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Gurjeet Nanrah

Vicky McClure and Line of Duty co-stars shortlisted for TV award

Nottingham actress Vicky McClure and her Line of Duty co-stars have been shortlisted for a National Television Award.

The Wollaton-born actress along with cast members Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings) and Martin Compston (Steve Arnott) are in the running for the drama performance award.

Piers Morgan has also been shortlisted for the TV presenter prize only months after he left Good Morning Britain.

The presenter left the ITV show in March following incendiary comments about the Duchess of Sussex and will compete against Ant and Dec, Bradley Walsh and This Morning stars Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond for the award.

The 56-year-old has continued to host interview show Piers Morgan’s Life Stories for the channel, recently sitting down with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and actress Dame Joan Collins.

Vicky McClure, as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (BBC)

He will compete against Ant and Dec, Bradley Walsh and This Morning stars Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond for the TV presenter prize at the NTAs.

Line of Duty is in the running alongside Olly Alexander for Aids series It’s A Sin and David Tennant for Des, a drama about serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

The police drama is also up for the returning drama gong along with Call The Midwife, Unforgotten and lavish royal series The Crown.

Des and It’s A Sin are also nominated for the best new drama prize, alongside period romp Bridgerton and the hit adaptation of the book Normal People.

Michaela Coel’s series I May Destroy You, which recently won two Baftas, was not shortlisted.

The documentary about late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack has been shortlisted for the factual prize.

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Caroline Flack: Her Life And Death featured family and friends, including Olly Murs and Dermot O’Leary, speaking about how the presenter was affected by her life in the spotlight.

Flack took her own life at the age of 40, on February 15 2020, while awaiting trial on an assault charge for an alleged attack on her boyfriend, Lewis Burton.

Also nominated in the category is Gogglebox; Gordon, Gino And Fred: American Road Trip; and Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.

Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks are all up for best serial drama, while in the talent show category, first-time nominee The Masked Singer is listed alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Britain’s Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing.

The National Television Awards, hosted by Joel Dommett, takes place in London on September 9.

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