Martin Freeman, 51, joins girlfriend Rachel Mariam, 29 at BAFTAs

BAFTA TV AWARDS 2023: Best Actor nominee Martin Freeman, 51, joins girlfriend Rachel Mariam, 29, who stuns in a plunging gold gown during rare red carpet appearance

Martin Freeman joined glamorous girlfriend Rachel Mariam at the British Academy Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival hall on Sunday evening.

The actor, 51, who is up for the top gong for his role in BBC’s The Responder cut a dapper figure for the star-studded event.

Martin layered a bright plaid blazer over a crisp white shirt which he teamed with a black dickie bow and smart trousers. 

Shielding his eyes behind blue shades The Office actor appeared in high spirits as he was supported on his big night by the gorgeous Rachel, with whom he has been dating since 2021. 

The stunner, 29, turned heads in a plunging gold metallic gown which hugged her  figure and boasted racy cut outs at her svelte waist. 

Cute couple: Martin Freeman, 51, joined glamorous girlfriend Rachel Mariam, 29, at the British Academy Television Awards at London’s Royal Festival hall on Sunday evening

Dapper: The actor cut a dapper figure for the star-studded event

The sleeves frock showcased her toned arms as well as an intricate collection of colourful tattoos.

Rachel accentuated her features with a light dusting of make-up and wore her blonde locks loose.

Martin shares two teenage children Joe, 16, and Grace, 14, with ex-partner Amanda Abbington, 48. The actor co-parents his two children with ex Amanda, following their split in 2016 after 16 years together. 

BBC dramas This is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations for this year’s ceremony, which will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. 

The awards will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank. It marks a change in venue after last year’s event was held at the city’s Royal Festival Hall.

Clara Amfo and Michelle Visage will present from the BAFTA Television Awards red carpet. 

This Is Going To Hurt star Ben Wishaw and The Responder’s Martin Freeman are both nominated for leading actor, while the latter is in the running for the drama series prize, as well as the original music category.

Meanwhile, first time nominees Josh Finan and Adelayo Adedayo are on the shortlist for the respective supporting actor and actress awards.

Cool as a cucmber: Martin layered a bright plaid blazer over a crisp white shirt which he teamed with a black dickie bow and smart trousers

Glam: Meanwhile Rachel  turned heads in a plunging gold metallic gown which hugged her figure and boasted racy cut outs at her svelte waist

Toned: The sleeves frock showcased her toned arms as well as an intricate collection of colourful tattoos

Top gong: He nominated for his role in BBC’s The Responder (pictured)

This Is Going To Hurt also has nominations for mini series, director and editing in fiction, scripted casting and writer in drama.

The BBC show is based on the best-selling non-fiction memoir of the same name, the series follows junior doctor Adam Kay in his chaotic job in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 

Meanwhile, The Crown received five nominations for its most recent series which aired last Autumn, including Leading Actress and Supporting Actor.

Apple TV+ hits Bad Sisters and Slow Horses, as well as Emily Blunt’s The English also received five nods each.

Slow Horses star Gary Oldman has also received his first BAFTA TV nomination.

In the international category, The Bear, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Wednesday, Oussekine, Pachinko and The White Lotus are all nominated.

The Leading Actress race will see Kate Winslet go up against Imelda Staunton, Sarah Lancashire, Billie Piper and Maxine Peake.

But Peaky Blinders and House Of The Dragon were among the shows to miss out as the nominations for the 2023 British Academy TV Awards.

Six nods: This Is Going To Hurt is based on the non-fiction memoir of the same name, the series follows junior doctor Adam Kay in his chaotic job in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Crowd favourite: The Crown received five nominations for its most recent series which aired last Autumn, including Leading Actress and Supporting Actor

Popular: Apple TV+ hits Bad Sisters and Slow Horses, as well as Emily Blunt’s The English also received five nods each

While many critically-acclaimed series were recognised with multiple nods, some of 2022’s most praised shows and performances did not feature.

