Check out the 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards contenders on Virgin TV
By Virgin TV Edit
Excited for the 2020 Virgin Media BAFTAs? Held behind closed doors by host Richard Ayoade live on BBC One on Friday 31 July, this fabulous celebration of the best telly of 2019 is not to be missed.
Want the full list of nominees? Then check them out right here.
Don’t forget you can also vote for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment by clicking here. Not only is it the only award voted for by the great British public, but by casting your vote you could win a load of amazing prizes!
From top-notch dramas and classy comedies to fantastic factual series and stunning individual performances, you can watch plenty of this year’s nominees on Virgin TV. Just scroll down to discover where you can check them out before this year’s ceremony…
Killing Eve
Find season 3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Leading Actress (Jodie Comer)
The cat-and-mouse chase between MI6 operative (Sandra Oh) and an international assassin (Comer) continues in this acclaimed thriller.
I Am Kirsty
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Leading Actress (Samantha Morton)
Samantha Morton stars in this gritty drama as a single mother forced to make a difficult decision after getting deeper into debt.
The Capture
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Leading Actor (Callum Turner)
After being accused of murder, a British soldier (Turner) fights to clear his name. But could darker forces could be at work?
The Virtues
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Leading Actor (Stephen Graham); Supporting Actress (Helen Behan); Mini-Series
When his young son and ex-wife move to Australia, Joseph (Graham) heads to Ireland to confront his traumatic past.
Giri/Haji
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: Leading Actor (Takehiro Hira); Supporting Actor (Will Sharpe); Drama Series
A Tokyo detective searches London for his missing brother, who is accused of murder and being involved with the Yakuza.
The Crown
Find season 3 in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter); Supporting Actor (Josh O’Connor); Drama Series
Olivia Colman steps into the shoes of Queen Elizabeth II in the third series of Peter Morgan’s royally good drama.
Top Boy
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: Supporting Actress (Jasmine Jobson)
East London’s turf wars continue in series 3 of the gritty British drama starring Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson.
The End Of The F***ing World
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Supporting Actress (Naomi Ackie); Drama Series
We don’t want to give too much away, but there are plenty of shocks, surprises and killer twists in series 2 of this darkly comic drama.
Famalam
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Gbemisola Ikumelo)
The hit BBC Three sketch show featuring an army of oddball characters will have you creasing up for series 2.
Fleabag
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford); Scripted Comedy; Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
The acclaimed comedy drama from Phoebe Waller-Bridge gave us all the feels with its second (and final) series in 2019.
Frayed
Find it in On Demand
Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Sarah Kendall)
This dramedy tells the story of a well-off London housewife (Kendall) who returns to her Aussie hometown to revisit her past.
Man Like Mobeen
Find series 3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Guz Khan)
Series 3 of the hit BBC Three comedy about a reformed drug dealer (Khan) from Small Heath steps into darker territory.
Stath Lets Flats
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Jamie Demetriou); Scripted Comedy
Jamie Demetriou returns as the letting agent with an extremely loose grip on his professional duties.
Sex Education
Find series 1 in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Ncuti Gatwa)
Netflix’s taboo-busting comedy series about a teenager who sets up a sex therapy clinic at his school has won red-hot reviews.
Home
Find series 1 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Youssef Kerkour)
A Syrian asylum-seeker (Kerkour) moves in with a middle-class family in Rufus Jones’ smart comedy. It’s time for a culture clash.
The Graham Norton Show
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Entertainment Performance (Graham Norton); Comedy Entertainment Programme
A-listers such as Daniel Radcliffe, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth all graced Graham’s sofa in 2019.
Would I Lie To You?
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Entertainment Performance (Lee Mack)
The truth-bending comedy panel show featuring Lee Mack, David Mitchell and Rob Brydon remains one of the funniest shows on the box. Honest.
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
Find series 1 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Entertainment Performance (Mo Gilligan)
Comedian Mo Gilligan blends stand-up, interviews, sketches and music in his fresh late-night talk show.
Catastrophe
Find series 4 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Scripted Comedy
The final series of Sharon Horgan’s award-winning comedy drama delivers laughs, tears and a whole lot more.
