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Baby Reindeer cast puts on united display at Bafta TV Awards amid real-life ‘Martha’ drama-Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro
The sun is shining and the stars are out.
Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning took to the red carpet in London today (Picture: Scott Garfitt/BAFTA via Getty Images)
The Baftas 2024 is upon us, and it’s set to be a memorable Sunday night at the Royal Festival Hall, hosted by comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett.
Actors and reality stars made their way down the red carpet in the sunshine ahead of the award ceremony, led by spotlight newbies Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning, who shot to fame a few weeks ago for their ground-breaking Netflix drama Baby Reindeer.
The pair posed together, with Gadd sporting a very smart black suit and white shirt, while Jessica – who played Gadd’s real-life stalker Martha in the hit series – shone in a gorgeous chiffon pink dress and shiny curls.
Despite the drama unfolding after Baby Reindeer’s release – with the ‘real Martha’ stepping forward and threatening to take legal action – the stars looked happy and united enough as they walked into the London venue alongside the biggest British TV stars of the moment.
Airing just 24 hours after the eventful Eurovision Song Contest 2024, The Crown and Black Mirror are up for eight and seven nominations respectively.
Meanwhile, TV shows such as Happy Valley, Slow Horses, and The Sixth Commandment go into the event with six nominations and The Last Of Us and Succession with five.
They looked at ease on the red carpet as chaos surrounds the show (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Yes, this is Joe Lycett dressed as Queen Elizabeth I (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)
Emily Atack held onto her baby bump as she took to the red carpet (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
The event isn’t broadcast live, but at 7pm a shortened version of the award ceremony will be shown.
Comedian Joe Lycett turned up to the event dressed very much for the occasion – as Queen Elizabeth I.
Joe wore a white cape, which resembled a gown and trailed along the floor, as well as an Elizabethan-style ruffled collar.
His unusual choice of outfit came after he promised his aunties that he would don period dress if they managed to get 100,000 followers for their Instagram account. As you do. If you’re Joe Lycett.
The star, who is nominated for entertainment performance for Channel 4’s Late Night Lycett, also made sure he was comfortable in the period dress, as he was accompanied by two different fans on the red carpet – a battery-powered device, and an old school manual one.
Davina McCall scrubbed up very well for the event (Picture: Dave Benett/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Rylan Clark looked super dapper (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Stacey Solomon glittered in a strapless number (Picture: Dave Benett/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Looking good, David Tennant! (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Matt and Emma Willis were all kinds of couple goals (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)
Emily Atack also showed up clutching her growing baby bump, and dressed in a pale blue gown with her hair in an elegant bun, while Davina McCall looked simply radiant in a black gown embellished with some serious bling on the front.
Steve Coogan told PA at the star-studded event that his lead actor nomination for his portrayal of Jimmy Saville in The Reckoning feels like a ‘vindication’ of his decision to take on the role after it sparked backlash.
‘I’m very grateful to be acknowledged by the academy because the role I played was quite a difficult one, it was quite controversial and there was a lot of opposition to it when it was announced,’ he said.
‘So it was fraught with pitfalls, if it was handled badly it could have been a terrible decision. But I think the BBC were vindicated by it.’
Bobby Brazier tamed his famously unruly curls for the occasion (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Ant and Dec were all smiles (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Katherine Ryan opted for a quirky accessory (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Jeff Goldblum could not have looked cooler (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)
Alex Scott was pictured without girlfriend Jess Glynne (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)
Vernon Kay joined wife Tess Daly to celebrate a night of all things Strictly (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Hannah Waddingham, the woman you are (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)
Speaking to Metro.co.uk on the red carpet, X Factor winner Matt Terry warned young people of ‘dangerous’ reality TV.
‘If you’re really content with where you are in life already, you don’t want to do it,’ he said to budding contestants who might be considering the very public career plunge.
