‘Bodyguard’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Doctor Who’ will compete for the Must-See Moment Award at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards.
‘Killing Eve’, ‘Queer Eye’ and ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ will also contest for the Virgin Media-sponsored accolade, which is the only one voted for by the public and which celebrates the dramatic scenes, cliffhangers, laugh-out-loud and edge-of-your-seat TV moments that got the attention of the British public in 2018.
‘Bodyguard’ made the shortlist for the scene when politician Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes) was assassinated, while Gail Rodwell’s (Helen Worth) powerful monologue following Aidan Connor’s suicide saw ‘Corrie’ become the only soap given the nod.
‘Doctor Who’ earned its place among the nominees for its civil rights movement episode when The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions came face-to-face with Rosa Parks, with the segment praised for the way it "captured Rosa’s powerful act of defiance on a segregated bus."
The highly-anticipated showdown between Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) and besotted assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) in the ‘Killing Eve’ finale also made the list, as did the moment when Sian Gibson’s Kayleigh rescued a hedgehog on a dual carriageway in ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share: The Finale’.
Netflix makeover show ‘Queer Eye’ made the shortlist thanks to the "craft behind its reality format" and for promoting "positivity, well-being and inclusivity", with lonely truck driver Tom’s dramatic transformation being the particular moment that made the list.
The remaining nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards will be announced on Thursday (28.03.19) ahead of the ceremony, which takes place in London on May 12.
The public vote for the Virgin Media Must-See Moment Award is open now at virginmedia.com/bafta and runs until May 1 at 5pm.
Bodyguard, Doctor Who and Coronation Street shortlisted for BAFTA honour
