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Panelist Lee Mack noted the show had never previously won despite being nominated eight times, and joked that Bafta's change of sponsor to P&O Cruises, which host Rob Brydon used to front adverts for, might have had an effect.

The barrister referred to a book from the time authored by P O'Neill, a pseudonym used by the IRA.

P&O Cruises has apologised to almost 1,900 passengers for cancelling one of its cruises because a ship's refit was not complete.

P&O Cruises said its customers would receive a full refund.

A P&O Cruises spokesperson apologised for the cruise's cancellation, putting it down to the refit delay.