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Daily Mirror|June 5, 2020
Nuke disaster and royalty drama top Bafta nominee list
Mark Jefferies
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Chernobyl and The Crown are leading the charge for prizes at this year’s Bafta Television Awards.

The critically-acclaimed Sky miniseries based the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster has 14 nominations, matching the record set by Fleabag last year.

Netflix royal drama The Crown, which stars Olivia Colman as the Queen, received seven nominations.

Season two of BBC comedy Fleabag, created and starring Phoebe WallerBridge, is up for six awards, as is London and Tokyo-set BBC thriller Giri/Haji.

Glenda Jackson, 84, is nominated for leading actress for her comeback role in BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing.

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