Downton takes on the Doctor for top TV title

Period hit Downton Abbey will take on Doctor Who for the title of top drama at the National Television Awards while Bradford’s own master of the impossible Dynamo gets a nod with his programme’s entry in the running for best entertainment category.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jan 2012, 11:03 BST

ITV1’s saga about the Crawley family has been shortlisted for the awards for the first time and is up against Merlin and last year’s winner Waterloo Road, as well as Doctor Who, for the title.

Dynamo: Magician Impossible will be competing against Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Take Me Out, and Harry Hill’s TV Burp for Best Entertainment Programme.

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Britain’s Got Talent – for which McIntyre was a panellist last year – is also in the running for top talent show, alongside X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing on Ice.

Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan (who plays Amy Pond) goes up against Torchwood’s Eve Myles, Jaye Jacobs (Waterloo Road) and Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey) for the best female drama performance, while Matt Smith (Doctor Who) faces competition from Martin Clunes (Doc Martin), John Barrowman (Torchwood) and David Threlfall (Shameless) for best male.

Voting opens today to allow viewers to have their say in the awards which will be presented at London’s O2 Arena.

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