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Greg Davies, nan British comedian who presents Taskmaster, will big nan BAFTA Television Awards successful May.
Davies, whose different credits see The Inbetweeners and The Cleaner, will return complete from Alan Cumming, big of nan 2025 BAFTA TV ceremony.
The awards will beryllium staged astatine Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall connected May 10, 2026. It will beryllium BAFTA’s first awesome arena since nan Film Awards, which will beryllium remembered for broadcasting Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s group slurs.
Nominations will beryllium unveiled for each competitory categories crossed nan BAFTA Television Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards connected Tuesday astatine Midday section time. Expect a beardown showing for Adolescence, nan Netflix bid that has dominated awards season.
Davies said: “I spot nan full arena arsenic an opportunity to activity a emblem for this beloved mean and, pinch nan objection of 1 commissioner, 2 execs and a co-star that I person individual beef with, I will do everything I tin to guarantee it’s a nighttime of lukewarm ceremony for all.”
Emma Baehr, executive head of awards and contented astatine BAFTA, added: “His crisp humour, warmth and power will group nan shape for an unforgettable nighttime honouring nan very champion successful British television.”
