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2nd National Television Awards

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2nd National Television Awards
Date9 October 1996 (1996-10-09)
LocationRoyal Albert Hall, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byVarious
Hosted byTrevor McDonald
Websitehttp://www.nationaltvawards.com/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
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The 2nd National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 October 1996 and was hosted by Trevor McDonald.[1]

Awards

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Category Winner[2] Also nominated[1]
Most Popular Actor David Duchovny (The X-Files) Robbie Coltrane (Cracker)
Colin Firth (Pride and Prejudice)
David Jason (A Touch of Frost)
Ross Kemp (EastEnders)
Most Popular Actress Dervla Kirwan (Ballykissangel) Gillian Anderson (The X-Files)
Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice)
Sarah Lancashire (Coronation Street)
Jacqueline Pirie (Emmerdale)
Most Popular Drama Series The Bill (ITV) Band of Gold (ITV)
Heartbeat (ITV)
London's Burning (ITV)
Most Popular Serial Drama EastEnders (BBC1) Brookside (Channel 4)
Coronation Street (ITV)
Emmerdale (ITV)
Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network)
Neighbours (BBC1/Network Ten)
Most Popular Talk Show The Ricki Lake Show (Channel 4/Syndicated) The Clive James Show (ITV)
Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV)
Esther (BBC2)
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Stars in Their Eyes (ITV) The Generation Game (BBC1)
Noel's House Party (BBC1)
40 Years of ITV Laughter (ITV)
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter Michael Barrymore Noel Edmonds
Chris Evans
Lily Savage
Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme Animal Hospital (BBC1)
Most Popular Quiz Programme They Think It's All Over (BBC1)
Most Popular Comedy Programme Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) Father Ted
Keeping Up Appearances
Nelson's Column (BBC1)
Most Popular Comedy Performer David Jason Rowan Atkinson
Martin Clunes
Dawn French
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Most Popular Newcomer Lisa Riley (Emmerdale)
Most Popular Children's Programme Top of the Pops (BBC1)
Most Popular Broadcaster Trevor McDonald Michael Buerk
Martyn Lewis
John Suchet
Special Recognition Award David Jason

References

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  1. ^ a b Phillips, Geoffrey (9 October 1996). "And the winner is... oh no, surely not". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  2. ^ "Past Winners". National Television Awards. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.