Danny Dyer is on the awards trail for his turn in Disney+ series Rivals. The EastEnders actor will compete for Best Actor at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards, which is voted on by British television and media journalists.
Dyer starred as electronics businessman Freddie Jones in Disney’s series about sex and skulduggery in the British television business in the 1980s.
To win the BPG prize, he will have to fend off competition from Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal), and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall).
Rivals, based on Jilly Cooper’s novels, will do battle for Best Drama Series alongside Baby Reindeer, Day of the Jackal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, and Wolf Hall.
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