David Farnor | On 06, Sep 2016

Doctor Foster, Downton Abbey and The Night Manager were the top winners at the 2016 TV Choice Awards last night.

ITV’s costume drama bagged the big prize in an evening that was otherwise dominated by the BBC. Domestic thriller Doctor Foster beat War & Peace, The Night Manager and ITV’s recently renewed Marcella to be crowned Best New Drama, while the Beeb’s John Le Carre adaptation took home the Best Actor gong for Tom Hiddleston. The BBC also enjoyed success with Happy Valley earning Sarah Lancashire Best Actress for her turn as Catherine Cawood in the show’s second season.

Netflix received no attention whatsoever on the night, although the streaming giant does have the exclusive US rights to Happy Valley and has also acquired the American rights to ITV’s Marcella. Amazon, instead, was the only VOD service to get a mention in the competitive International Show category, thanks to Prime Video’s exclusive acquisition of Outlander. It went up against E4’s The Big Bang Theory and Fox’s The Walking Dead, but all were beaten by Sky Atlantic’s Game of Thrones.

ITV got one over on the Beeb by bagging Best Comedy for Birds of a Feather, which the channel revived years after its original airing on the BBC. ITV also beat EastEners to win Best Soap – not for Coronation Street, but Emmerdale, which also won Best Soap Actor for Danny Miller. EastEnders’ Lacey Turner won Best Soap Actress.

Read on for the full list of winners – or head this way for our review of The Night Manager, plus where you can watch it online.

Best New Drama

Doctor Foster, BBC One

Best Drama Series

Downton Abbey, ITV

Best Actor

Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager, BBC One

Best Actress

Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley, BBC One

Best Family Drama

Call The Midwife, BBC One

Best Reality Show

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV

Best Talent Show

The Great British Bake Off, BBC One

Best Entertainment Show

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV

Best Lifestyle Show

Gogglebox, Channel 4

Best Daytime Show

This Morning, ITV

Best Food Show

Sunday Brunch, Channel 4

Best International Show

Game of Thrones, Sky Atlantic

Best Factual Show

Paul O’Grady: For the Love Of Dogs, ITV

Best Comedy

Birds of a Feather, ITV

Best Soap Actor

Danny Miller – Emmerdale, ITV

Best Soap Actress

Lacey Turner – EastEnders, BBC One

Best Soap Newcomer

Shayne Ward – Coronation Street, ITV

Best Soap

Emmerdale, ITV

Outstanding Contribution

Dame Barbara Windsor

 

Photo: The Ink Factory / Mitch Jenkins

 

 

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