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| Harry Hill takes Bafta TV prize | Harry Hill takes Bafta TV prize |
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| Harry Hill has been named the UK's best entertainment performer at the Bafta TV Awards for the second year in a row. | Harry Hill has been named the UK's best entertainment performer at the Bafta TV Awards for the second year in a row. |
| Hill beat Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry and Ant and Dec to the trophy - his third Bafta TV award in total. | Hill beat Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry and Ant and Dec to the trophy - his third Bafta TV award in total. |
| "I never thought I'd get three Baftas for a clip show. Ridiculous," he joked. But he lost out in the entertainment show category, where X Factor won. | "I never thought I'd get three Baftas for a clip show. Ridiculous," he joked. But he lost out in the entertainment show category, where X Factor won. |
| The Bill won best continuing drama, while Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, was named best drama series. | The Bill won best continuing drama, while Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, was named best drama series. |
| Branagh's award was his first TV Bafta, and came 20 years after he won a film Bafta for Henry V. | Branagh's award was his first TV Bafta, and came 20 years after he won a film Bafta for Henry V. |
| KEY BAFTA TV WINNERS Best actor - Stephen DillaneBest actress - Anna Maxwell MartinBest entertainment performance - Harry HillBest comedy performance - David Mitchell Full list of winners | KEY BAFTA TV WINNERS Best actor - Stephen DillaneBest actress - Anna Maxwell MartinBest entertainment performance - Harry HillBest comedy performance - David Mitchell Full list of winners |
| He said it was "marvellous" to win, and thanked the BBC for commissioning the programme, based on the detective novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell. | He said it was "marvellous" to win, and thanked the BBC for commissioning the programme, based on the detective novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell. |
| "They took a risk in wondering whether the world would be interested in the troubled life of a melancholy Scandinavian," he said. | "They took a risk in wondering whether the world would be interested in the troubled life of a melancholy Scandinavian," he said. |
| Wallander beat Doctor Who, Spooks and Shameless to the award. | Wallander beat Doctor Who, Spooks and Shameless to the award. |
| The Bill, meanwhile, beat EastEnders, Casualty and Emmerdale to the continuing drama trophy, earning the ITV police show its first Bafta in 25 years. | The Bill, meanwhile, beat EastEnders, Casualty and Emmerdale to the continuing drama trophy, earning the ITV police show its first Bafta in 25 years. |
| EastEnders also lost out in the best actress category, where June Brown, who plays Dot Cotton, was the first soap star to be nominated since 1988. | EastEnders also lost out in the best actress category, where June Brown, who plays Dot Cotton, was the first soap star to be nominated since 1988. |
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| The 82-year-old, who has played Dot Cotton (now Branning) since EastEnders' launch in 1985, was cited for a January 2008 episode in which she appeared alone. | The 82-year-old, who has played Dot Cotton (now Branning) since EastEnders' launch in 1985, was cited for a January 2008 episode in which she appeared alone. |
| But the best actress gong went to Anna Maxwell Martin for her role as a mental health patient in Channel 4's Poppy Shakespeare. She won the same award for Bleak House in 2005. | But the best actress gong went to Anna Maxwell Martin for her role as a mental health patient in Channel 4's Poppy Shakespeare. She won the same award for Bleak House in 2005. |
| Stephen Dillane was named best actor for playing a grieving father in The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall, also on Channel 4. | Stephen Dillane was named best actor for playing a grieving father in The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall, also on Channel 4. |
| Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were given the best comedy programme trophy for their sketch show Harry and Paul. | Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were given the best comedy programme trophy for their sketch show Harry and Paul. |
| Four-time winner Whitehouse congratulated Enfield, who had never won before. Enfield joked: "This time I made sure he was in the show so I might get at least a touch of it too." | Four-time winner Whitehouse congratulated Enfield, who had never won before. Enfield joked: "This time I made sure he was in the show so I might get at least a touch of it too." |
| The duo dedicated their award to their late producer Geoffrey Perkins, who died last year. | The duo dedicated their award to their late producer Geoffrey Perkins, who died last year. |
| David Mitchell won best comedy performance for Peep Show, and thanked his comedy partner Robert Webb, who was not nominated. | David Mitchell won best comedy performance for Peep Show, and thanked his comedy partner Robert Webb, who was not nominated. |
| Jennifer Saunders is "honoured" to receive the Bafta Fellowship with Dawn French | Jennifer Saunders is "honoured" to receive the Bafta Fellowship with Dawn French |
| The best sitcom prize went to Channel 4's The IT Crowd, which was chosen above Peep Show, Outnumbered and The Inbetweeners. | The best sitcom prize went to Channel 4's The IT Crowd, which was chosen above Peep Show, Outnumbered and The Inbetweeners. |
| Some 48 years after his first Bafta, Sir David Attenborough received the award for best specialist factual for Life in Cold Blood, his series on reptiles and amphibians. | Some 48 years after his first Bafta, Sir David Attenborough received the award for best specialist factual for Life in Cold Blood, his series on reptiles and amphibians. |
| He said the success of the show was down to the animals, adding: "Our thanks of course goes to spitting cobras, axelotls, golden frogs, dwarf chameleons, those happy tortoises." | He said the success of the show was down to the animals, adding: "Our thanks of course goes to spitting cobras, axelotls, golden frogs, dwarf chameleons, those happy tortoises." |
| BBC Four drama Hancock and Joan, about the life of comedian Tony Hancock, led the way with three nominations - up for best single drama, best actor for Ken Stott, best actress for Maxine Peake. | BBC Four drama Hancock and Joan, about the life of comedian Tony Hancock, led the way with three nominations - up for best single drama, best actor for Ken Stott, best actress for Maxine Peake. |
| But it lost out in all three categories. | But it lost out in all three categories. |
| Meanwhile, comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders received Bafta's highest honour, the Fellowship. | Meanwhile, comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders received Bafta's highest honour, the Fellowship. |
| They were the second double-act to receive the prestigious honour, following Morecambe and Wise, who were honoured in 1999. | They were the second double-act to receive the prestigious honour, following Morecambe and Wise, who were honoured in 1999. |
| The ceremony, hosted by Graham Norton in London, is the most prestigious night in the British TV calendar. | The ceremony, hosted by Graham Norton in London, is the most prestigious night in the British TV calendar. |