IT’S time for you to pick your top telly Moment of the Year for the Bafta TV Awards.
A panel of experts, and me, have whittled down dozens of possibilities into these six belters.
Now it’s over to you to decide which deserves a gong at a glittering ceremony in London on May 11.
The P&O Cruises Memorable Moment award was deservedly won by the clip of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear, in 2023.
Last year it honoured Tommy Lee Royce’s fiery death in front of Margaret Cawood in Happy Valley.
Both seemed frontrunners from the moment they appeared on the shortlist. But this year appears to be more of an open race.
Over to you to pick the winner . . .
1. Bridgerton, Netflix
THE steamy period drama saw Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) reveal his feelings for Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) in a romantic carriage ride.
2. Gavin & Stacey, BBC One
SMITHY (James Corden) is about to wed Sonia (Laura Aikman). In the ceremony, he asks his loved ones to stand up if he’s doing the wrong thing – and they all do just that.
3. Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, ITV1
SUB-POSTMISTRESS Jo Hamilton (Monica Dolan) calls the Horizon helpline. Despite following their advice, she is left in tears when her debts double before her eyes.
4. Rivals, Disney+
ONE of the sauciest sections in the sexy show, sees Emily Atack and Alex Hassell strip off for naked tennis as Rupert Campbell-Black and his lover Sarah Stratton.
5. Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One
BLIND comic Chris McCausland stunned when, with his pro partner Dianne Buswell, the proud Liverpudlian delivered a near-perfect waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone.
6. The Traitors, BBC One
MANY viewers thought Diane Carson was secretly Paul’s mum, but then in a piece to camera, away from the other contestants, she admitted: “Paul just couldn’t be my son . . . but Ross is.”
How to vote
VOTING opens at 8am today and runs until 11.59pm on April 25 at bafta.org/moment.
While choosing, voters will also have the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of 25 pairs of ceremony tickets to the Bafta TV Awards with P&O Cruises.
Goodnight Sweetheart stage reboot
NICHOLAS LYNDHURST is almost single-handedly keeping the West End alive.
After Only Fools And Horses was turned into a musical, his other big BBC show, Goodnight Sweetheart, could also be getting a stage reboot.
The sitcom saw Gary Sparrow use a time portal to lead a double life with two women; his wife in 1990s London and a barmaid in the capital during World War II.
Now co-creator Maurice Gran, appearing on the Only Fools and Horses Podcast, said: “We’re working on a stage play of Goodnight Sweetheart, we’re possibly going to do a book and we might even do some radio scripts.
“It still has the love of fans I’m delighted to say. It’s a well remembered show, compared to other shows from the same era.
“It made us think that maybe we’ll do something in another medium because we had a lot of good ideas for it.”
Sue's Corrie reunion
SOAP icon Sue Cleaver will reunite with her Coronation Street co-stars just months after quitting the cobbles for good as she signs up to ITV’s newly announced live tour.
Sue, 61, will appear alongside Jane Danson and Patti Clare at London’s Dominion Theatre in September as they spill behind-the-scenes are share never before told stories from the famous street.
The Sun can also reveal Shona Platt star Julia Goudling has agreed to take part in the tour, as well as Vicky Myers who plays DS Lisa Swain – Carla Connor’s lesbian love interest.
Actors already announced include Andrew Whyment, Jack P Shepherd and Jodie Prenger.
An Audience with Coronation Street will visit London, Sheffield, Salford and Glasgow with This Morning’s Queen of Soaps Sharon Marshall on hosting duties.
Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Du Beke: Foxtrot off, Jez
STRICTLY judge Anton Du Beke has hit back at Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Jeremy Clarkson for ribbing him over his disastrous performance on the TV quiz’s celebrity version.
Disaster struck at the £32,000 question – about musicals.
The song-and-dance man asked the audience and they failed him so his £16,000 dwindled to the £1,000 safety net.
Anton said: “Jeremy Clarkson said ‘That’s cost you £15,000!’ It was the most excited I’ve ever seen him. It was like he had just got out of a Bugatti Veyron or something.”
Anton also warned: “Never ask the audience. Remember . . . most people push doors when it’s got ‘Pull’ written on them!”
ORIGINAL Bake Off hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc are getting back together for a podcast – Mel & Sue Should Know by Now, on Audible.
It sees the duo discuss all the things they “should have” learned over the years . . . like following big shows to Channel 4, maybe?
JASON ISAACS told Virgin Radio he expected White Lotus co- star Patrick Schwarzenegger to be “some horrible, spoiled young prince of Hollywood.”
But he said that while “Patrick knows exactly who his dad is” he was: “One of the most grounded, humble, lovely people.”
