Sherlock and Luther among sleuths to battle it out as National Television Awards create best detective prize
By FAY STRANG
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Sherlock Holmes and Luther are just two of the sleuths who will go head to head for the title of best detective in a new prize to feature in next year's National Television Awards.
Organisers have compiled a longlist of 26 crime-solvers who will be in the running for the new category which has been introduced to recognise the popularity of crime dramas on TV.
Fictional figures from shows such as New Tricks, The Fall and Broadchurch are also up for the title which will be handed over at the awards, to be staged at London's O2 Arena on January 22 and broadcast live by ITV.
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New category: An award for best detective has been created at the National Television Awards
Consulting detective Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his medic sidekick John Watson (Martin Freeman) have been added to the nomination list for the prize despite no new editions of their BBC1 show Sherlock being screened since January 2012.
Ceremony bosses say they included it in the list because it proved popular with viewers when the show was repeated during the eligibility period.
The third series of Luther – a psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Detective Chief Inspector June Luther - broadcast earlier this year.
Battling it out: Sherlock will go up again Luther with Idris Elba as DCI John Luther in the awards next year
The list also includes another contender who is not actually a detective, in the shape of BBC1's Jonathan Creek, played by Alan Davies. In the show, Creek designs illusions for a magician.
It’s not just the male detectives who have made the list - Broadchurch’s DS Ellie Miller played by Olivia Colman is in the running as is Gillian Anderson for The Fall, Suranne Jones for Scott & Bailey as well as Sofie Gråbøl for the Swedish drama The Killing.
The longlists for other categories at the 19th NTAs have also been announced, with public voting beginning from today.
Representing: Sofie Grabol is also nominated for her role as Sarah Lund in The Killing
In the running: Olivia Colman has also been nominated for her popular part in Broadchurch
Presenters Ant and Dec are yet again up for the entertainment presenter prize, having won the award for the past 12 consecutive years.
Also up for the title are figures such as Alan Carr, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Dermot O'Leary.
X Factor host O'Leary will be hosting the ceremony. Voting is at www.nationaltvawards.com and closes on October 11.
X Factor host O'Leary will be hosting the ceremony. Voting is at www.nationaltvawards.com and closes on October 11.
FULL LIST OF NTAs 2014 NOMINATIONS
DRAMA:
Broadchurch
Call The Midwife
Casualty
DCI Banks
Death In Paradise
Doc Martin
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Endeavour
Foyle’s War
Holby City
Homeland
Jonathan Creek
Last Tango in Halifax
Law & Order: UK
Lewis
Love and Marriage
Luther
Midsomer Murders
Mr Selfridge
New Tricks
Poirot
Revolution TBC
Ripper Street
Scott & Bailey
Shetland
Silent Witness
The Fall
The Paradise
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
The Syndicate
The Village
The White Queen
Under The Dome
Vera
What Remains
TV DETECTIVE:
Olivia Colman - Broadchurch, DS Ellie Miller
David Tennant - Broadchurch, DI Alec Hardy
Stephen Tompkinson - DCI Banks, DCI Alan Banks
Shaun Evans - Endeavour, DC Endeavour Morse
Michael Kitchen - Foyle’s War, DCI Christopher Foyle
Alan Davies - Jonathan Creek, Jonathan Creek
Bradley Walsh - Law & Order: UK, DS Ronnie Brooks
Laurence Fox - Lewis, DS James Hathaway
Kevin Whately - Lewis, DI Robert ‘Robbie’ Lewis
Idris Elba - Luther, DCI John Luther
Neil Dudgeon - Midsomer Murders, DCI John Barnaby
Nicholas Lyndhurst - New Tricks, Danny Griffin
Dennis Waterman - New Tricks, Gerry Standing
David Suchet - Poirot, Hercule Poirot
Jerome Flynn - Ripper Street, DS Bennet Drake
Matthew Macfadyen - Ripper Street, DI Edmund Reid
Suranne Jones - Scott & Bailey, DC Rachel Bailey
Lesley Sharp - Scott & Bailey, DC Janet Scott
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes
Martin Freeman - Sherlock, Dr John Watson
Douglas Henshall - Shetland, DI Jimmy Perez
Gillian Anderson - The Fall, DSI Stella Gibson
Sofie Gråbøl - The Killing, DI Sarah Lund
Paddy Considine -The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, DI Jack Whicher
Brenda Blethyn -Vera, DCI Vera Stanhope
David Threlfall - What Remains, DI Len Harper
DRAMA PERFORMANCE:
Miranda Hart - Call The Midwife, Chummy Noakes
Jessica Raine - Call The Midwife, Jenny Lee
Suzanne Packer - Casualty, Tess Bateman
Sunetra Sarker - Casualty, Zoe Hanna
Caroline Catz - Doc Martin, Louisa Glasson
Martin Clunes - Doc Martin, Dr. Martin Ellingham
Jenna-Louise Coleman - Doctor Who, Clara Oswald
Matt Smith - Doctor Who, The Doctor
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey, Lord Robert Crawley
Jim Carter - Downton Abbey, Mr Carson
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey, Lady Mary Crawley
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey, Lady Violet Crawley
Guy Henry -Holby City, Henrik Hanssen
Rosie Marcel - Holby City, Jac Naylor
Claire Danes - Homeland, Carrie Mathison
Damian Lewis -Homeland, Nicholas Brody
Derek Jacobi - Last Tango in Halifax, Alan Buttershaw
Sarah Lancashire - Last Tango in Halifax, Caroline Elliot
Anne Reid - Last Tango In Halifax, Celia Dawson
Larry Lamb - Love and Marriage, Tommy Sutherland
Alison Steadman - Love and Marriage, Pauline Paradise
Katherine Kelly - Mr Selfridge, Lady Mae
Jeremy Piven - Mr Selfridge, Harry Selfridge
Emilia Fox - Silent Witness, Dr. Nikki Alexander
Emun Elliott - The Paradise, John Moray
Joanna Vanderham - The Paradise, Denise Lovett
Mark Addy- The Syndicate, Alan Walters
Siobhan Finneran - The Syndicate, Mandy Atkinson
Maxine Peake - The Village, Grace Middleton
John Simm - The Village, John Middleton
Rebecca Ferguson - The White Queen, Queen Elizabeth
Max Irons - The White Queen, King Edward IV
FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT:
An Idiot Abroad
Antiques Roadshow
Celebrity MasterChef
Countryfile
Grand Designs
Long Lost Family
Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs
The Apprentice
The Great British Bake Off
The Hotel Inspector
The One Show
Top Gear
Who Do You Think You Are?
ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER:
Alan Carr
Alex Jones
Alexander Armstrong
Ant & Dec
Ben Shephard
Bradley Walsh
Sir Bruce Forsyth
Christine Bleakley
Davina McCall
Dermot O’Leary
Emma Willis
Gabby Logan
Graham Norton
Holly Willoughby
Jonathan Ross
Keith Lemon
Paddy McGuinness
Phillip Schofield
Reggie Yates
Stephen Mulhern
Tess Daly
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME:
A Question Of Sport
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
All Star Family Fortunes
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Big Brother
Big Star’s Little Star
Catchphrase
Celebrity Juice
Celebrity Mastermind
Have I Got News For You
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Off Their Rockers
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Pointless Celebrities
Room 101
Splash!
Surprise Surprise
Take Me Out
The Big Reunion
The Cube
The Graham Norton Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
The National Lottery: In It To Win It
The Only Way Is Essex
Through the Keyhole
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
University Challenge
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Would I Lie To You?
You’ve Been Framed!
COMEDY:
Big School
Blandings
Derek
Hebburn
Miranda
Mrs Brown’s Boys
Not Going Out
The Big Bang Theory
The Job Lot
Vicious
SERIAL DRAMA PERFORMANCE:
Ben Price - Coronation Street, Nick Tilsley
David Neilson -Coronation Street, Roy Cropper
Jack P Shepherd- Coronation Street, David Platt
Julie Hesmondhalgh - Coronation Street, Hayley Cropper
Michelle Keegan- Coronation Street, Tina McIntyre
Paula Lane -Coronation Street, Kylie Platt
Adam Woodyatt - EastEnders, Ian Beale
Diane Parish- EastEnders, Denise Fox
Jake Wood - EastEnders, Max Branning
Jessie Wallace - EastEnders, Kat Moon
Lindsey Coulson - EastEnders, Carol Jackson
Steve McFadden - EastEnders, Phil Mitchell
Charley Webb - Emmerdale, Debbie Dingle
Dominic Power - Emmerdale, Cameron Murray
Jason Merrells - Emmerdale, Declan Macey
Jeff Hordley - Emmerdale, Cain Dingle
Lesley Dunlop - Emmerdale, Brenda Walker
Zoe Henry - Emmerdale, Rhona Goskirk
Ashley Taylor Dawson - Hollyoaks, Darren Osborne
Danny Mac - Hollyoaks, Mark ‘Dodger’ Savage
James Atherton - Hollyoaks, Will Savage
Jennifer Metcalfe - Hollyoaks, Mercedes Browning
Jessica Fox - Hollyoaks, Nancy Osborne
Stephanie Waring - Hollyoaks,Cindy Cunningham
NEWCOMER:
Amanda Henderson - Casualty, Robyn Miller
Marc Baylis - Coronation Street, Rob Donovan
Khali Best - EastEnders, Dexter Hartman
Michelle Hardwick - Emmerdale, Vanessa Woodfield
Rob Ostlere - Holby City, Arthur Digby
Anna Passey - Hollyoaks, Sienna Blake
SERIAL DRAMA:
Coronation Street
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Home and Away
Neighbours
DOCUMENTARY:
Africa
Brazil with Michael Palin
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways
Educating Yorkshire
Her Majesty’s Prison – Aylesbury
Horizon: The Secret Life of the Cat
Inside Claridge’s
Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald
My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine
Paul O’Grady’s Working Britain
Penguins – Spy in the Huddle
Supersized Earth
The Call Centre
The Zoo
DAYTIME:
Antiques Road Trip
Antiques Road Trip
Bargain Hunt
Breakfast
Britain’s Best Bakery
Come Dine With Me
Cowboy Trap
Dickinson’s Real Deal
Doctors
Father Brown
Flog It!
Homes Under The Hammer
Pointless
Saturday Kitchen Live
Take on the Twisters
The Chase
The Jeremy Kyle Show
The Sheriffs Are Coming
The Wright Stuff
This Morning
Tipping Point
Wanted Down Under
WPC 56
TALENT SHOW:
Britain’s Got Talent
Dancing On Ice
Got To Dance
Let’s Dance For Comic Relief
Stepping Out
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
The X Factor
Your Face Sounds Familiar
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