Line of Duty co-stars to go head-to-head for National Television Award
Line of Duty co-stars Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compston will compete against each other for the same prize at the National Television Awards.
The trio from the BBC police drama has been nominated for the best drama performance award alongside Olly Alexander for It's a Sin, which depicted the AIDS crisis in London in the '80s, and David Tennant for his portrayal of serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the drama Des.
Line of Duty was also nominated for best returning drama, alongside Call the Midwife, The Crown, and Unforgotten, while It's a Sin and Des were shortlisted for best new drama besides Normal People and Netflix smash hit Bridgerton.
Elsewhere in the shortlist, Danny Dyer landed a nod for best serial drama performance for EastEnders, and his co-star Rose Ayling-Ellis, who was recently announced to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, was nominated for best newcomer for her role as Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap.
Piers Morgan also managed to secure a nomination for Best Presenter despite quitting Good Morning Britain earlier this year over his comments about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He will compete against Ant and Dec, Alison Hammond, Bradley Walsh, and Holly Willoughby.
The National Television Awards will be hosted by comedian Joel Dommett and take place in London on 9 September.
The full list of nominations is as follows:
Drama performance
Olly Alexander - It's A Sin
Martin Compston - Line of Duty
Adrian Dunbar - Line of Duty
Vicky McClure - Line of Duty
David Tennant - Des
New drama
Bridgerton
Des
It's A Sin
Normal People
Returning drama
Call the Midwife
Line of Duty
The Crown
Unforgotten
Serial drama
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Serial drama performance
Sally Carman - Coronation Street
Danny Dyer - EastEnders
Mollie Gallagher - Coronation Street
Billy Price - Hollyoaks
Newcomer
Rose Ayling-Ellis - EastEnders
Rhiannon Clements - Hollyoaks
Olivia D'Lima - Casualty
Emile John - Emmerdale
Jude Riordan - Coronation Street
TV presenter
Ant and Dec
Alison Hammond
Piers Morgan
Bradley Walsh
Holly Willoughby
Bruce Forsyth entertainment award
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Taskmaster
The Graham Norton Show
Talent show
Britain's Got Talent
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Strictly Come Dancing
The Masked Singer
Challenge show
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Love Island
The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Sewing Bee
Quiz game show
Beat the Chasers
Celebrity Catchphrase
In For A Penny
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Authored documentary
Kate Garraway: Finding Derek
Katie Price: Harvey and Me
Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain's Children
Rob Burrow: My Year With MND
Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency
Factual
Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death
Gogglebox
Gordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Daytime
Loose Women
The Chase
The Repair Shop
This Morning
Comedy
After Life
Friday Night Dinner
Sex Education
The Vicar of Dibley.
