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- It's a Sin is 6/4 Favourite with betting sites to win New Drama for Channel 4
- Netflix hit Bridgerton has 30% chance of causing an upset according to bookies
- 3-part miniseries Des based on Dennis Nilsen starring David Tennant is also a 30% in the betting
- Huge streaming hit Normal People makes up the shortlist
Its A Sin
Betting is available for each of the 15 categories of awards available in 2021, and for the best new drama the nominees are Its a Sin, Bridgerton, Des and Normal People.
It will be a tight contest and it is tricky to call but betting sites are seeing most bets coming in for Its a Sin, starring Years and years star and potential Next Dr. Who Olly Alexander.
Best New Drama Betting Odds
| Show | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Its A Sin | 6/4 | 40% |
| Bridgerton | 5/2 | 28.57% |
| Des | 5/2 | 28.57% |
| Normal People | 7/1 | 14.29% |
**Probability percentage figures include bookmakers overround - odds correct at 6/9/2021
Bridgerton
Bridgerton has reached the No1 position on Netflix in no fewer than 76 countries after its release on Christmas day 2020.
As one of the most-watched original series to launch on the Netflix service a second series has been commissioned, and it's lead actor Rege-Jean Page appears in the betting for the next James Bond.
Bridgerton has been nominated for an impressive array of awards shows, and has already bagged some including the AFI awards and MTV awards, and is a very strong contender in the Best New Drama Awards category at the NTA's
Des
David Tennant plays Dennis Nilsen in this captivating 3 part mini-series and this category is not the only time these two shows are simultaneously up for an award with each of the lead actors, Olly Alexander (Its A Sin) and David Tennant also set to battle it out for Best Performance too.
Watched by an incredible 5.4 million viewers for the premiere episode, the drama is based on the real-life arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen and Tennant has been considered as having made 'one of his best [performances] in an impeccable career'
Normal People
Normal People represents Ireland and BBC at the National TV awards having aired in the UK in April 2020.
It has been a huge hit on iPlayer with 16.2 million programme requests - To throw that into perspective it was a new iPlayer record, superseding the 10.8 achieved by Killing Eve and went on to become the most-streamed series of the year with 62.7 million views.
