Steve Pemberton, 53, let slip a swear word before the 9pm watershed during his acceptance speech after his anthology series Inside No. 9 scooped the Scripted Comedy.
Olly Alexander is set to open the 2021 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday night with a dazzling performance of his new track Starstruck.
The star-studded evening will also have a collection of guest presenters including Line Of Duty s Adrian Dunbar, Strictly winners Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse, Maya Jama, It s A Sin s Lydia West and Daisy May Cooper.
Richard Ayoade will host the ceremony with Tom Allen and AJ Odudu presenting the Virgin Media BAFTAs: Back to the Red Carpet show.
Amazing: Olly Alexander is set to open the 2021 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday night with a dazzling performance of his new track Starstruck (pictured performing at the BRITs 2021)
The BAFTA 2021 TV Awards has reportedly temporarily paused Fellowships and Special Awards ahead of Sunday s ceremony.
It comes after Noel Clarke, who has been accused by more than 20 women of sexual harassment and bullying, was suspended from BAFTA amid the allegations after he won the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award in April.
It was recently reported that the British Academy of Film and Television Awards spent two weeks deciding how best to respond to allegations against Clarke, 45, prior to presenting him with one of its highest honours.
Reports: The BAFTA 2021 TV Awards has reportedly temporarily paused Fellowships and Special Awards ahead of Sunday s ceremony (pictured, a BAFTA mask gong)
BAFTA pauses Fellowships and Special Awards amid Noel Clarke scandal
BAFTA is said to have made the decision to avoid a repeat of the Noel Clarke scandal and not award other celebrities on the verge of a public scandal
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