Dr Who and Beckhams are in line for ‘Moment of the Year’
Ncuti Gatwa’s unveiling as the 15th Time Lord in Doctor Who, Logan Roy’s shocking death in Succession and David Beckham’s teasing of wife Victoria about her “working class” upbringing are among the stand-out scenes shortlisted for a TV Bafta.
Characters Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown in Happy Valley, blind musician Lucy’s performance in The Piano and the relationship between Bill and Frank in The Last Of Us are also in contention for the P&O Cruises memorable moment award.
Gatwa “bi-generated” from David Tennant’s Doctor in an episode called The Giggle,
emerging from the side of Tennant's body in a half-buttoned shirt and an untied tie and underpants, without any trousers on.
Media tycoon Logan Roy’s death shocked fans of the dynastic drama Succession primarily because it happened off screen and so early in the final series. While it had long been speculated the head of the Waystar-royco empire would meet his end in the series, few people expected it to be in episode three, without any fanfare.
Instead his children were all gathered at the wedding of his son Connor Roy, when they got acalltosayhehadcollapsedon his private plane.
The Netflix documentary Beckham provided one of the viral television moments of the year when David interrupted Victoria talking about her childhood to instruct her to “be honest” and admit that her father drove a Rolls-royce.
Another viral moment was the appearance of 13-yearold Lucy on The Piano, who stunned commuters in Leeds railway station as she played her rendition of Chopin’s Nocturne in B-flat minor.
Meanwhile, Happy Valley fans were left in shock over villainous Tommy Lee Royce's epic showdown with Catherine Cawood in the tense final episode of Sally Wainwright's police drama, which drew to an end the long-running conflict between Sarah Lancashire's police officer and James Norton’s rapist.
The nominees for ‘Moment of the Year’ were chosen by an independent jury of national media critics convened by Hilary Rosen, chair of Bafta’s television committee.