Befta TV awards: Nominees named

TV stars Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington have revealed who has been nominated for this year's British Academy Television Awards, the Mirror reports.

The annual event will take place on Sunday 10 May and will be hosted by Graham Norton for the ninth time.

Names have been announced for 12 categories, which include Leading Actress, Leading Actor, Entertainment Programme and Entertainment Performance.

Happy Valley, Marvellous, The Missing and Line Of Duty lead the way with three nominations each.

While Benedict Cumberbatch has received his third BAFTA nomination for Sherlock, while Olivia Coleman has been nominated for the fourth consecutive year.

The Voice, Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Saturday Night Takeaway and Strictly Come Dancing were nominated for Entertainment Programme.