Doctor Who scores hat-trick at TV awards

Sci-fi series brings home the gongs at National Television Awards

Wednesday, 1 November 2006

Doctor Who has scored a hat-trick of TV awards for the second year in a row.

The series picked up Most Popular Programme at the National Television Awards while David Tennant and Billie Piper won Most Popular Actor and Actress.

The pair, who wore co-ordinating black outfits, couldn't keep the grins off their faces as they celebrated at the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall last night.

Other winners included Top Gear which scooped Most Popular Factual Programme. The triumph came weeks after co-presenter Richard Hammond nearly died in a high-speed crash.

Host Jeremy Clarkson said Richard was thrilled with the news and added: 'I got a text from Hamster earlier. He said break a leg - in fact I hope he breaks both legs. He's completely delighted.'

Other winners included:
Big Brother for Most Popular Reality Programme
EastEnder's Charlie Clements for Most Popular Newcomer
The X-Factor for Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Deal Or No Deal for Most Popular Daytime Programme
Ant and Dec's game show Marathon for Most Popular Quiz Programme
Ant and Dec for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Big Brother's Nikki for Most Popular TV Contender
Little Britain for Most Popular Comedy Programme
EastEnders for Most Popular Serial Drama.

The awards are screened tonight at 8pm on ITV1.