Bafta nod for EastEnders' Brown

Brown (left) receives her first Bafta nomination at the age of 82

EastEnders star June Brown is among the stars nominated for this year's British Academy Television Awards.

Her nomination for best TV actress marks the first time the veteran soap star has been recognised by Bafta.

Stephen Fry, Harry Hill and Jonathan Ross compete for the best entertainment performance prize alongside ITV duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

BBC drama Hancock and Joan has received three nominations, including a best actor nod for star Ken Stott.

Stott's competition includes rising star Ben Whishaw for Criminal Justice and Jason Isaacs, cited for his role as comedian Harry H Corbett in The Curse of Steptoe.

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Brown's fellow best actress nominees include Andrea Riseborough, recognised for playing the young Margaret Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley.

Elsewhere, Welsh star Rob Brydon gets a nomination for best comedy performance for his role in BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey.

The show was the big winner at last year's event, winning best comedy performance for James Corden and the audience award.

Peep Show's David Mitchell, also recognised in the comedy performance category, gets a second nod for best comedy programme for That Mitchell and Webb look.

Fry also gets a second nomination for his BBC Four documentary on the Gutenberg Press.

This year's awards will be held on 26 April at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank.