Richard Osman slams 'snobbish' BAFTA nominations after major shows snubbed
Former Pointless star Richard Osman has blasted the BAFTA TV awards after a string of daytime television shows were not included in the nominations.
The announcement for the TV BAFTAs saw the likes of The Crown, The Responder and Somewhere Boy up for gongs but the daytime category had just three nominations.
Despite a string of shows being aired across the day, only The Chase, Scam Interceptors and The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit have been recognised.
Richard, 52, has had an impressive career both in front of the camera as well as behind, producing several big shows which feature on the daytime roster.
Richard Osman has blasted the TV BAFTAs (PA)Taking to Twitter in view of his 1.2 million followers, The Thursday Murder Club author penned: "Daytime TV punches far above its weight in terms of ratings, cost & popularity.
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"To have only 2 daytime shows on this list is a bit of a kick in the teeth for producers.
"If I made Bridge Of Lies, HUTH [Homes Under the Hammer], Come Dine [With Me], Lingo etc I think I'd feel robbed. Why bother having the category?"
Richard went on to say: "Apologies for such a TV-centric tweet, but it can be such a snobbish industry sometimes."
The star later took to social media to explain that one programme shouldn't be included in the daytime category.
He penned: "Also, I love all three of those nominated shows (but the brilliant Repair Shop was on at 8pm)."
The TV star explained daytime television can often be snubbed (PA)
Richard pointed out that the royal edition of The Repair Shop aired at 8pm – not during the daytime slots (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Fitzdares)Richard's comments didn't go unnoticed with many agreeing as BBC North West presenter Stebe Saul responded: "Same with regional TV (news and ah hoc shows), the most watched but most undervalued.
Meanwhile, another person tweeted: "That episode of The Repair Shop aired at 8pm! This seems like a weird definition of 'daytime'. Is this how the rest of the industry defines it too?"
"If you said 'daytime tv' to me I'd be thinking This Morning, Homes Under the Hammer, Loose Women, Doctors. The Chase deserves its slot but so many missed opportunities," responded a third.
Another penned: "Agreed - and the same goes for game shows as a whole."
However, BAFTA rules state that if there are fewer than 20 entries, there can only be three nominations for that category.
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Elsewhere at the TV BAFTAs, the likes of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Masked Singer and Strictly Come Dancing are all nominated.
While the announcement of the late Queen Elizabeth's death isn't nominated for News coverage, her state funeral is included in the Live Event category alongside the Platinum Jubilee: Party At The Palace concert.
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