succession creatorjesse armstrong collected the award on macfadyen s behalf. rose ayling ellis and giovanni pernice won the must see moment at the bafta tv awards for their silent dance on strictly come dancing, the only award voted for by the public. itv s coronation steet has the best soap and continuing drama category. and mo gilligan has won best comedy entertainment for his channel 4 show, the lateish show. the actor, dennis waterman has died at the age of 7a. he was best known for his roles in tv shows like minder, new tricks and the sweeney. his family released a statement saying he had passed away peacefully at home in spain. i m joined now by tv critic toby earle. good to have you with us. a sad day, i think, because dennis waterman had many fans. he was such a big star,
leader of the gang of outlaws. but it was really his first sort of aduu it was really his first sort of adult acting fame, came freely with the sweeney, which i think a lot of people would associate him with, mid 70s, he hadn t really done that sort of hard man cop yet, he was more of a good copter the bad cop in that series, and it was only a year later in 1979 in minder that he really sort of seal that knew she had. . , ~ really sort of seal that knew she had. ., , ~ ., ., had. and that s kind of what we remember had. and that s kind of what we remember tonight, had. and that s kind of what we remember tonight, that - had. and that s kind of what we remember tonight, that tough l had. and that s kind of what we i remember tonight, that tough guy role. . , . remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., , ., ., remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., , ., ., , remember tonight, that tough guy role. ., , ., ., , ., role. that s what he made his own, i think. he role. tha
walliams and matt lucas, by spacing with the writing and singing the theme tune. and matt lucas tweeted today that he joined them onstage when they were on tour, basically the greatest moment of his entire career! and he worked on stage, too, he was an accomplished actor and starred in films, comedy is. his work spanned multiple genres it of course he was i was i was going to be remembered, i suppose, for those rose in minderand be remembered, i suppose, for those rose in minder and the sweeney and later in his career new tricks he was always going to be remembered for those roles. i think what s interesting is that the sweeney and minder revolved around his rapport with his fellow actors, didn t it? and that s not easy. you ve got to be a certain kind of actor who is not wanting to be the big i am, haven t you, to make that kind of relationship work? relationship work? they clearly complemented relationship work? they clearly complemented each
saying he didn t break covid rules. more than sixty people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. the actor dennis waterman has died at the age of 74. he was best known for his roles in tv shows like minder, new tricks and the sweeney. his family released a statement saying he had passed away peacefully at hospital in spain. the british academy television awards are taking place at london s royal festival hall this evening, the first time since 2019 that the ceremony has been held in person, and with a live audience. the channel 4 series it s a sin set amid the aids crisis in the 1980s is leading the nominations. 0ther nominations include one for ncuti gatwa, who hasjust been announced as the new dr who. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba caught up
wasn t he, in the 1970s and 1980s? and i was reflecting on his career and i thought, he made it look very easy. he had a kind of affable charm, didn t he? what are your reflections? ii charm, didn t he? what are your reflections? charm, didn t he? what are your reflections? if you would imagine someone like reflections? if you would imagine someone like raymond reflections? if you would imagine someone like raymond chandlerl someone like raymond chandler writing in south london, you could imagine a character the likes that you so in minder or the sweeney popping up in those kind of works. and even though he was meant to be ostensibly a heavy, particularly in minder, there was a sort of vulnerability to him and almost sometime as an exasperation, really, at what life was throwing at him at all times. and he inhabited those rules to such a degree of success. and such authenticity, as well. of course, his career continued on the small screen with the success of new tricks and even li