British Academy Television Awards 1999

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1999 British Academy Television Awards
Date9 May 1999
Site Grosvenor House Hotel
Hosted by Michael Parkinson
Highlights
Best Comedy SeriesFather Ted
Best Drama The Cops
Best Actor Tom Courtenay
A Rather English Marriage
Best Actress Thora Hird
Waiting for the Telegram
Best Comedy Performance
Television coverage
Channel BBC One
Ratings8.84 million

The 1999 British Academy Television Awards were held on 9 May at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. It was hosted solely by Michael Parkinson, who was due to share hosting duties with Jill Dando until her murder two weeks earlier. [1]

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Winners

In Memoriam

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References

  1. "BBC News - Entertainment - TV stars honour Jill Dando". BBC. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2018.