EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Redman stars in Murder Before Evensong, a new ecclesiastical crime drama, and says she's 'become choosier about the parts I'll accept' as she opens up on her new role

Amanda Redman’s nickname is Wysiwyg – short for “what you see is what you get” – and her latest character has a personality to match. A far cry from New Tricks’ DS Sandra Pullman, Audrey Clement is a dispenser of tough love with a stiff upper lip honed in wartime.

She is the mother of Canon Daniel Clement, the protagonist of Murder Before Evensong, an adaptation of the Rev Richard Coles’ best-selling ecclesiastical crime novel. And she gets all the best lines. “She’s a wonderful character,” says Amanda, 68. “And such fun to play.

“Parts like that don’t come along very often. She’s a woman, not unlike m

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