A night for underdogs
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Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn Baftas
Actors Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn pose backstage with Jim\'s \'Best Actor\' award for his performace in Channel 4\'s \'Longford\'. Many people expected John Simm would win that category for \'Life on Mars\', including Broadbent who later said he was both, \'very surprised and very shaken\'
Queen Vic
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Victoria Wood - Baftas \'07
Victoria Wood was crowned Queen of the night after picking up no less than two Baftas, one for \'Best Actress\' and one for \'Best Single Drama\' both received for \'Housewife 49\'
Little and large
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Joan Rivers and Stephen Merchant Baftas
Joan Rivers had a bit of a lark about with the lovely (and exceptionally tall) Stephen Merchant backstage after he was forced to collect the award for \'Best Comedy Performance\' on behalf of an absent Ricky Gervais.
Merchant was also nominated for the award and seemed deservedly non-plussed as he took the stage and said, \'He could have mentioned this before. Talk about rubbing salt into the wound. I\'m sure he would like me to say I\'ve been robbed, and I would agree. And it\'s not like he hasn\'t got enough already.\'
Making an entrance
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Philip Glenister and Graham Norton - Baftas \'07
This year\'s rather controversial BAFTA TV awards got off to a roaring start when host Graham Norton roared up to the red carpet in a brown mark three Cortina, driven by Philip Glenister - who played that fabulous rogue, DCI Gene Hunt, in the equally fabulous TV series, \'Life on Mars\'
Unbelievably, Phil wasn\'t nominated for an award, and the entire show very nearly went home with nothing, until it was revealed that it had scooped the \'Pioneer Audience Award\' - well done \'the people\' for recognising good quality entertainment!
