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Big Irish interest for UK TV awards

Dornan, Turner, Mrs Brown - All hoping to make the shortlist in January
Dornan, Turner, Mrs Brown - All hoping to make the shortlist in January

Jamie Dornan, Aidan Turner and Mrs Brown's Boys are among the nominees for the UK's National Television Awards.

Both Dornan and Turner are among the Drama Performance nominees, with Dornan nominated for The Fall and Turner nominated for his roles in And Then There Were None and Poldark

Aidan Turner in And Then There Were None

Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet) and Dornan's co-star in The Fall, Gillian Anderson, are also longlisted for the Drama award, with voting in all categories now open to the public.

Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan in The Fall

The Fall is also nominated for Best Drama, while Poldark and the Dublin-filmed Ripper Street are Best Period Drama nominees.

Mrs Brown's Boys is among the nominees in the Comedy category, with The Graham Norton Show up for two awards: Best Presenter and Best Entertainment Programme. Louis Walsh is joined by all his X Factor colleagues on the longlist for Best TV Judge.

Graham Norton - Looks like a shoo-in for Best Entertainment Programme and TV Presenter nominations

Other shows nominated across the various categories include The Great British Bake Off, Strictly Come Dancing, Game of Thrones, Happy Valley, Stranger ThingsMaking a Murderer and all the usual soaps.

The Great British Bake Off is up for a number of awards, including Best Challenge Programme

The shortlist will be announced in January and the awards, hosted by Dermot O'Leary, take place on January 25. 

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