and craft of British and international television, and of the talented people who bring it to life on-and-off screen," said BAFTA chair Sara Putt. BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip added, "2024 was a standout year for television, testified by the 134 brilliant programmes nominated by BAFTA members. The power of television to drive national conversation, to tap into the stories of public interest, and to inspire societal change, is second to none." And she argued: "UK television is at the top of its?game." The public's picks Earlier in March, the six nominees for Memorable Moment were unveiled. These include the popular carriage scene in Bridgerton, Smithy's wedding scene in Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, and the waltz scene between Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell in Strictly Come Dancing. These contenders are not included in the recent tally of nominations, though this category is one of a kind since its nominations are decided based on votes from members of the public. Another Scot hosts BAFTAs The 2025 TV Craft awards are scheduled for April 27, with the 2025 TV Bafta awards to follow on May 11 at Royal Festival Hall in London. The ceremonies will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Alan Cumming, who won an Emmy for hosting Peacock's The Traitors, will host the ceremony for the first time. He will be the second Scottish actor to host the BAFTAs this year, following Tennant who set the stage at the film awards. "He will definitely bring a playful sense of mischief and fun to the ceremony, so audiences should expect the unexpected at Britain's biggest celebration of TV,' said Emma Baehr, the Executive Director of Awards & Content at BAFTA. She added, "The sheer quality, innovation, and breadth of talent in British television in front of and behind the camera is second to none, and we look forward to honouring and celebrating these talented people at our upcoming awards ceremonies."
