Our TV heroes – who we think should win big at the Baftas on Sunday
Will Wolf Hall or Peter Kay be the runaway winner? Will it be David Attenborough’s night? Join us for live coverage here on Sunday evening … but until then, here’s who really deserves to take home the gongs
Next Sunday’s House of Fraser Bafta TV awards rounds off another fantastic year for British talent. Here we celebrate the brightest stars with a portfolio of portraits by Jonathan Birch
Alan Cumming: ‘Now I can play men in suits’
His fizzing personality made him popular on screen – but it’s as a sharp-suited fixer in The Good Wife that Alan Cumming found global fame, says Aaron Hicklin
Michaela Coel: ‘People think I am fearless’
Michaela Coel, the screenwriter, actor and Bafta winner behind Chewing Gum, grew up in one of the country’s poorest boroughs. Here she reveals why TV provided not only an escape – but also the ‘glue’ to her life
Baftas 2016: there'll be no diversity row – but Poldark and Downton Abbey fans will be angry
It’s a grim year for ITV – and the culture secretary, currently deciding the BBC’s fate, should take note of the Beeb’s domination
BBC's Wolf Hall leads Bafta TV award nominations
Period drama’s lead is up against Luther’s Idris Elba for best actor, while co-star Claire Foy is nominated for best actress alongside Sheridan Smith
Bafta TV awards 2016: full list of nominations
From Mark Rylance to Idris Elba, Suranne Jones to Sheridan Smith plus Adele’s first nomination, here are the people and programmes up for this year’s awards
