7th National Television Awards

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7th National Television Awards
Date23 October 2001 (2001-10-23)
Location Royal Albert Hall, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byVarious
Hosted by Trevor McDonald
Website http://www.nationaltvawards.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network ITV
  2000  · National Television Awards ·  2002  

The 7th National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2001 and was hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald.

Awards

CategoryWinner [1] [2] Also nominated [3]
Most Popular Actor David Jason ( A Touch of Frost ) Martin Kemp ( EastEnders )
Robson Green (Close and True),
Steve McFadden (EastEnders)
John Thaw ( Inspector Morse )
Most Popular Actress Amanda Burton ( Silent Witness ) June Brown (EastEnders)
Debra Stephenson ( Bad Girls ),
Lucy Benjamin (EastEnders)
Georgia Taylor (Coronation Street)
Most Popular DramaBad Girls (ITV) The Bill (ITV),
A Touch of Frost (ITV)
Always and Everyone (ITV)
Most Popular Serial DramaEastEnders (BBC One) Brookside (Channel 4),
Coronation Street (ITV),
Emmerdale (ITV)
Most Popular Talk Show Parkinson (BBC One) So Graham Norton (Channel 4)
Most Popular Entertainment Programme My Kind of Music (ITV) Popstars (ITV)
Stars in Their Eyes (ITV)
The Generation Game (BBC One)
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter Ant & Dec ( SMTV Live ) Chris Tarrant ( Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? )
Michael Barrymore (My Kind of Music)
Jim Davidson ( The Generation Game )
Most Popular Daytime Programme This Morning (ITV) Neighbours (BBC One/Network Ten)
Countdown (Channel 4)
Pet Rescue (Channel 4)
Most Popular Quiz ProgrammeWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ITV) A Question of Sport (BBC One)
The Weakest Link (BBC One)
They Think It's All Over (BBC One)
Most Popular Comedy Programme The Royle Family (BBC One) One Foot in the Grave (BBC One)
Friends (Channel 4/NBC)
Most Popular Comedy Performer Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family) Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave)
Most Popular Factual Programme Big Brother (Channel 4) Animal Hospital (BBC One)
Ground Force (BBC One)
Crimewatch UK (BBC One)
Most Popular Newcomer Jessie Wallace (EastEnders) Scott Wright (Coronation Street)
Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders)
Tony Audenshaw (Emmerdale)
Special Recognition Award Des O'Connor

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References

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