Comic Daniel Rigby was the shock winner of the Best Actor prize at last night's BAFTA TV Awards in London's Grosvenor House Hotel.�
Daniel, who won the award for his role in Morecambe And Wise drama Eric And Ernie, beat off competition from Doctor Who's Matt Smith, Any Human Heart actor Jim Broadbent and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch.
'Flippin' heck, I'm absolutely gobsmacked,' he declared.
'They are brilliant and famous, which is more than can be said for me.'
Winner of the Best Actress gong was Vicky McClure, who we know best as troubled tomboy Frances 'Lol' Jenkins in This Is England '86.
But last night Vicky was transformed in a chic red dress and left contenders Juliet Stevenson, Natalie Press and Anna Maxwell-Martin in the shadows.
'This is the best day of my life!' Vicky told the celebrity audience.
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Though Sherlock star Benedict missed out on the Best Actor accolade, the drama scooped Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actor went to Martin Freeman, who plays Dr Watson in the show.
The Only Way Is Essex trounced Downton Abbey to win the YouTube Audience Award, while the evening's host Graham Norton won the BAFTA for Entertainment Performance.
The big shock of the night came when The Cube beat Simon Cowell's X Factor to the Entertainment Programme prize.
'Congrats on the bafta @Schofe... Not even the xfactor can beat the cube! Xxx,' Holly Willoughby Tweeted to The Cube's presenter Phillip Schofield.
Sir Trevor McDonald, recognised for his 'outstanding and exceptional contribution' to television, went away with the Academy Fellowship.
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