Stormzy's Love Island cameo and Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester performance nominated for must-see TV moment of 2017

The award, in collaboration with Virgin TV, is the only viewer-voted category 
Natasha Sporn3 April 2018

Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who debut, Stormzy’s Love Island cameo and Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester performance will battle it out to be crowned the must-see TV moment of 2017.

The three stand-out moments are on the shortlist for the viewer-voted category, announced on Tuesday, alongside Viserion’s death in Game Of Thrones, a grieving whale in Blue Planet II and Ros Huntley waking up before being hacked with a chainsaw in a gripping Line Of Duty.

The winner will be announced live at the TV BAFTAs, hosted by Sue Perkins, on Sunday 13 May in London.

The category is the only public vote of the ceremony and will see the six events compete for victory in what is sure to be a close contest.

Cameo: Rapper Stormzy offered advice to Kem Cetinay, Chris Hughes and Marcel Somerville
ITV2

The runaway success of ITV2’s Love Island was the talk of last summer, with rapper Stormzy making an appearance in the widely-watched show as he offered some advice to contestants Kem Cetinay, Chris Hughes and Marcel Somerville shortly before their in-show talent contest.

And on Christmas Day, Broadchurch actor Whittaker made her first appearance in Doctor Who, taking over the mantel from Peter Capaldi, as her regeneration marked the first female to hold the role.

Death in HBO and Sky Atlantic aired drama Game Of Thrones shocked viewers with the icy demise and Huntley escaping Tim Ifield’s plan in Line of Duty made the BBC drama unmissable.

The shortlist also includes a nod to nature as a heartbreaking Blue Planet II moment is vying for the title.

Regenerate: Jodie Whittaker became the Thirteenth Doctor
BBC

Rounding off the six is Grande’s emotional performance of One Last Time at the One Love Manchester Concert, organised at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in the wake of the tragic events of May 22 2017.

The poignant concert was held weeks after a suicide bomb killed 22 people after it was detonated in the foyer of the Manchester Arena at the end of a Grande concert.

​Krishnendu Majumdar, chair of Bafta's television committee, said: "The award recognises the most talked about moment on television last year and puts the power of the vote in the hands of the public. I look forward to seeing the winning moment when it's revealed at the ceremony on Sunday 13 May."

Members of the public can vote for their favourite moment online at virginmedia.com/bafta until midday on May 1.

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