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	RTS Television Award
	...Best Actor - Female
	...Best Actor - Male
	...Documentary Series
	...Documentary Strand
	...Best Writer
	...Interviewer of the...
	...Network Newcomer - On...
	...Regional Programme
	...Best Single Drama
	...Best Entertainment
	...Best Drama Serial
	...Best Children's Drama
	...Network Newcomer -...
	...Best Arts
	...Situation Comedy or...
	...Best Presenter
	...Gold Medal Award
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	...Best Drama Series



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Royal Television Society, UK: 1998

RTS Television Award

Best Actor - Female


Winner:
	"Have Your Cake and Eat It" (1997) - Sin�ad Cusack
Other Nominees:
	"A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) - Miranda Richardson (I) "EastEnders" (1985) - Patsy Palmer

Best Actor - Male


Winner:
	"A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) - Simon Russell Beale
Other Nominees:
	"Holding On" (1997) - David Morrissey (I) "Touching Evil" (1997) - Robson Green - Also for "Reckless" (1997).

Best Documentary Series


Nominees:
	"School Rules" (1997) - Twenty Twenty

Best Documentary Strand


Winner:
	"Witness" (1996) - Channel 4

Best Writer


Winner:
	"Holding On" (1997) - Tony Marchant
Other Nominees:
	"Touching Evil" (1997) - Paul Abbott (II) - Also for "Reckless" (1997).

Interviewer of the Year


Winner:
	"Newsnight" (1980) - Jeremy Paxman

Best Network Newcomer - On Screen


Winner:
	"The Adam and Joe Show" (1996) - Joe Cornish; Adam Buxton

Best Regional Programme


Winner:
	Food for Ravens (1997) (TV) - BBC Wales

Best Single Drama


Nominees:
	"Trial & Retribution" (1997) {(#1.1)} - Yorkshire TV; La Plante Production Bumping the Odds (1997) (TV) - Wall to Wall Television Ltd. [gb]; BBC Scotland

Best Entertainment


Winner:
	"Harry Enfield and Chums" (1994) - Tiger Aspect Productions [gb]
Other Nominees:
	An Audience with Elton John (1997) (TV) - London Weekend Television (LWT) [gb]

Best Drama Serial


Winner:
	"Holding On" (1997) - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) [gb] (BBC 2)
Other Nominees:
	"Born to Run" (1997) - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) [gb] (BBC 1) "The Lakes" (1997) - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) [gb] (BBC 1)

Best Children's Drama


Winner:
	"Sunny's Ears" (1997) - Film & General
Other Nominees:
	"Knight School" (1997) - Granada Television - For episode "Chickenheart".

Network Newcomer - Behind the Screen


Nominees:
	"Touching Evil" (1997) - Jane Featherstone (I)

Best Arts


Winner:
	"The South Bank Show" (1978) - London Weekend Television (LWT) [gb] - For episode "Gilbert & George".
Other Nominees:
	"Bookmark" (1992) - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) [gb] (BBC 2) - For episode "Not Waving But Drowning".

Best Situation Comedy or Comedy Drama


Winner:
	"The Vicar of Dibley" (1994) - Tiger Aspect Productions [gb]
Other Nominees:
	"Cold Feet" (1997) - Granada Television "I'm Alan Partridge" (1997) - TalkBack Productions [gb]

Best Presenter


Winner:
	"Top Gear" (1978) - Jeremy Clarkson

Gold Medal Award


Winner:
	Trevor McDonald (I) - For his outstanding contributions to television news.

Best Children's Entertainment


Nominees:
	"Get Your Own Back" (1992) - BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) [gb] (BBC 1) "Wolves, Witches and Giants" (1995) - Honeycomb Animation - For episode "The Three Wishes".

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	"This Life" (1996) - World Productions
Other Nominees:
	"Touching Evil" (1997) - United Film & TV "Where the Heart Is" (1997) - United Film & TV