Comedy duo Ant and Dec have vowed to hand back a prestigious award after they found themselves at the centre of a television phone-in scandal. It emerged that singer Robbie Williams was told Ant and Dec would win a British Comedy Award weeks before a "live" viewers' vote was carried out.

Comedy duo Ant and Dec have vowed to hand back a prestigious award after they found themselves at the centre of a television phone-in scandal. It emerged that the singer Robbie Williams was told Ant and Dec would win an award weeks before a "live" viewers' vote was carried out.

The extent of the television phone-in scandal was exposed yesterday by two devastating reports into rip-offs by ITV. It emerged that the singer Robbie Williams was told Ant and Dec would win an award weeks before a "live" viewers' vote was carried out.

Organisers of the British Comedy Awards promised Robbie Williams that he could present an award to Ant and Dec to guarantee the star's attendance, before the duo were wrongly given an award voted for by the public.

Organisers of the British Comedy Awards promised Robbie Williams that he could present an award to Ant and Dec if the singer agreed to appear - even though the ITV presenters had not been selected for a prize.

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