Danny Dyer has been nominated for a prestigious acting award for playing moustachioed businessman Freddie Jones in the hit Disney series Rivals.

The 47-year-old led the Royal Television Society nominations and will face off against McKinley Belcher III for his performance in Netflix series Eric and Sonny Walker who starred in Channel 4’s The Gathering in the best supporting actor category.

The Londoner won critical acclaim for his starring role in the raunchy Jilly Copper adaptation which saw his character embark on an affair with Lizzie Vereker, played by Katherine Parkinson, 46.

Rivals writers Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade were also nominated in the writing category.

Danny confirmed last week that he will begin filming the new series shortly, as he will be forced to walk his daughter Dani down the aisle in May with his character’s trademark moustache.

He told Heart Radio: ‘I will have a moustache because I’ll be shooting, so I’ll have a tash’.

Danny Dyer has been nominated for a Royal Television Society award after his role as moustachioed businessman Freddie Jones in the hit Disney series Rivals

The Londoner won critical acclaim for his starring role in the raunchy Jilly Copper adaptation which saw his character embark on an affair with Lizzie Vereker (Katherine Parkinson, 46)

Mum-of-three Dani has revealed she is planning a small wedding to West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen later in the Spring.

Even though Danny has not yet seen his scripts he revealed that he will have to take up horse riding in the new series.

He said: ‘I’ve not read any scripts yet so I can’t give you any, but I do know that I have to learn how to ride a horse. So, that’s all I’ll tell you!’

Other top nominations for the RTS awards include the Gavin and Stacey finale episode, which was watched by over 20 million people, in the comedy category.

Popular reality show The Traitors was nominated in both the Entertainment and Entertainment Performance categories, with Claudia Winkleman getting a nod for her hosting of the show.

She will face off against Ant and Dec in the entertainment performance category, and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway will go head to head with The Traitors in the entertainment category.

Historical drama Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will compete with BBC’s Industry and Netflix Supacell for the best drama series gong.

The nominations were hosted by television presenter Gaby Roslin on the RTS YouTube channel.

Danny confirmed last week that he will begin filming the new series shortly, as he will be forced to walk his daughter Dani down the aisle in May with his character’s trademark moustache

Other top nominations for the RTS awards include the Gavin and Stacey finale episode, which was watched by over 20 million people, in the comedy category

Popular reality show The Traitors was nominated in both the Entertainment and Entertainment Performance categories, with Claudia Winkleman getting a nod for her hosting of the show

Comedian Tom Allen is returning to host the ceremony this year, which will be held on Tuesday 25th March at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House H๏τel in London.

Kenton Allen, Chair of the RTS Programme Awards, said: ‘The calibre of programming from British creatives has not wavered in the last 12 months despite it being an incredibly challenging year for the television industry, with many of our colleagues feeling the effects of the rapidly changing ways audiences are viewing our exceptional work.

‘This year’s nominations exemplify the breadth, creativity and quality of British television – from agenda-setting dramas, landmark documentaries, record-breaking comedies and so much more.

‘We’re looking forward to coming together to celebrate the achievements of the incredible creatives both on and off screen, and recognising the huge achievements from the past year.’

Royal Television Society Awards Nominations

 Arts 

My Sєxual Abuse: The Sitcom (Swan Films for Channel 4)

In My Own Words: Alison Lapper (Chalk Productions for BBC)

Camden (Lightbox in ᴀssociation with Day One Pictures and Radical22 Productions for Disney+)

Children’s Programme 

Dodo (Wildseed Studios, Toonz, Telegael for Sky Kids)

BMX All Stars (Big Deal Films for BBC)

Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures (Eagle Eye Production for BBC)

Comedy Entertainment  

Have I Got News For You (Hat Trick Productions for BBC)

Sorry, I Didn’t Know (TriForce Productions for ITV1)

Junior Taskmaster (Avalon UK for Channel 4)

Comedy Performance – Male  

Jim Howick – Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy Productions for BBC)

Nabhaan Rizwaan – Kaos (Sister for Netflix)

Oliver Savell – Changing Ends (Baby Cow Productions for ITV1)

Documentary Series 

To Catch a Copper (Story Films for Channel 4)

The Push: Murder on the Cliff (Candour Productions for Channel 4)

On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace (Curve Media Ltd for BBC)

 Entertainment 

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (Lifted Entertainment (Part of ITV Studios) in co-production with Mitre Studios for ITV1)

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (World of Wonder for BBC)

The Traitors (Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC)

 Formatted Popular Factual

The Jury: Murder Trial (ScreenDog Productions for Channel 4)

Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour (South Shore Productions for BBC)

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live – Budget Special (MultiStory for ITV1)

