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Timothy Spall, 67, receives his first BAFTA as fans hail 'heart-wrenching' Sixth Commandment performance after he previously joked he was 'always a bridesmaid never a bride'


Timothy Spall shared his gratitude after receiving his first ever BAFTA award on Sunday night after previously joking he was 'always a bridesmaid never a bride'.

Sweetly admitting that he was overjoyed by the award, Peter, who received the gong from Lashana Lynch, said: 'Even though acting is a silly, stupid thing, and the other actors in this are bloody brilliant and I am in owe of their talent. Timothy received the accolade after playing Peter Farquhar, who suffered a campaign of gaslighting and physical and mental torture at the hands of 32-year-old church warden Benjamin Field before being murdered in 2016. Sweetly admitting that he was overjoyed by the award, Peter, who received the gong from Lashana Lynch, said: 'Even though acting is a silly, stupid thing, and the other actors in this are bloody brilliant and I am in owe of their talent'

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