Baftas 2015: Cumberbatch and Colman get the nod

Nominations for Brit dramas Happy Valley, The Missing and Line Of Duty, and recognition for Netflix at the TV Baftas

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The nominations for the 2015 Bafta TV awards have been announced, and Benedict Cumberbatch, James Nesbitt and Olivia Colman are among the stars with something to celebrate.

Cumberbatch has been nominated for his role in the BBC series Sherlock and will be up against fellow Leading Actor nominees James Nesbitt (BBC One’s The Missing), Toby Jones (Marvellous, BBC Two) and Jason Watkins (ITV's The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies).

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