title: 1st National Television Awards
text: # 1st National Television Awards
  
  The 1st National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on 29 August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes.
  
  ## Awards
  
  | Category | Winner | Also nominated |
  | - | - | - |
  | Most Popular Actor | Robson Green (Soldier Soldier) | Ross Kemp (EastEnders) Robbie Coltrane (Cracker) David Jason (A Touch of Frost) Nick Berry (Heartbeat) |
  | Most Popular Actress | Anna Friel (Brookside) | Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) Julie Goodyear (Coronation Street) Letitia Dean (EastEnders) Melissa George (Home and Away) |
  | Most Popular Drama Programme | Soldier Soldier (ITV) | Casualty (BBC1) Band of Gold (ITV) Heartbeat (ITV) |
  | Most Popular Serial Drama | Coronation Street (ITV) | EastEnders (BBC1) Emmerdale (ITV) Brookside (Channel 4) Home and Away (ITV/Seven Network) Neighbours (BBC1/Network Ten) |
  | Most Popular Talk Show | Des O'Connor Tonight (ITV) | The Oprah Winfrey Show (BBC2/Syndicated) The Clive James Show (ITV) Vanessa (BBC1) |
  | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Michael Barrymore | Noel Edmonds Shane Richie Chris Evans |
  | Most Popular Factual Entertainment Show | Animal Hospital (BBC1) | The Big Breakfast (Channel 4) Antiques Roadshow (BBC1) This Morning (ITV) |
  | Most Popular Quiz Programme | Strike It Lucky (ITV) | Big Break (BBC1) Play Your Cards Right (ITV) Have I Got News For You (BBC2) |
  | Most Popular Comedy Programme | Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) | Mr. Bean (ITV) Absolutely Fabulous (BBC1) Birds of a Feather (BBC1) |
  | Most Popular Comedy Performer | Brian Conley | Rowan Atkinson Joanna Lumley Richard Wilson |
  | Most Popular Newcomer | Angela Griffin (Coronation Street) | Jacqueline Pirie (Emmerdale) Ian Kelsey (Emmerdale) Patsy Palmer (EastEnders) |
  | The Top Young People's Programme | Top of the Pops (BBC1) | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (BBC1/ABC) All New Baywatch (ITV/Syndicated) Byker Grove (BBC1) The Crystal Maze (Channel 4) |
  | Most Popular Family Programme | Barrymore (ITV) | Gladiators (ITV) The Brian Conley Show (ITV) Noel's House Party (BBC1) |
  | Special Recognition Award | Julie Goodyear | Julie Goodyear |
  