Stars of the show Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty are longlisted in the drama performance category.

It comes as the ITV morning programme continues to face backlash amid the furore of the Phillip Schofield affair

The National Television Awards, for which Hammond is nominated for best TV presenter, will be broadcast on Tuesday night.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have continued to fill in for the pair on This Morning

The award ceremony was held at London’s OVO Wembley Arena with Joel Dommett on hosting duties.

The presenter won the the authored documentary prize at the National Television Awards for a second consecutive year.

The 27th NTA ceremony will be hosted by Joel Dommett on September 15th in London.