Inspector Morse star John Thaw is to be given a Bafta fellowship, the screen body's highest honour.
The distinguished TV favourite will be awarded the accolade on Sunday night at the British Academy Television Awards.
59-year-old Thaw has previously won two Baftas - both for his role as the Oxford-based detective Morse who was killed off last year.
He now becomes the 53rd member alongside such names as Alfred Hitchcock and Woody Allen.
