Doctor Jodie and Ariana vie for must-see TV moment accolade
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of Doctor Who’s 13th Time Lord and Ariana Grande’s emotional performance of One Last Time at One Love Manchester will compete to be named the TV must-see moment of 2017.
Also on the shortlist for the prize at the Bafta television awards are the moment dragon Viserion is killed by the Night King in Game Of Thrones, the scene in which a mother pilot whale grieves for her baby in
Blue Planet II and the cliffhanger in Line Of Duty when Roz Huntley, played by Thandie Newton, wakes up just before she’s about to be cut up with a chainsaw.
The winner will be revealed during the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards on May 13. It will be the only prize voted for by the public.
Jodie Whittaker was revealed as the first female Doctor in a highly-anticipated moment showing a mysterious hooded figure walking through the woods. After pulling back her hood to reveal her face, she walked off towards the Tardis.
The moments of TV drama will compete against the poignant concert held in Manchester on June 4 two weeks after the terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert in the city.
Survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing were given free entry to Old Trafford Cricket Ground for the star-studded concert, which ended with Grande performing her hit One Last Time.
Krishnendu Majumdar, chairman 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.”
Members of the public can vote for their favourite moment online at virginmedia.com/bafta and will also have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win tickets to the event. Voting opens today.