Home > Drama > Downton Abbey & Sherlock fight it out at Royal Television Society programme awards March 2nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Sherlock’ will will compete against each other in the Best Drama Series category at this year’s Royal Television Society programme awards. The ITV1 costume drama – starring Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville – and BBC One’s detective show are up against E4 series ‘Misfits’ in the prestigious category, while ‘This Is England ’86' is up against ‘Any Human Heart’ and ‘Five Daughters’ for Best Drama Serial. Although ‘Downton Abbey’ was a huge hit with fans, its individual stars missed out on any nominations with Vicky McClure (‘This Is England ’86'), Natalie Press (‘Five Daughters’) and Julie Walters (‘Mo’) battling it out for Best Actress. Meanwhile, Johnny Harris (‘This Is England ’86') David Tennant (‘Single Father’) and Jim Broadbent (‘Any Human Heart’) are in the running for Best Actor. ‘The Inb...