Chorley star Joe Gilgun's hit Sky comedy Brassic has been nominated for an NTA

Brassic, a semi-autobiographical series co-created by Joe and BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, has been shortlisted in the Comedy category for this year’s National Television Awards.

Also starring Michelle Keegan, Brassic is based on Joe’s experiences of living with bipolar disorder in his home town, with the show’s fictional town of Hawely therefore being inspired by Chorley.

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Former Southlands High School and Runshaw College student Joe, also known for his roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale and This is England, plays Vincent "Vinnie" O'Neill, the ringleader of the Brassic gang.

The show follows Vinnie and his fellow working-class friends as they find unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. It entered its fourth series in September 2022, and was largely filmed in East Lancashire.

In the category, Brassic is going up against the BBC sitcom Ghosts, the American sports comedy-drama Ted Lasso and the American sitcom Young Sheldon.

This nomination marks Brassic’s first NTA, but earlier this year it won the Comedy Drama category at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards. Joe was also nominated for a BAFTA TV award for his portrayal of Vinnie in 2021, whilst writer Danny Brocklehurst won a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best TV Situation Comedy in 2020.

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The National Television Awards 2023 is being held on Tuesday, September 5 at the O2 in London and is being hosted by Joel Dommett for the third time.

Voting closes at 12pm on September 5. To vote for Brassic, visit the National Television Awards’ website.

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