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Irish names in the mix at tonight's BAFTA TV Awards

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Philippa Dunne and Graham Norton are up for awards at tonight's TV BAFTA Awards

Graham Norton and Philippa Dunne are among the Irish nominees at tonight's BAFTA Television Awards, where Adolescence leads the field.

Norton is nominated in the Entertainment category for The Graham Norton Show, while Dunne is in the running for Actress in a Comedy for Amandaland.

Channel 4 drama Trespasses, adapted from Louise Kennedy's novel about forbidden love in Belfast during the 1970s, is among the titles recognised in the Limited Drama field. It was written by Irish writer Ailbhe Keogan and produced by Donegal's Maria Mulhall.

Irish talent is also recognised in the children's categories, with director Seamus Malone nominated for Shaun the Sheep.

Dublin director Diarmuid Goggins is also among the nominees, with Code of Silence shortlisted in the Drama Series category.

Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper star in Adolescence
Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper star in Adolescence

Elsewhere, the Belfast-set police drama Blue Lights is nominated in the Drama Series category, with Siân Brooke also shortlisted for Leading Actress for her performance in the show.

Across the television awards, Adolescence picked up seven nominations, followed by A Thousand Blows with three. Blue Lights, Amandaland, Big Boys and What It Feels Like for a Girl are among the other programmes strongly represented across the shortlist.

The nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises were announced on Tuesday, with Greg Davies set to host the ceremony, which will be broadcast on BBC One from 7pm.

Blue Lights is set in Belfast
Blue Lights is set in Belfast

Among the acting nominees this year are Colin Firth for Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Stephen Graham for Adolescence, Jodie Whittaker for Toxic Town, Erin Doherty for A Thousand Blows and Rose Ayling-Ellis for Reunion.

The public-voted Memorable Moment category includes nominations for scenes from Adolescence, Big Boys, Blue Lights, The Celebrity Traitors, Last One Laughing and What It Feels Like for a Girl.

Full list of BAFTA Television Award nominations:

Drama series
A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Blue Lights (BBC One)
Code Of Silence (ITV1)
This City Is Ours (BBC One)

Limited drama
Adolescence (Netflix)
I Fought The Law (ITV1)
Trespasses (Channel 4)
What It Feels Like For A Girl (BBC Three)

Leading Actor
Colin Firth - Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Sky Atlantic)
Ellis Howard - What it Feels Like for a Girl (BBC Three)
James Nelson-Joyce - This City is Ours (BBC One)
Matt Smith - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)
Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Netflix)
Taron Egerton - Smoke (Apple TV)

Leading Actress
Aimee Lou Wood - Film Club (BBC Three)
Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows (Disney+)
Jodie Whittaker - Toxic Town (Netflix)
Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 (BBC One)
Sheridan Smith - I Fought The Law (ITV1)
Siân Brooke - Blue Lights (BBC One)

Supporting Actor
Ashley Walters - Adolescence (Netflix)
Fehinti Balogun - Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV)
Joshua Mcguire - The Gold (BBC One)
Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Netflix)
Paddy Considine - MobLand (Paramount+)
Rafael Mathé - The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic)

Supporting Actress
Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Christine Tremarco - Adolescence (Netflix)
Chyna McQueen - Get Millie Black (Channel 4)
Emilia Jones - Task (Sky Atlantic)
Erin Doherty - Adolescence (Netflix)
Rose Ayling-Ellis - Reunion (BBC One)

Scripted Comedy
Amandaland (BBC One)
Big Boys (Channel 4)
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)
Things You Should Have Done (BBC Three)

Best Actor in a Comedy
Jim Howick - Here We Go (BBC One)
Jon Pointing - Big Boys (Channel 4)
Lenny Rush - Am I Being Unreasonable? (BBC One)
Mawaan Rizwan - Juice (BBC Three)
Oliver Savell - Changing Ends (ITV1)
Steve Coogan - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (BBC One)

Best Actress in a Comedy
Diane Morgan - Mandy (BBC Two)
Jennifer Saunders - Amandaland (BBC One)
Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go (BBC One)
Lucy Punch - Amandaland (BBC One)
Philippa Dunne - Amandaland (BBC One)
Rosie Jones - Pushers (Channel 4)

Entertainment
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)
Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
Michael Mcintyre's Big Show (BBC One)
Would I Lie To You (BBC One)

Entertainment Performance
Amanda Holden & Alan Carr - Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job (BBC One)
Bob Mortimer - Last One Laughing (Prime Video)
Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
Lee Mack - The 1% Club (ITV1)
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan - Rob & Romesh Vs... (Sky Max)
Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle (Sky Max)

Factual Entertainment
The Assembly (ITV1)
Go Back To Where You Came From (Channel 4)
Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV)
Race Across the World (BBC One)

Reality
The Celebrity Traitors (BBC One)
The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4)
Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
Virgin Island (Channel 4)

Soap
Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITVX)
EastEnders (BBC One)

Daytime
The Chase (ITV1)
Lorraine (ITV1)
Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two)
Scam Interceptors (BBC One)

International
The Bear (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
The Studio (Apple TV)
The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)

Children's: Scripted
Crongton (BBC iPlayer)
Horrible Science (BBC iPlayer)
Shaun the Sheep (CBBC)
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Cartoon Network)

Children's: Non-Scripted
A Real Bugs Life (Disney+)
Boosnoo! (Sky Kids)
Deadly 60 Saving Sharks (BBC Studios / CBBC)
World.War.Me (Sky Kids Investigates) (Sky News)

Factual Series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (Sky Documentaries)
Educating Yorkshire (Channel 4)
See No Evil (Channel 4)
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1)

Specialist Factual
Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two)
Simon Schama: The Road To Auschwitz (BBC Two)
Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV)

Current Affairs
Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War (Exposure) (ITV1)
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money ( ITV1)
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Channel 4)
Undercover in the Police (Panorama) (BBC One)

News Coverage
BBC Newsnight: Grooming Survivors Speak (BBC Two)
Channel 4 News: Israel-Iran: The Twelve Day War (Channel 4)
Sky News: Gaza: Fight For Survival (Sky News)

Single Documentary
Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
Louis Theroux: The Settlers (BBC Two)
One Day In Southport (Channel 4)
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (BBC Two)

Live Event Coverage
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC One)
Last Night of the Proms: Finale (BBC One)
Ve Day 80: A Celebration To Remember (BBC One)

Sports Coverage
The 2025 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports Main Event)
The FA Cup Final (BBC One)
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 (BBC One)
Wimbledon 2025 (BBC One)

Short Form
Donkey (BBC Three)
Hustle And Run (Channel 4)
Rocket Fuel (BBC iPlayer)
Zoners (BBC Three)

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award (voted for by the public)
Adolescence - Jamie Snaps at the Psychologist (Netflix)
Big Boys - I didn't make it, did I? (Channel 4)
Blue Lights - The police are warned of an ambush plot to silence a key witness (BBC One)
The Celebrity Traitors - Alan Carr wins (BBC One)
Last One Laughing - Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade's speed date (Prime Video)
What It Feels Like For A Girl - Byron leaves for Brighton to start Uni, where she introduces herself as Paris (BBC Three)

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