Stars of the small screen arrive on the red carpet ahead of Bafta TV awards

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Stars Of The Small Screen Arrive On The Red Carpet Ahead Of Bafta Tv Awards
Paul Mescal arrives for the BAFTA TV awards inLondon. Photo: PA Images.
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By Tom Horton, PA

Stars including Paul Mescal, Michaela Coel, Jodie Comer and Letitia Wright have arrived on the red carpet ahead of the Bafta TV awards.

I May Destroy You creator Coel wore a black dress with red detailing on the sleeves.

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Small Axe’s Wright also arrived in a black dress decorated with flecks of silver.

Killing Eve star Comer was in a sleeveless navy blue dress ahead of the ceremony.

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Ncuti Gatwa (Ian West/PA)

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Ncuti Gatwa, who is nominated in the male performance in a comedy programme category, arrived in an open neck shirt and a dinner suit fastened with a cord.

Line Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar was also pictured on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony.

The hit series reached a dramatic climax last month in a season finale that had a TV audience of 15.2 million.

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Shaun Parkes, who is nominated in the leading actor category, was arrived in a beige dinner suit.

The actor was nominated for his role in Mangrove, which formed part of Sir Steve McQueen’s anthology Small Axe.

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Paul Mescal, who is also nominated in the leading actor category, arrived in a dark suit.

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Paul Mescal (Ian West/PA)

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Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing champion Bill Bailey arrived for the ceremony wearing sunglasses and a dark suit.

He is among the guest presenters for the ceremony.

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Comedian Rose Matafeo arrived in a white dress with flower detailing.

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A number of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK stars including Bimini Bon Boulash, Lawrence Chaney and Awhora were also pictured arriving for the awards.

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Strictly Come Dancing judge Oti Mabuse and comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett were also photographed on the red carpet.

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Small Axe, royal drama The Crown and I May Destroy You lead the nominations at the awards.

The Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 7pm.

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