BAFTA TV Awards 2017: Date, time, nominees and how to watch in the UK

Stars including Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and Thandie Newton will walk the red carpet on Sunday night  
Winners: Stars will be vying for a coveted trophy at the TV BAFTAs
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Jennifer Ruby12 May 2017

The biggest stars of the small screen are gearing up to walk the red carpet at the Royal Festival Hall for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards.

A host of acting talent including Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Thandie Newton and Olivia Colman are set to attend, alongside TV stars such as Louis Theroux, Claudia Winkleman and Clare Balding.

Here’s when to watch the ceremony, and this year’s nominees.

When to watch

This year’s TV BAFTAs are happening on Sunday May 14 at 7pm, but will be broadcast on BBC1 an hour later at 8pm.

The edited two-hour package, which cuts out a number of the more minor awards, is set to finish at 10pm.

The biggest and best TV shows of 2017

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Who’s hosting?

Former Great British Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins will host this year’s show, taking over from usual host Graham Norton, who will be hosting Eurovision in Ukraine.

The nominees

Leading Actor

Adeel Akhtar – Murdered by My Father

Babour Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses

Robbie Coltrane – National Treasure

Leading actress

Claire Foy – The crown

Jodi Comer – Thirteen

Nikki Amuka-Bird – NW

Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley

Supporting Actor

Daniel Mays – Line of Duty

Jared Harris – The Crown

John Lithgow – The Crown

Tom Hollander – The Night Manager

Supporting Actress

Nicola Walker – Last Tango in Halifax

Siobhan Finneran – Happy Valley

Vanessa Kirby – The Crown

Wunmi Mosaku – Damilola, Our Loved Boy

Drama series

The Crown

The Durrells

Happy Valley

War and Peace

Mini-Series

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

National Treasure

The Secret

The Witness for the Prosecution

Entertainment Programme

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

Britain's Got Talent

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Strictly Come Dancing

Entertainment Performance

Adam Hills

Claudia Winkleman

Graham Norton

Michael McIntyre

Male Performance in a Comedy Programme

Asim Chaudry – People Just Do Nothing

David Mitchell – Upstart Crow

Harry Enfield –The Windsors

Steve Coogan – Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle

Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Diane Morgan – Cunk on Shakespeare

Lesley Manville – Mum

Olivia Colman – Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag

Scripted Comedy

Camping

Fleabag

Flowers

People Just Do Nothing

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