Leading Actor – Female  

Anna Maxwell Martin – Until I Kill You (World Productions for ITV1)

Ambika Mod – One Day (A Drama Republic Production with Universal International Studios and Focus Features for Netflix)

Monica Dolan – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem for ITV1)

Limited Series and Single Drama 

Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem for ITV1)

This Town (Kudos, Nebulastar, co-produced with Mercury Studios, in ᴀssociation with Stigma Films for BBC)

Breathtaking (HTM Television for ITV1)

Presenter  

Liz Carr – Better Off ᴅᴇᴀᴅ? (Burning Bright Productions co-produced with the OU for BBC)

Joe Tracini – Me And The Voice In My Head (Hungry Bear Media for Channel 4)

Zuhair Hᴀssan – Big Zuu Goes To Mecca (Acme TV for BBC)

Scripted Comedy 

Things You Should Have Done (Roughcut TV for BBC)

We Are Lady Parts (Working тιтle Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4)

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (Fulwell 73 Productions, Tidy Productions for BBC)

Soap and Continuing Drama  

Casualty (BBC Studios Drama Productions for BBC)

EastEnders (BBC Studios Drama Productions for BBC)

Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)

Sports Programme 

Paris 2024 Paralympics (Whisper for Channel 4)

Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport for BBC)

London Marathon 2024 (BBC Sport for BBC)

Supporting Actor – Male  

Danny Dyer – Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+)

McKinley Belcher III – Eric (Sister for Netflix)

Sonny Walker – The Gathering (World Productions for Channel 4)

 Writer – Drama 

Will Smith – Slow Horses (See-Saw Films in ᴀssociation with Apple for Apple TV+)

Peter Straughan – Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Playground Entertainment & Company Pictures for BBC and Masterpiece)

Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade – Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+)

 

 Breakthrough Award 

Josh Tedeku – Boarders (Studio Lambert for BBC)

Michelle de Swarte – Spent (Various Artists Limited for BBC)

Bethany Asher – Sherwood (House Productions for BBC)

Comedy Drama 

Boarders (Studio Lambert for BBC)

Alma’s Not Normal (Expectation for BBC)

Ludwig (Big Talk Studios and That Mitchell & Webb Company for BBC)

Comedy Performance – Female 

Aimee Lou Wood – Daddy Issues (Fudge Park Productions for BBC)

Michelle de Swarte – Spent (Various Artists Limited for BBC)

Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal (Expectation for BBC)

Daytime Programme  

Loose Women (ITV Studios Daytime for ITV1)

Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure (Alleycats for BBC)

BBC Breakfast (BBC Breakfast for BBC)

Drama Series  

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures for BBC and Masterpiece)

Supacell (Netflix)

Industry (Bad Wolf for BBC in ᴀssociation with HBO)

Entertainment Performance  

Steven Frayne – Miracles (Expectation & Seventeen 17 for Sky Max)

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (Lifted Entertainment (Part of ITV Studios) in co-production with Mitre Studios for ITV1)

Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors (Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC)

History  

Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain (Swan Films for Channel 4)

Atomic People (Minnow Films for BBC)

Helmand: Tour of Duty (Pᴀssion Pictures & Kailash Films for BBC)

Leading Actor – Male  

Adeel Akhtar – Showtrial (World Productions for BBC)

Lennie James – Mr Loverman (Fable Pictures for BBC)

Ben Whishaw – Black Doves (Sister & Noisy Bear for Netflix)

Live Event  

Coldplay at Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Studios Music Productions for BBC)

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live – Budget Special (MultiStory for ITV1)

D Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen (BBC Studios Event Productions for BBC)

Science & The Natural World  

Silverback (Off the Fence & France Télévisions in ᴀssociation with Featuristic Films for BBC)

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (Silverback Films for National Geographic and Disney+)

Living With Leopards (A Wild Space Production in ᴀssociation with Natural History Film Unit Botswana and Freeborne Media for Netflix)

Single Documentary  

Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Marking Films Inc and Tigerlily Productions for Channel 4)

Tell Them You Love Me (Mindhouse Productions for Sky Documentaries)

Hell Jumper (Expectation for BBC)

Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit  

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Clare Balding – Paris 2024 Paralympics (Whisper for Channel 4)

Ian Wright – Euro 2024 (ITV Sport for ITV)

Michael Johnson – Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport for BBC)

Supporting Actor – Female  

Monica Dolan – Sherwood (House Productions for BBC)

Katherine Parkinson – Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+)

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Clerkenwell Films for Netflix)

 Writer – Comedy 

Writing Team – Cunk on Life (Broke and Bones for BBC and Netflix)

Sophie Willan – Alma’s Not Normal (Expectation for BBC)

Nida Manzoor – We Are Lady Parts (Working тιтle Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4)