A host of stars gathered on Thursday for British Vogue and Netflix’s annual party celebrating talent, ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday.
Amandaland’s Lucy Punch joined nominees Jodie Whittaker and Rose Ayling-Ellis on the red carpet at the Dovetale at 1 Hotel Mayfair in London.
The actress dazzled in a gold skirt and black cape as she posed for photos after receiving rave reviews from critics after the release of the second series.
Lucy has plenty to smile about as Amandaland is up for four awards – the Best Scripted Comedy and dominates the Actress in a Comedy category with three nominations for Lucy, Philippa Dunne, and Jennifer Saunders.
Meanwhile the second series has been branded ‘a triumph’, ‘defiantly daft’ and ‘the BBC’s best sitcom by a mile’ in a number of four and five star reviews from critics.
Jodie, 43, meanwhile, is up for the Leading Actress gong for Toxic Town. The actress looked stylish in a black buttoned dress, while Rose, 31, looked lovely in a floral number.
The former EastEnders star has been nominated in the Supporting Actress category for the show Reunion.
A host of stars gathered on Thursday for British Vogue and Netflix’s annual party celebrating talent, ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday with Lucy Punch leading the glam
Jodie, 43, who is up for the Leading Actress gong for Toxic Town, looked stylish in a black buttoned dress
Rose, 31, looked lovely in a floral number. The former EastEnders star has been nominated in the Supporting Actress category for the show Reunion
Footballer Chloe Kelly, 28, put on a very racy display as she went braless in a sheer black gown which was embellished with beads.
Katherine Ryan, 42, opted for a silk champagne dress with lace detailing on the hemline and peep-toe heels.
Irish actress Lisa Dwan, 48, who starred in the Netflix hit Top Boy and Mobland, showed off her bronzed tan in a strapless black cut-out dress.
Louis Theroux, Niamh McCormack and Celia Imrie also posed on the red carpet before heading into the party, which is back for its fourth year.
The BAFTA Television Awards will be hosted by Greg Davies and broadcast at 7pm on Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Nominations were announced in March with Stephen Graham leading the way with a total of 11 nominations for his drama, Adolescence and seven for his Disney+ series, A Thousand Blows.
The series, which was created by actor Stephen, 52, and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller, who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online.
Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny.
It is up for Limited Drama and Leading Actor, including the Craft Awards.
Stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Christine Tremarco are also all up for awards.
Stephen will compete against Lockerbie’s Colin Firth, The Death of Bunny Munro’s Matt Smith and Smoke’s Taron Egerton in the Leading Actor category.
The actress dazzled in a gold skirt and black cape as she posed for photos after receiving rave reviews from critics after the release of the second series
Katherine Ryan , 42, opted for a silk champagne dress with lace detailing on the hemline and peep-toe heels
Irish actress Lisa Dwan, 48, who starred in the Netflix hit Top Boy and Mobland, showed off her bronzed tan in a strapless black cut-out dress
Footballer Chloe Kelly, 28, put on a very racy display as she went braless in a sheer black gown which was embellished with beads
The footballer, 28, put on a very racy display as she went braless in a sheer black gown which was embellished with beads as she posed with AJ Tracey
Niamh McCormack put on a leggy display in a babydoll dress
Kaya Scodelario caught the eye in an embellished minidress with matching heels
Celia Imrie commanded attention in her rhinestone power suit and shades
Martin Freeman beamed as he posed with his partner Rachel Mariam, who is a French actress and writer
Ellie Bamber looked stylish in a slinky pink silk minidress and brown heels
Joely Richardson rocked fishnets and a black blazer to the party
Rafferty Law looked cool in a suit and burnt orange shirt
Lady Amelia Windsor also arrived at the party
Mark Strong and Lisa Marshall posed for a photo
Nicholas Pinock posed for a photo
Louis Theroux made an appearance after the success of his Netflix show, Manosphere
The eagerly-anticipated second series of Motherland spin-off Amandaland has hit screens – to deafening applause from critics
Ashley, 43, will face his co-star Owen, 16, in the Supporting Actor category, alongside Mobland’s Paddy Considine, The Death of Bunny Munro’s Rafael Mathe, The Gold’s Joshua McGuire and Down Cemetery Road’s Fehinti Balogun.
While Erin, 33, will be up against The White Lotus’s Aimee Lou Wood, co-star Christine, Get Millie Black’s Chyna McQueen, Task’s Emilia Jones and Rose Ayling-Ellis in Reunion as Leading Actress, the first time she has been nominated in the category.
While Netflix has a total of 29 nominations, it’s the BBC who have the highest number of nominations, with 73 in total – five of which are for The Celebrity Traitors.
The show became the highest-rated show on British TV last year, with host Claudia Winkleman up for a chance at taking home a gong in the best Entertainment Programme section.
Prime Video’s Last One Laughing will compete against the all-stars version of the Traitors, with show star Bob Mortimer up for best Entertainment Performance.
Before the ceremony, Fleur East and Roman Kemp will present live on the red carpet BAFTA’s YouTube.
The Celebrity Traitors’ star Cat Burns will perform How To Be Human while for the In Memoriam, Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA will also perform Through the Eyes of a Child from BAFTA-nominated Netflix series Adolescence.
The BAFTA Fellowship will be presented to Dame Mary Berry DBE and Martin Lewis CBE will receive the BAFTA Television Special Award.
Dame Mary Berry DBE, said of the honour: ‘I couldn’t believe it was true, what a huge honour to be presented with the BAFTA Fellowship.
‘For over 50 years, I have enjoyed every moment of teaching my passion on television and I thank all the generous professionals along the way who have given me guidance and support – and I am still learning. This amazing BAFTA Fellowship is the icing on the cake!’
