Roger Allam is nominated for a Best Actor Broadcasting Press Guild award for his roles in Parade’s End and The Thick of It. He’s up against two of his co-stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Peter Capaldi.
Parade’s End will compete for the ‘Best Drama Series’ award against Last Tango in Halifax, Line of Duty and Sherlock. John Finnemore’s radio sitcom Cabin Pressure, with Roger Allam as Douglas Richardson, is nominated at the Broadcasting Press Guild for ‘Radio Programme of the Year’.
The Broadcasting Press Guild awards are voted for by television and radio journalists. The winners will be announced at a ceremony held in London on 14th March.