BAFTA TV Awards 2006 - Nominations Announced

This year's TV BAFTA shortlist has been announced - and the BBC's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, Bleak House, leads the way with 4 nominations - including 2 for Best Actress. Comedy 'The Thick of It' gets 3 nominations

Noel Edmonds also completes his TV comeback with a nomination for top Entertainment Performance in Channel Four's 'Deal or No Deal' whilst Ricky Gervais gets his 'best sitcom' nomination for the excellent 'Extras' but surprisingly not a comedy actor nomination

Here are the main categories

Actor
Bernard Hill - A Very Social Secretary (More4)
Denis Lawson - Bleak House (BBC One)
Mark Rylance - The Government Inspector (Channel 4)
Rufus Sewell - The Taming Of The Shrew (BBC One)

Actress
Gillian Anderson - Bleak House (BBC One)
Lucy Cohu - The Queen's Sister (Channel 4)
Anne-Marie Duff - Shameless (Channel 4)
Anna Maxwell Martin - Bleak House (BBC One)

Entertainment performance
Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear (BBC Two)
Jack Dee - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo (BBC One)
Noel Edmonds - Deal Or No Deal (Channel 4)
Jonathan Ross - Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC One)

Drama serial
Bleak House (BBC One)
Fingersmith (BBC One)
Funland (BBC Three)
To The Ends Of The Earth (BBC Two)

Drama series
Bodies (BBC Three)
Doctor Who (BBC One)
Shameless (Channel 4)
Spooks (BBC One)

Continuing drama
Casualty (BBC One)
Coronation Street (ITV1)
EastEnders (BBC One)
Holby City (BBC One)

SitCom

Extras - (BBC2)
Peep Show (Channel 4)
The Thick of It (BBC4)
The Worst Week of my Life (BBC1)



Go here for the rest of the BAFTA nominations