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There were some shocking snubs and triumphant victories, but the main feeling at this year’s British Academy Television Awards was joy to finally be back celebrating in a room together. It has been fivve years since Jodie Comer was nominated for her first TV BAFTA, but she finally received one of the prestigious gongs for her work in the Covid drama Help. The 29-year-old is riding a career high as she is currently appearing on the West End in a one-woman play only months after celebrating the end of her critically acclaimed run in Killing Eve. And from his home in the US, Sir Billy Connolly made a moving speech as he accepted the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship, which honours people who have made an outstanding contribution to film and cinema. Billy was diagnosed w…