From the Barry-Billericay finale to Wolf Hall, Pachinko and Nobody Wants This, there are far too many cruelly overlooked shows this year. But the even bigger problem? Bafta’s Adolescence issue• Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominationsThe latest Bafta TV awards again show the range of talent across UK television. Though drama characteristically dominates, the shows with most nominations – Rivals, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Slow Horses and Baby Reindeer – represent a range of genres and source material (from real events via a 36-year-old Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to a solo theatre show) suggesting that the 2025 voters have largely avoided historical snobbery, long a problem in these prizes.The awards also continue a belated honouring of overlooked talent. After improbably having to wait until last year for his first main Bafta nomination, David Tennant gets a rapid second, for his thrilling turn as a Richard III of the TV industry in the raunchy Cooper adaptation Ri...
The author criticizes the TV Bafta nominations, highlighting omissions like "Gavin & Stacey: The Finale," "Wolf Hall," "Pachinko," and "Nobody Wants This." While praising nominations for shows like "Rivals," "Mr Bates vs The Post Office," "Slow Horses," and "Baby Reindeer," and overdue recognition for actors like David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, and Sharon D Clarke, the author regrets the lack of recognition for James Corden, Ruth Jones, and Peter Straughan.