Derry Girls
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Scripted Comedy
Picking up where the brilliant first series left off, Erin and pals return for more laughs in the sitcom set in 1990s Northern Ireland.
The Victim
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Mini-Series
After her son’s killer is released from prison, a mother (Kelly Macdonald) seeks him out. But at what cost?
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Single Drama
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this dramatic recreation of the build-up to the 2016 EU Referendum.
The Left Behind
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Single Drama
An impoverished young Welsh man is drawn into the world of far-right extremism.
Casualty
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Soap & Continuing Drama
It was a big year in Holby City’s A&E Department – for both the patients and the staff…
Coronation Street
Find it in Apps & Games > ITV Hub
Nominated for: Soap & Continuing Drama; Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
Celebrating its 60th birthday in 2019, telly’s most famous cobbles saw more drama than ever.
Emmerdale
Find it in Apps & Games > ITV Hub
Nominated for: Soap & Continuing Drama
Births, deaths and revenge were all to be found in the Yorkshire-set soap last year.
Holby City
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Soap & Continuing Drama
The Casualty spin-off continued to keep our pulses up in 2019.
Gavin & Stacey: Christmas Special
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment
Last year’s festive special was perfect, but there’s only one question on our lips: did Smithy say yes?
Unbelievable
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: International
Detectives Toni Collette and Merritt Wever search for the truth after a girl is charged with falsely claiming to have been raped.
When They See Us
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: International
Ava DuVernay directs this powerful drama based on the true story of five African-American boys falsely accused of an attack in 1980s New York.
The Greatest Dancer
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Entertainment Programme
Cheryl Cole, Ashley Banjo and Alesha Dixon are among the judges looking to crown the UK’s best mover.
The Rap Game UK
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Entertainment Programme
Seven British MCs are put to the test by rappers DJ Target, Krept and Konan for the chance to win a record deal.
Strictly Come Dancing
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Entertainment Programme
A glittering 2019 competition saw the likes of ex-footballer Alex Scott, presenter Michelle Visage, comedian Chris Ramsey and actor Kelvin Fletcher hit the floor.
The Last Leg
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Comedy Entertainment Programme
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker cast their witty eyes over the news in this comedy talk show.
Celebrity Gogglebox
Find series 1 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual
Little Mix, Chris Eubank and Rylan Clark-Neal are among the celebs dissecting what’s on the box in series one of the Gogglebox spin-off.
Race Across The World
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual
Series 2 of the globetrotting competition had us all hooked, as five teams raced around Latin America with a limited budget.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual
The sassiest show on the box steps onto these shores with an oversized heel for the first time.
David Harewood: Psychosis And Me
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Single Documentary
Actor David Harewood looks back on being sectioned in his twenties after a psychotic breakdown and at the mental health of the UK today.
The Family Secret
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Single Documentary
An unflinching look at how one family confronted the issue of sexual abuse that loomed over them for 25 years.
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back
Find series 1 in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Features
Comedian Joe Lycett fights for consumer justice and provides plenty of laughs along the way.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Find series 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Features
Pals Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse travel around the UK with their fishing rods in the return of this funny and touching factual series.
Snackmasters
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Features
Fred Sirieix challenges top chefs to work out the recipes behind some of the UK’s best-loved snacks.
Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Nominated for: Factual Series
An online hunt for a cat-killer leads to a much darker truth in this true crime series.
Leaving Neverland
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Factual Series
Dan Reed’s acclaimed documentary film focusing on two men who allege they were sexually abused by pop superstar Michael Jackson.
8 Days: To The Moon And Back
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Specialist Factual
Declassified cockpit recordings and dramatic reconstructions tell the story of the first ever moon landing.
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Specialist Factual
David Attenborough explores the jaw-dropping natural world across all seven continents.
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Nominated for: Specialist Factual
With fascinating insights from her close political colleagues, follow the rise and fall of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The Hunt For Jihadi John
Find it in Apps & Games > All 4
Nominated for: Current Affairs
Discover how intelligence operatives chased Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS killer who went from London schoolboy to notorious terrorist.
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Image credits: Killing Eve © BBC America – Photographer: Steve Schofield
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