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Bafta television awards take place tonight

The Bafta television awards are set to return tonight, with Small Axe and I May Destroy You competing for a number of major prizes.

Television • 06 Jun 21

Paul Mescal praises Daisy Edgar-Jones ahead of Baftas

Paul Mescal has said he "could not have asked for a better partner" on Normal People than Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Daisy Edgar-Jones • 05 Jun 21

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Normal People

The cast of Normal People - what are they up to now?

Ahead of Sunday's BAFTA TV awards, where Normal People is nominated in seven categories, we've taken a look at the careers of six of its leading stars to see what they're up to now.

Television • 03 Jun 21

Mescal and Bridgers continue to spark romance rumours

Actor Paul Mescal and US singer Phoebe Bridgers have continued to spark romance rumours after they were spotting taking a "romantic stroll" in London last weekend, according to reports.

Music • 02 Jun 21

Paul Mescal releases song ahead of new crime podcast

Normal People break-out star Paul Mescal is set to star in a new Irish crime podcast and has released a new song ahead of the show's debut.

Television • 25 May 21

Paul Mescal - Filming God's Creatures in Donegal

Paul Mescal comes home to film psychological drama

Paul Mescal has been cast opposite Chernobyl star Emily Watson in God's Creatures, a psychological drama set in an Irish fishing village and currently filming in Donegal.

Movies • 12 May 21

Paul Mescal nominated in MTV Movie and TV Awards 2021

Paul Mescal has been nominated for the Best Breakthrough award at this year's MTV Movie and T Awards for his role in Normal People.

Movies • 20 Apr 21

Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones

Normal People and Dara Ó Briain among RTS award winners

Normal People was among the headline winners in last night's inaugural RTS Ireland Television Awards 2021 event on Virgin Media One.

RTS Ireland Television Awards • 31 Mar 21

Nomadland adds another prize and boosts Oscars ambition

Nomadland took a significant step towards best picture success at the Oscars bywinning the top prize at the 32nd Producers Guild Awards.

Academy Awards • 25 Mar 21

Comic Relief aired on BBC on Friday night

UK's Comic Relief 2021 raises more than £52 million

More than £52 million has been raised during Comic Relief 2021, which was aired on BBC One on Friday night.

Television • 20 Mar 21

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in the adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People - made by Dublin company Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu

Normal People helps BBC Three to return as TV channel

The BBC has announced that BBC Three will return to being a broadcast channel from next January, following the breakout success of series such as Normal People and Fleabag.

Television • 02 Mar 21

Paul Mescal set to star in Irish thriller

Normal People actor Paul Mescal has been lined up to star alongside British actor Tom Burke in new Irish thriller Bring Them Down.

Movies • 02 Mar 21

Dairy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in Normal People

Daisy Edgar-Jones privileged to work with Paul Mescal

Following her Golden Globes nomination, Daisy Edgar-Jones has said it was one of the "biggest privileges" of her life to have "worked across from Paul Mescal".

Television • 04 Feb 21

Brendan Gleeson among Golden Globe nominees

Watch: The Golden Globe Awards 2021 nominations

The nominees for the Golden Globe Awards have been announced with Brendan Gleeson, Wolfwalkers and Normal People all in the running to lift a golden statue.

Entertainment • 03 Feb 21

Paul Mescal spent first Christmas away from home in Oz

Normal People star Paul Mescal says he spent his first Christmas abroad last year while shooting his new movie in Australia, adding that he was shocked to be able to hit the nightclubs of Sydney while Ireland remained in lockdown.

Movies • 25 Jan 21

Paul Mescal short film to air at Dublin Film Festival

A new short starring Normal People star Paul Mescal, which tells the story of childhood friends drifting apart will be screened at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this March.

Movies • 26 Feb 21

Mescal and Edgar-Jones get Critics Choice Award nods

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have both been nominated for Critics Choice Awards for their performances in Normal People.

Paul Mescal • 18 Jan 21

Paul Mescal shares hopes for 2021

Paul Mescal has shared his hopes for 2021, saying the biggest thing he's looking forward to is "everyone's health not feeling compromised or in danger".

Television • 26 Dec 20

Mescal uses contemporary and modern dance, as well acting and physical theatre, to tell a personal story about the impact of the pandemic

Watch: Paul Mescal performs contemporary dance routine

Actor Paul Mescal performs a contemporary dance routine for a short film inspired by the events of 2020.

Entertainment • 16 Dec 20

Edgar-Jones says Normal People like "a strange dream"

Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones has said becoming an overnight star felt like "a strange dream" as the world was already "topsy turvy" due to lockdown.

Television • 14 Dec 20

The Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal-starring romantic drama won by a landslide

Normal People most-streamed show of 2020 for BBC

The BBC has announced that its adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People was the most-popular programme of 2020 on the BBC iPlayer with over 62 million streams.

Television • 08 Dec 20

Paul Mescal reveals why he gave up playing Gaelic football

Paul Mescal says Normal People media storm was 'brutal'

Paul Mescal has said he found the overnight success of Normal People "brutal" and also revealed why he gave up playing Gaelic football.

Television • 23 Nov 20

Paul Mescal is on tonight's Portrait Artist of the Year

Normal People star Paul Mescal admits he might be a "fidgety person" as he sits for the Portrait Artist of The Year competition.

Television • 18 Nov 20

Paul Mescal makes Variety's ones to watch list for 2020

Normal People star Paul Mescal has said he is 'thrilled' to be included on Variety magazine's actors to watch list.

Movies • 17 Nov 20

Paul Mescal - "I'm honoured to have been cast alongside Melissa [Barrera], an actor I greatly admire"

Paul Mescal to star in reimagining of Carmen

Paul Mescal has been cast opposite fellow rising star Melissa Barrera in director Benjamin Millepied's present-day reimagining of the Georges Bizet opera Carmen.

Movies • 12 Nov 20