Homeland's Lewis will vie with fellow Brits Andrew Lincoln of The Walking Dead and The Americans star Matthew Rhys for best actor in a drama series.

BBC: Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller on TV awards shortlist

It was Evans's film, which stars Matthew Rhys and Duffy, that dominated the event, winning for its director, editor, sound, and hair and make up.

BBC: Four Bafta Cymru awards for Patagonia

Opera singer Bryn Terfel is already booked to launch the WMC on 26 November, with the line-up also including Charlotte Church, Matthew Rhys, Sian Phillips, Ruthie Henshall and Jonathan Pryce.

BBC: WMC's New York mission

Gold has denuded the play of any semblance of Englishness and class, an issue that should be central to the argument between the bullying, blue-collar Jimmy Porter (Matthew Rhys) and his browbeaten middle-class wife, Alison (Sarah Goldberg).

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