Christopher Eccleston and Julie Walters scooped the main acting awards as British TV productions won five International Emmys today, including two for the BBC crime series 'Accused'.

British TV personality David Frost will be honoured at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

British television productions won a string of International Emmy awards in New York last night, picking up seven top honours.