Awards longlist revealed – with Kate named in three categories
Netflix hit show Baby Reindeer has been recognised in the National Television Awards longlist for best new drama, while actress Jessica Gunning and creator-turned-star Richard Gadd received nods for best drama performance.
The show is said to have been inspired by the real-life experiences of comedian and writer Gadd, and sees his character Donny Dunn stalked by a woman named Martha Scott (Gunning) after he serves her a free cup of tea in the pub where he works.
Gadd and Gunning were nominated for best drama performance alongside David Tennant, for his brief return to Doctor Who for the show’s 60th anniversary episodes, and Ncuti Gatwa, who took over the role as the 15th Time Lord.
Anne Reid and Timothy Spall were also nominated for their roles in The Sixth Commandment, which explores the deaths of Ann Moore-Martin and Peter Farquhar.
It comes after Spall won the leading actor gong at the annual Bafta TV Awards.
Actors Katherine Kelly, Monica Dolan, and Toby Jones were also all nominated in the same category for ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
Baby Reindeer, The Sixth Commandment and Mr Bates vs The Post Office are all competing in the best new drama category opposite Steve Coogan’s portrayal of Jimmy Savile in
The Reckoning and Michelle Keegan’s Fool Me Once.
The longlist also saw Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway nominated in three categories. She is up for best TV presenter, alongside former This Morning star Holly Willoughby and new This Morning hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.
Garraway was also nominated for best authored documentary, which followed the final year of her husband’s life and is also up for best factual entertainment category for her ITV show Life Stories.
The NTA shortlist will be revealed in August. Joel Dommett will host the TV awards on September
11 at London’s O2 arena, broadcast live on ITV.