Will this be the year that Benedict Cumberbatch takes home a Bafta for Sherlock, or will strong performances from Jason Watkins, Toby Jones and James Nesbitt squeeze him out?
With nominations for everything from Mrs Brown’s Boys to The Wrong Mans, Olivia Colman for Rev, Jessica Hynes for W1A and Matt Berry in Toast, this year’s comedy sections are a mix of national treasures and off-putting broadness
Meet the stars of the Observer Magazine's Bafta TV special
To celebrate the House of Fraser Bafta TV awards, here’s a special portfolio of the biggest stars of the small screen, starring everyone from Kit Harington and James Nesbitt to Frances de la Tour and Archie Panjabi