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Camping, Fleabag, Mum, Alan Partridge up for BAFTA writing award

Tuesday 28th March 2017, 10:55am

Camping. Fay (Julia Davis). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

The shortlists have been announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2017.

The BAFTA Craft Awards honour "the very best behind-the-scenes talent working in television across 2016". In amongst the nominations, the writers behind four comedy programmes have been shortlisted for the comedy writing category.

Writer: Comedy

Camping. Fay (Julia Davis). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Julia Davis (for Camping)

Fleabag. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (for Fleabag)

Stefan Golaszewski

Stefan Golaszewski (for Mum)

Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons (for Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle)

Other comedy-related nominations

Crashing. Lulu (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Breakthrough: Phoebe Waller-Bridge (for Crashing and Fleabag)

Fleabag. Image shows from L to R: Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), Arsehole Guy (Ben Aldridge), Dad (Bill Paterson), Godmother (Olivia Colman). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Editing: Gary Dollner for Fleabag

Tracey Ullman's Show. Image shows from L to R: Tracey Ullman, Ben Miller

Make-Up: Vanessa White, Floris Schuller and Neill Gorton for Tracey Ullman's Show


The results will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday 23rd April. For a sixth time, Stephen Mangan will host the proceedings.

The full list of BAFTA Craft nominations can be viewed at bafta.org

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