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The Office triumphs at TV Baftas

'The Office' was a double winner for the second year running at the TV Bafta Awards in London last night.

Star and creator, Ricky Gervais, took the Best Comedy Performance prize, while the BBC 2 show was named Best Sitcom.

Comic Paul Merton beat Angus Deayton to the prize for Best Entertainment Performance on 'Have I Got News For You?'.

Best Actor went to Albert Finney for 'The Gathering Storm', while Julie Walters won Best Actress for 'Murder'.

Actor David Jason was presented with a Bafta fellowship by Ronnie Barker.

Best Comedy Programme or Series went to 'Alistair McGowan's Big Impression', while Best Entertainment Programme or Series was 'I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here'.

ITV's 'Coronation Street' took Best Soap, while Best Drama Series went to 'Spooks', Best Single Drama was 'Conspiracy' and Best Drama Serial went to Channel 4's 'Shackleton'.

Channel 4 also won Best Features for the 'Faking It' series and Best Current Affairs for 'Young, Nazi and Proud'.

Best News Coverage went to Sky for its coverage of events in Soham, August 16/17.

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