Likewise, the Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon was not nominated in the International Series category, despite its vast budget and fan following.

Prime Video’s epic series Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, was also snubbed from the same category.

While The Crown received a total of five nominations across the main TV and Craft categories, one star was noticeably snubbed.

Elizabeth Debicki, who was praised by critics for her performance as Princess Diana, missed out on a nod in either the Leading Actress or Supporting Actress category.

The show was also snubbed from the Drama Series category, though star Imelda Staunton did earn a Leading Actress nod.

Another show completely shut out of the nominations was Gentleman Jack, which returned for its long-anticipated second series last year.

BAFTA TV Awards Nominations

DRAMA SERIES

Bad Sisters

The Responder

Sherwood

Somewhere Boy 

LEADING ACTOR

Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt

Chaske Spencer – The English

Cillian Murphy – Peaky Blinders

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Martin Freeman – The Responder

LEADING ACTRESS

Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie Too

Imelda Staunton – The Crown

Kate Winslet – I Am Ruth

Maxine Peake – Anne

Sarah Lancashire – Julia

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Adeel Akhtar – Sherwood

Jack Lowden – Slow Horse

Josh Finan – The Responder

Salim Daw –  The Crown

Samuel Bottomley – Somewhere Boy

Will Sharpe – The White Lotus 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Adelayo Adedayo – The Responder

Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters

Fiona Shaw – Andor

Jasmine Jobson – Top Boy

Lesley Manville – Sherwood

Saffron Hocking – Top Boy

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Jon Pointing – Big Boys

Joseph Gilgun – Brassic

Lenny Rush – Am I Being Unreasonable?

Matt Berry – What We Do In The Shadows 

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

Daisy May Cooper – Am I Being Unreasonable?

Diane Morgan – Cunk On Earth

Lucy Beaumont – Meet The Richardsons

Nastasia Demetriou – Ellie & Natasia

Siobhán McSweeney – Derry Girls

Taj Atwal – Hullraisers 

INTERNATIONAL

The Bear

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Wednesday

Oussekine

Pachinko

The White Lotus 

MINI-SERIES

A Spy Among Friends

Mood

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe 

This Is Going To Hurt

SINGLE DRAMA

I Am Ruth

The House

Life and Death In The Warehouse  

SPORT

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022

Wimbledon 2022 

DAYTIME

The Chase

The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit

Scam Interceptors 

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

Friday Night Live

The Graham Norton Show

Taskmaster

Would I Lie To You

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 

Later… With Jools Holland: Jool’s 30th Birthday Bash

The Masked Singer

Strictly Come Dancing

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

Big Zuu – Big Zuu’s Big Eats

Claudia Winkleman – The Traitors

Lee Mack – The 1% Club

Mo Gilligan – The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

Rosie Jones – Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard

Sue Perkins – Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal

FACTUAL SERIES

Jeremy Kyle Show: Death On Daytime

Libby, Are You Home Yet?

Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing

FEATURES

Big Zuu’s Big Eats

Joe Lycett vs Beckham: Got Your Back at Xmas 

The Martin Lewis Money Show Livee

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

LIVE EVENT

Concert for Ukraine

Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

SCRIPTED COMEDY

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Big Boys

Derry Girls

Ghosts 

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

The Traitors

We are Black and British 

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME

Always, Asifa

Biscuitland

How To Be A Person

Kingpin Crisis

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Escape From Kabul Airport

Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story

The Real Mo Farah 

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA

Casualty

EastEnders

Emmerdale 

SPECIALIST FACTUAL

AIDS: The Unheard TaPes

The Green Planet

How To Survive A Dictator with Munya Chawawa 

Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Afghanistan: No Country For Women

Children of the Taliban

The Crossing (Exposure)

Mariupol: The People’s Story (Panorama) 

NEWS COVERAGE

BBC News at Ten: Russia Invades Ukraine

Channel 4 News: Live in Kyiv

Good Morning Britain: Boris Johnson Interview 

 

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