David Tennant and Richard Gadd up for Bafta TV awards

DAVID Tennant and Richard Gadd are among the top nominations for this year's Bafta TV awards.

Gadd's dark comedy Baby Reindeer (Netflix) led the way this year, receiving a total of eight nominations.

Meanwhile, Disney+ drama Rivals, which is adapted from a novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, has six nominations – including a leading actor nomination for Tennant.

Nominations for Baby Reindeer include a leading actor nod for Scottish comedian and writer Gadd, the show’s creator, as well as a supporting actress nomination for Jessica Gunning, who has already won a prestigious Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award, as well as a Emmy and Golden Globe for her role in the series.

(Image: Supplied) The show is nominated in the limited drama, leading actor and supporting actress categories.

Tennant received the leading actor nomination for Rivals, while Katharine Parkinson was nominated for supporting actress. The show is also tipped for a "memorable moment" award sponsored by P&O Cruises.

The memorable moment award is voted on by the public and aims to celebrate the most impactful parts of the year’s television.

(Image: free) Other shows up for the award include Bridgeton, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, Rivals, Strictly Come Dancing and Traitors.

Other shows up for awards include ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Apple TV's Slow Horses and Netflix's One Day, which is partly filmed in Edinburgh.

The Bafta TV awards will take place on May 11 and will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

(Image: PA) We told how the awards ceremony will be hosted for the first time by Scottish actor Alan Cumming.

For the previous two years, the ceremony has been jointly presented by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.