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Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double | Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double |
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Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais and The X Factor have been crowned winners of some of the top prizes at this year's Bafta TV Awards in London. | Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais and The X Factor have been crowned winners of some of the top prizes at this year's Bafta TV Awards in London. |
Wood's performance in ITV wartime drama Housewife, 49 picked up two awards - best actress and best single drama. | Wood's performance in ITV wartime drama Housewife, 49 picked up two awards - best actress and best single drama. |
She now has a total of seven Baftas - as has Gervais, who beat his Extras co-star Stephen Merchant to the trophy for best comedy performance. | She now has a total of seven Baftas - as has Gervais, who beat his Extras co-star Stephen Merchant to the trophy for best comedy performance. |
And The X Factor won best entertainment programme for the second year in a row. | And The X Factor won best entertainment programme for the second year in a row. |
There were some surprises at the ceremony at the London Palladium, including Casualty's victory in the best continuing drama category. | There were some surprises at the ceremony at the London Palladium, including Casualty's victory in the best continuing drama category. |
The BBC One hospital drama beat soaps Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street. | The BBC One hospital drama beat soaps Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street. |
Life on Mars lost out on the drama series award to Jimmy McGovern's powerful The Street, starring Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent. | Life on Mars lost out on the drama series award to Jimmy McGovern's powerful The Street, starring Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent. |
Broadbent also beat Life on Mars star John Simm to the award for best actor. | Broadbent also beat Life on Mars star John Simm to the award for best actor. |
MAIN BAFTA TV WINNERS Best actor - Jim Broadbent, LongfordBest actress - Victoria Wood, Housewife, 49Best entertainment performance - Jonathan RossBest entertainment programme - The X FactorBest comedy performance - Ricky GervaisBest continuing drama - Casualty Full list of winners Broadbent won for his role in Longford, about Lord Longford's campaign to have Moors murderer Myra Hindley released from prison. | MAIN BAFTA TV WINNERS Best actor - Jim Broadbent, LongfordBest actress - Victoria Wood, Housewife, 49Best entertainment performance - Jonathan RossBest entertainment programme - The X FactorBest comedy performance - Ricky GervaisBest continuing drama - Casualty Full list of winners Broadbent won for his role in Longford, about Lord Longford's campaign to have Moors murderer Myra Hindley released from prison. |
He triumphed over his co-star Andy Serkis - who played Ian Brady in the film - as well as Michael Sheen, who portrayed the late Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa! | He triumphed over his co-star Andy Serkis - who played Ian Brady in the film - as well as Michael Sheen, who portrayed the late Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa! |
Samantha Morton, who portrayed Hindley in Longford, was up for best actress, as were Anne-Marie Duff for The Virgin Queen and Ruth Wilson for Jane Eyre. | Samantha Morton, who portrayed Hindley in Longford, was up for best actress, as were Anne-Marie Duff for The Virgin Queen and Ruth Wilson for Jane Eyre. |
But they could not beat Victoria Wood, who adapted and starred in the acclaimed drama about the diaries of a frustrated Cumbrian housewife. | But they could not beat Victoria Wood, who adapted and starred in the acclaimed drama about the diaries of a frustrated Cumbrian housewife. |
Accepting the awards, she said: "I didn't bring any jokes because I wasn't expecting to get either of them." | Accepting the awards, she said: "I didn't bring any jokes because I wasn't expecting to get either of them." |
Joan Rivers enlivened proceedings when she let off a tongue-in-cheek tirade at the nominees for best comedy performance as she presented the award. | Joan Rivers enlivened proceedings when she let off a tongue-in-cheek tirade at the nominees for best comedy performance as she presented the award. |
The winner, Ricky Gervais, did not turn up because he is filming in the US - leading Rivers to call his losing co-star Stephen Merchant to accept it on his behalf. | The winner, Ricky Gervais, did not turn up because he is filming in the US - leading Rivers to call his losing co-star Stephen Merchant to accept it on his behalf. |
The cast of Casualty celebrated their victory over the soaps"He could have mentioned this before," Merchant said. "Talk about rubbing salt into the wound. | |
"I'm sure he would like me to say I've been robbed, and I would agree. And it's not like he hasn't got enough already." | |
Jonathan Ross was another absentee despite winning best entertainment performance. | Jonathan Ross was another absentee despite winning best entertainment performance. |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross triumphed over Ant & Dec for Saturday Night Takeaway, Stephen Fry for QI and Paul Merton for Have I Got News For You? | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross triumphed over Ant & Dec for Saturday Night Takeaway, Stephen Fry for QI and Paul Merton for Have I Got News For You? |
Elsewhere, Dame Helen Mirren's final Prime Suspect was nominated for best drama serial - but was beaten by another fictionalisation of the Moors murders, ITV's See No Evil. | Elsewhere, Dame Helen Mirren's final Prime Suspect was nominated for best drama serial - but was beaten by another fictionalisation of the Moors murders, ITV's See No Evil. |
Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson accepted the Royle Family awardThe Royle Family's one-off return was named best situation comedy, beating Green Wing, The IT Crowd and Pulling. | |
The trophy for comedy programme or series went to That Mitchell and Webb Look, which was up against The Catherine Tate Show, Little Britain Abroad and Little Miss Jocelyn. | The trophy for comedy programme or series went to That Mitchell and Webb Look, which was up against The Catherine Tate Show, Little Britain Abroad and Little Miss Jocelyn. |
In other categories, Sky One's Ross Kemp on Gangs was named best factual series and BBC Two's The Choir beat The Apprentice, Dragon's Den and The F Word to the features award. | |
Only one award was voted for by the public - the audience award - which provided Life on Mars with its only win of the night. | Only one award was voted for by the public - the audience award - which provided Life on Mars with its only win of the night. |
The Vicar of Dibley and Notting Hill writer Richard Curtis received the Academy Fellowship award. | The Vicar of Dibley and Notting Hill writer Richard Curtis received the Academy Fellowship award. |