Bafta TV Awards: Steve McQueen's Small Axe leads nominations

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Sir Steve McQueen’s Small Axes series leads the field at this year’s Bafta Television Awards, with 15 nominations.

The director’s landmark five-film BBC One series tells stories about the lives of the West Indian community in London from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Netflix’s regal drama The Crown is also one of the leading shows, with 10 nods.

I May Destroy, about a woman coming to terms with a sexual assault, is listed eight times, including best actress, writer and