Morven Christie (A Word, Grantchester, Murder)
Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley)
Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty, The Missing, The Durrells, The Wars of the Roses)
Vicky McClure (The Secret Agent and Line of Duty)
Hermione Norris (Cold Feet)
Julie Walters (National Treasure)
Andrea Riseborough (National Treasure, The Witness for The Prosecution)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Black Mirror)
Nikki Amuka-Bird (NW)
Monica Dolan (Witness for the Prosecution)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Samantha Morton (Rillington Place)
Lesley Manville (Mum)
Phoebe Waller Bridge (Fleabag)
Claire Foy (The Crown)
Vanessa Kirby (The Crown)
Maxine Peake (A Midsummer Nights Dream; The Comic Strip Presents… Red Top!)
Judy Dench as Duchess of York (The Hollow Crown)
Romola Garai (Churchill’s Secret)
Lindsay Duncan (Churchill’s Secret)
Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary (The Crown)