Carol Vorderman, in a daring
Ungaro dress, captured all the
headlines the morning after the
ceremony
Francesca Annis, who
was nominated for her performance
in Wives And Daughters, arrives for
the awards with lover Ralph Fiennes. |
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The best of British honoured on a glittering
night at the
BAFTA TELEVISION AWARDS
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The Big Breakfast's Johnny Vaughan
proudly presents wife Antonia who is expecting their first baby. (above
left)Caroline Aherne, star and co-writer of
The Royle Family, picks up her award for Best ComedyPerformance.The
actress said that she had voted for her screen dad, Ricky Tomlinson. (above
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A Who’s Who of British TV talent
turned out for the BAFTA Television awards at London’s Grosvenor House
Hotel, hosted by Des Lynam. Age and experience had the edge over youth as
veteran performers triumphed over their younger rivals for many of the most
coveted prizes.
Dame Thora Hird won Best Actress for her role as Annie Longden in the moving
ITV drama, Lost For Words. And Caroline Aherne, who won Best Comedy
Performance award, was unofficial queen of the evening with The Royle
Family, the comedy series she co-writes, continuing its reign as one of the
most innovative programmes on TV. The programme also won Best Situation Comedy
at the awards.
One comedian who lost out was Ali G’s alter-ego, Sacha Baron Cohen. It was
widely expected that The Ali G Show would scoop Best Entertainment
Performance, but he lost out to another Channel 4 performer, Graham Norton.
EastEnders won Best Soap for the second time in a row, and eight of the
show’s stars, including a pregnant Patsy Palmer and the recently-departed
Sid Owen, trooped up on stage to collect it. And a Special Award went to the
glamorous quartet of Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Linda Thorson and Dame
Diana Rigg, honored for the contribution to television as The Avengers
high-kicking heroines. |
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