The 2004 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 18 April at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. The ceremony was hosted by Davina McCall and broadcast on ITV the following day. Winners Best Actor Winner: Bill Nighy — State of Play (BBC One) Other nominees: Jim Broadbent — The Young Visiters (BBC One); Christopher Eccleston — The Second Coming (ITV); David Morrissey — State of Play (BBC One) Best Actress Winner: Julie Walters — The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale (BBC One) Other nominees: Gina McKee — The Lost Prince (BBC One); Helen Mirren — Prime Suspect (ITV); Miranda Richardson — The Lost Prince (BBC One) Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Winner: Little Britain (BBC / BBC Three) Other nominees: Bo' Selecta! (Talkback Thames / Channel 4); Creature Comforts: Cats or Dogs? (Aardman Animations / ITV); Doubletake (Tiger Aspect Productions / BBC Two) Best Comedy Performance Winner: Ricky Gervais — The Office Christmas Special (BBC One) Other nominees: Martin Freeman — The Office Christmas Special (BBC One); Matt Lucas — Little Britain (BBC Three); David Walliams — Little Britain (BBC Three) Best Drama Serial Winner: Charles II: The Power and The Passion (BBC / A&E Network / BBC One) Other nominees: Prime Suspect (Granada Television / ITV); The Second Coming (Red Production Company / ITV); State of Play (BBC / Endor Productions / BBC One) Best Drama Series Winner: Buried (World Productions / Channel 4) Other nominees: Clocking Off (Red Production Company / BBC One); Foyle's War (Greenlit Productions / ITV); William and Mary (Meridian Broadcasting / ITV) Best Single Drama Winner: The Deal (Granada Television / Channel 4) Other nominees: Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (Granada Television / ITV); This Little Life (Common Features / BBC Two); The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale (BBC / Ziji Productions / BBC One) Best Continuing Drama Winner: Coronation Street (Granada Television / ITV) Other nominees: The Bill (Talkback Thames / ITV); Casualty (BBC / BBC One); Holby City (BBC / BBC One) Best Current Affairs Winner: The Secret Policeman (BBC / BBC One) Other nominees: John Pilger: Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (Carlton Television / ITV); The Fall of Milosevic (Brook Lapping Productions / BBC2); Terror in Moscow (Mentorn Films / Channel 4) Best Entertainment Performance Winner: Jonathan Ross — Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One) Other nominees: Stephen