Amanda Redman

Amanda Jacqueline Redman, (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series ''New Tricks'' (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in ''The Good Karma Hospital'' (2017–2022). She gained BAFTA TV Award nominations for ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003) and '' Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This'' (2014). Her film roles include ''For Queen and Country'' (1988), ''Sexy Beast'' (2000) and '' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001).

Early life

Redman was born in Brighton, Sussex. Her father, Ronald Jack Redman (1929–1980), was born in Camberwell, London to parents from the East End, and her mother, Joan Beryl Redman (née Herrington, 1927–2014), was born in India to William Herrington, a British Indian Army soldier. Redman's father died at the age of 51, when she was 23. Redman had one brother, who died of pneumonia in 2008.

Redman is badly scarred on her left arm as a result of an accident when she was 18 months old. She was scalded with a pan of boiling-hot turkey-and-vegetable soup and suffered burns to 75% of her body. Her arm was the only part of her body permanently affected, but the trauma was so severe that she was pronounced clinically dead at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, Sussex.Viner, Brian
"Amanda Redman: How I've learnt to live with my scars"
''Independent.co.uk'', 27 March 2002 (Retrieved: 14 July 2008) (dead link as of October 26, 2020)

Career

Redman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She was in the same class as Daniel Day-Lewis and Miranda Richardson.

In 1984, she appeared as Marina in the BBC Shakespeare production of ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' opposite Mike Gwilym. She also played Maxine in ''Oxbridge Blues'', a British television mini-series, produced by the BBC and first shown in 1984 written by Frederick Raphael. In 1985 she played Janet in the touring version of ''The Rocky Horror Show''.

In 1986, she played Miss Fairfax (Gwendolen) in the BBC Drama production of ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde.

She played opposite Liv Ullmann in '' Richard's Things'' (1980), took over from Alfred Molina in the 1990s comedy drama '' El C.I.D.'', playing a new female lead in the series, and played Diana Dors in the TV film '' The Blonde Bombshell'' (1999). She presented an MTV show on satellite TV in the 1990s. She co-starred in the first two series of '' Dangerfield'' in 1995, playing Joanna Stevens, and played a role in ''Taggart'' the same year. In 2000 she played Deedee Dove in the feature film ''Sexy Beast''. From 2000 until 2003 she played Alison Braithwaite, a woman whose life is turned upside down after she wins the lottery, in ITV's ''At Home with the Braithwaites''.

From 2003 to 2013, Redman took the role of DSI Sandra Pullman in the BBC's ''New Tricks''. In July 2013, she announced her departure; Tamzin Outhwaite replaced her.

In June 2006, Redman performed in '' Children's Party at the Palace'' as Cruella DeVil for the Queen's 80th birthday, and was the subject of an episode of the BBC
...