National TV Awards: CORONATION STREET Best Serial, DOWNTON ABBEY Best Drama

Alan Halsall collected his award from fellow
CORONATION STREET veteran Nigel Havers

DOWNTON ABBEY claimed the prize for Best Drama at Wednesday evening's National TV Awards in London. The hotly-contested Award for Best Serial Drama went to CORONATION STREET.

Best Serial Drama
CORONATION STREET (ITV)

Best Serial Drama Performance
Alan Halsall - CORONATION STREET(ITV)

Best Newcomer
David Witts - EASTENDERS (BBC)

Best Drama
DOWNTON ABBEY (ITV)

When asked backstage at the National Television Awards whether the Bill Tarmey was looking down on him, Alan Halsall replied:

“I’m sure he is. His wife asked me to wear his watch tonight, so this is definitely for him. Bill gave me 15 years’ worth of advice. He was a second dad on screen. He used to say to me ‘Enough of that bloody acting!’ so he’d be laughing his head off that I’ve won this tonight.”