Awards & Winners

1981 British Academy Television Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1981 British Academy Television Awards. Check awards winners of 1981 British Academy Film and Television Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

1981 British Academy Film and Television Awards

British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor

Anthony Andrews

Honored for : Brideshead Revisited

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denholm Elliott BBC2 Playhouse","Blade on the Feather","Tales of the Unexpected
BBC2 Playhouse Episode: In Hiding","BBC2 Playhouse Episode: Gentle Folk","Tales of the Unexpected Episode: Episode: The Stinker
Trevor Howard Staying On","Shillingbury Tales
Shillingbury Tales Episode: ...And the Band Played On
Leo McKern Rumpole of the Bailey
For the Episode: Rumpole's Return
Sam Waterston Oppenheimer
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor

Denholm Elliott

Honored for : BBC2 Playhouse, Blade on the Feather, Tales of the Unexpected
(BBC2 Playhouse Episode: In Hiding, BBC2 Playhouse Episode: Gentle Folk, Tales of the Unexpected Episode: Episode: The Stinker)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denholm Elliott BBC2 Playhouse","Blade on the Feather","Tales of the Unexpected
BBC2 Playhouse Episode: In Hiding","BBC2 Playhouse Episode: Gentle Folk","Tales of the Unexpected Episode: Episode: The Stinker
Trevor Howard Staying On","Shillingbury Tales
Shillingbury Tales Episode: ...And the Band Played On
Leo McKern Rumpole of the Bailey
For the Episode: Rumpole's Return
Sam Waterston Oppenheimer
British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actress

Peggy Ashcroft

Honored for : Cream in My Coffee, BBC2 Playhouse

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peggy Ashcroft Cream in My Coffee","BBC2 Playhouse
Celia Johnson Staying On
Kate Nelligan Forgive Our Foolish Ways","Therese Raquin","Play for Today
Dreams of Leaving
Pamela Stephenson Not The Nine O'Clock News
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary

Rex Bloomstein

Honored for : Strangeways
(For The Episode: Christmas)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Munro Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Cambodia -- Year One
Rex Bloomstein Strangeways
For The Episode: Christmas
Gerry Troyna Great Railway Journeys
Deccan
Tony Palmer The South Bank Show
A Time There Was\u2026 A Profile Of Benjamin Britten
Hugh Miles World About Us
Osprey
British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series

Rex Bloomstein

Honored for : Strangeways

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rex Bloomstein Strangeways
Roger Laughton Great Railway Journeys
Kevin Brownlow Hollywood
David Gill Hollywood
Jeremy Isaacs Ireland: A Television History
Episode 1 to 5
Richard Denton Public School
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial

Peter Goodchild, Barry Davis

Honored for : Oppenheimer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Goodchild Oppenheimer
Barry Davis Oppenheimer
Robert Banks Stewart Shoestring
Jonathan Powell Therese Raquin
Simon Langton Therese Raquin
Ken Riddington To Serve Them All My Days
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance

Rowan Atkinson

Honored for : Not The Nine O'Clock News

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rowan Atkinson Not The Nine O'Clock News
Barry Humphries An Audience with...
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Maureen Lipman Agony
Pamela Stephenson Not The Nine O'Clock News
British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Programme

Sydney Lotterby

Honored for : Yes Minister

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sydney Lotterby Yes Minister
John Reardon Agony
Sydney Lotterby Butterflies
John B. Hobbs Butterflies
Anthony Parker Shelley
Gareth Gwenlan To the Manor Born
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme

John Lloyd, Sean Hardie, Bill Wilson

Honored for : Not The Nine O'Clock News

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lloyd Not The Nine O'Clock News
Sean Hardie Not The Nine O'Clock News
Bill Wilson Not The Nine O'Clock News
David Mallet Kenny Everett Video Show
Michael Hurll The Two Ronnies
Paul Jackson The Two Ronnies
Alasdair Macmillan An Audience With Dame Edna Everage
British Academy Television Award for Best Programme/Series without Category

Leslie Megahey

Honored for : Omnibus

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Nominee Nominated Work
Leslie Megahey Omnibus
Alan Yentob Arena
Bill Wright Mastermind
The South Bank Show
Nominee: Production Team
British Academy Television Award for Best Design

David Myerscough-Jones

Honored for : Therese Raquin

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Drummond Blade on the Feather
David Myerscough-Jones Therese Raquin
John Emery Cream in My Coffee
Robert Ide Love in a Cold Climate
David Marshall Love in a Cold Climate
British Academy Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin

Jill Roach

Honored for : Newsround

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jill Roach Newsround
Biddy Baxter Blue Peter
Anne Wood The Book Tower
Douglas Wilcox The Book Tower
Helen Best Fanfare For Young Musicians
Janet Street-Porter 20th Century Box
Roger Gale White Light
Roger Thomas White Light
Molly Cox Why Don't You?
Hilary Murphy Why Don't You?
British Academy Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin - Drama/Light Entertainment

Clive Doig

Honored for : Jigsaw

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Nominee Nominated Work
Clive Doig Jigsaw
Patrick Dowling The Amazing Adventures of Morph
Humphrey Barclay End of Part One
Geoffrey Sax End of Part One
Colin Cant Grange Hill
Rosemary Gill Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
Marilyn Fox Our John Willie
Anna Home Our John Willie
Chris Tarrant Tiswas
James Hill Worzel Gummidge
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Play

Peter Duffell

Honored for : BBC2 Playhouse
(Caught on a Train)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Duffell BBC2 Playhouse
Caught on a Train
Richard Loncraine Blade on the Feather
Gavin Millar Cream in My Coffee
Silvio Narizzano Staying On
British Academy Television International Award

David Seymour

Honored for : Northern Report: Victor Products

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Seymour Northern Report: Victor Products
Trevor Philpot The Philpot File: Inside A Multinational
British Academy Television International Award

Trevor Philpot

Honored for : The Philpot File: Inside A Multinational

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Seymour Northern Report: Victor Products
Trevor Philpot The Philpot File: Inside A Multinational
British Academy Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Flame Of Knowledge

Roger Tonge

Honored for : Scene

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Michael Phillips The English Programme
The Boy With The Transistor Radio
Anthony Davenall Finding Out - Edward Lear
Andrew Neal From Conception To Birth
Philip Grossett Good Health
Lesley Rogers Insight
Roger Tonge Scene
Alan Horrox The English Programme
Viewpoint II
Len Brown What Ice Did To The Land
British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage

David A. Goldsmith

Honored for : ITN Coverage Of The Iranian Embassy Siege
(Winner: David Goldsmith And The Production Team)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David A. Goldsmith ITN Coverage Of The Iranian Embassy Siege
Nominee: David Goldsmith And The Production Team
BBC Coverage Of The Iranian Embassy Siege
Nominee: News Production Team
Jim Pople 80 Gracious Years
Jonathan Martin Wimbledon 1980 Men's Final
Nick Hunter Embassy World Snooker Championship
British Academy Television Richard Dimbleby Award
British Academy Television Desmond Davis Award for Services to Television
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series

Peter Goodchild, Barry Davis

Honored for : Oppenheimer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Goodchild Oppenheimer
Barry Davis Oppenheimer
Robert Banks Stewart Shoestring
Jonathan Powell Therese Raquin
Simon Langton Therese Raquin
Ken Riddington To Serve Them All My Days