The Bafta TV Awards air on BBC One at 7pm
Full list of Bafta TV nominations 2024:
Leading actress
Anjana Vasan, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
Anne Reid, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Helena Bonham Carter, Nolly – ITVX
Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley – BBC One
Sharon Horgan, Best Interests – BBC One
Leading actor
Brian Cox, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Dominic West, The Crown – Netflix
Kane Robinson, Top Boy – Netflix
Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project – Sky Max
Steve Coogan, The Reckoning – BBC One
Timothy Spall, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Supporting actress
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – Netflix
Harriet Walter, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy – Netflix
Lesley Manville, The Crown – Netflix
Nico Parker, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley – BBC One
Supporting actor
Amit Shah, Happy Valley – BBC One
Éanna Hardwicke, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Harris Dickinson, A Murder at the End of the World – Disney+
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Salim Daw, The Crown – Netflix
Female performance in a comedy
Bridget Christie, The Change – Channel 4
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Black Ops – BBC One
Máiréad Tyers, Extraordinary – Disney+
Roisin Gallagher, The Lovers – Sky Atlantic
Sofia Oxenham, Extraordinary – Disney+
Taj Atwal, Hullraisers – Channel 4
Male performance in a comedy
Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
David Tennant, Good Omens – Prime Video
Hammed Animashaun, Black Ops – BBC One
Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix
Joseph Gilgun, Brassic – Sky Max
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three
Drama series
The Gold – BBC One
Happy Valley – BBC One
Slow Horses – Apple TV+
Top Boy – Netflix
Limited drama
Best Interests – BBC One
Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
The Long Shadow – ITV1
The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
Scripted comedy
Big Boys – Channel 4
Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three
Extraordinary – Disney+
Such Brave Girls – BBC Three
Soap
Casualty – BBC One
EastEnders – BBC One
Emmerdale – ITV1
Entertainment programme
Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas – Apple TV+
Later… With Jools Holland – BBC Two
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – BBC One
Strictly Come Dancing – BBC One
Entertainment performance
Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – ITV1
Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Hannah Waddingham, Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One
Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett – Channel 4
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max
Comedy entertainment programme
The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
Late Night Lycett – Channel 4
Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max
Would I Lie To You? – BBC One
Factual entertainment
Celebrity Race Across The World – BBC One
The Dog House – Channel 4
Endurance: Race To The Pole – Channel 5
Portrait Artist of the Year – Sky Arts
Reality
Banged Up – Channel 4
Married At First Sight UK – E4
My Mum, Your Dad – ITV1
Squid Game: The Challenge – Netflix
Daytime
Loose Women and Men – ITV1
Lorraine – ITV1
Make It At Market – BBC One
Scam Interceptors – BBC One
International
The Bear – Disney+
Beef – Netflix
Class Act – Netflix
The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic
Love & Death – ITVX
Succession – Sky Atlantic
Live event coverage
The Coronation Concert – BBC One
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One
Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC One
Current affairs
Inside Russia: Traitors And Heroes (Storyville) – BBC Four
Putin Vs The West – BBC Two
Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Dispatches) – Channel 4
The Shamima Begum Story (This World) – BBC Two
Single documentary
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived – Sky Documentaries
Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family – ITV1
Hatton – Sky Crime
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris – Netflix
Factual series
Dublin Narcos – Sky Documentaries
Evacuation – Channel 4
Lockerbie – Sky Documentaries
Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland – BBC Two
Specialist factual
Chimp Empire – Netflix
The Enfield Poltergeist – Apple TV+
Forced Out – Sky Documentaries
White Nanny, Black Child – Channel 5
News coverage
Inside Gaza: Israel And Hamas At War – Channel 4 News
Inside Myanmar – The Hidden War – Sky News
Israel-Hamas War – Sky News
Sports coverage
Cheltenham Festival Day One – ITV1
MOTD Live: Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 – BBC One
Wimbledon 2023 Men’s Final – BBC One
Memorable moment
Beckham, David teases Victoria about her ‘working class’ upbringing – Netflix
Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor – BBC One
Happy Valley, Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown – BBC One
The Last of Us, Bill and Frank’s Story – Sky Atlantic
The Piano, 13-year-old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance – Channel 4
Succession, Logan Roy’s death – Sky Atlantic
Short form
Mobility – BBC Three
The Skewer: Three Twisted Years – BBC iPlayer
Stealing Ukraine’s Children: Inside Russia’s Camps – Vice News
Where It Ends – BBC Three
Writer: Comedy
Jack Rooke, Big Boys – Channel 4
Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix
Kat Sadler, Such Brave Girls – BBC Three
Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three
Writer: Drama
Charlie Brooker & Bisha K Ali, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix
Jesse Armstrong, Succession – Sky Atlantic
Sally Wainwright, Happy Valley – BBC One
Sarah Phelps, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One
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