--- name: "Amanda Redman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/amanda-redman" fi1m_id: "amanda-redman" imdb_id: "nm0714985" tmdb_id: 70633 wikidata_id: "Q2357992" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 August 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-07T13:12:05.896002+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Amanda Redman ## Identity Amanda Redman - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amanda-redman - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** amanda-redman - **IMDb ID:** nm0714985 - **TMDB ID:** 70633 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2357992 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Redman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2357992, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714985/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70633 Actor. Born 12 August 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 August 1957, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK - **Active:** 2000–2008 - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Redman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2357992, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714985/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70633 ## Streaming the US now - **BritBox:** [*Little Dorrit*](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) (76), [*At Home with the Braithwaites*](https://film.one/tv/at-home-with-the-braithwaites.md) (71) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Amanda Redman > Amanda Redman makes capable women credible without making them invulnerable. We value her most when there is affection alongside the authority: her work in *Sexy Beast* gives a gangster thriller a marriage worth worrying about. In *Sexy Beast* (2001), Amanda Redman's Deedee and Ray Winstone's Gal have a marriage that seems worth leaving crime behind for. Redman helps us believe that the quiet life is something Gal enjoys, rather than a delay before the trouble starts. We were frightened for them because their affection makes the intimidation feel like an intrusion into a home. Jonathan Glazer's thriller needs that convincing domestic life, and Redman supplies it without making the marriage feel like an excuse for the plot. That ability to make a relationship count sits alongside the authority of her television leads. *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000–2003), in which she played Alison Braithwaite, brought wider recognition around the time of *Sexy Beast*. Then came ten series as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in *New Tricks* (2003–2013), working with Dennis Waterman, James Bolam and Alun Armstrong. The part required a credible head of a cold-case squad who could also belong to the ensemble. Dr Lydia Fonseca in *The Good Karma Hospital* (2017–2022) continued the run of capable women with demanding jobs. Calling her no-nonsense catches the casting habit and misses much of the appeal. A superintendent has to be credible in charge, but Redman's ensemble rapport allows for more than a succession of instructions. The recurring interest is in women whose professional competence does not remove their personal vulnerability. The useful test is whether we can imagine these women away from work, with wants of their own, rather than waiting for the next case or patient. We would be wary of a role that asked her only to be formidable, because the affection in *Sexy Beast* is evidence of how much else she can contribute. For all that works in *Sexy Beast*, its heist is less persuasive than the confrontation. The marriage gives us a reason to fear the danger, beyond admiring Ben Kingsley's ability to intimidate. We would happily have had more of Redman and Winstone together and less of the robbery; the marriage has already given the threats their force. Glazer gets valuable work from Redman by making room for ordinary affection within the gangster story. Start there, and give her contribution to the marriage as much attention as the threats against it. ## Biography Amanda Redman is an English actress. She was born on 12 August 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex. Redman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is known for her role as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC series *New Tricks* (2003–2013) and as Dr Lydia Fonseca in *The Good Karma Hospital* (2017–2022). Her film credits include *Sexy Beast* (2000), in which she played Deedee, *For Queen & Country* (1988) and *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000–2003) and *Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This* (2014). Redman was appointed MBE in 2012 for services to drama and charity. She founded the Artists' Theatre School. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Little Dorrit* (2008), Fi1m 76, as Mrs. Merdle — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) - *Sexy Beast* (2001), Fi1m 85, as Deedee — [page](https://film.one/film/sexy-beast.md) - *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000), Fi1m 71, as Alison Braithwaite — [page](https://film.one/tv/at-home-with-the-braithwaites.md) ## Complete filmography (51) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Murder Before Evensong* (2025), series, as Audrey Clement - *Scoop* (2024), as Netta McAlister - *Bumps* (2020), as Anita - *Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy of Cornwall* (2019), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy* (2017), as Narrator (voice) - *The Good Karma Hospital* (2017), series, as Dr. Lydia Fonseca - *The Trials of Jimmy Rose* (2015), series, as Jackie Rose - *Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This* (2014), as Gwen 'Dove' Cooper - *Little Dorrit* (2008), series, as Mrs. Merdle — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) - *Honest* (2008), series, as Lindsay Carter - *The Children's Party at the Palace* (2006), as Cruella de Vil (The 101 Dalmatians) - *Vincent* (2005), series, as Jackie Nelson - *Mike Bassett: Manager* (2005), series, as Karine Bassett - *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Sandra Pullman - *Suspicion* (2003), series, as Carol Finnegan - *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001), as Karine Bassett - *Sexy Beast* (2001), as Deedee — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/sexy-beast.md) - *The Sight* (2000), as Detective Pryce - *The Wedding Tackle* (2000), as Petula - *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000), series, as Alison Braithwaite — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/at-home-with-the-braithwaites.md) - *Hope and Glory* (1999), series, as Debbie Bryan - *The Blonde Bombshell* (1999), series, as Older Diana Dors - *Close Relations* (1998), series, as Prudence Hammond - *King Lear* (1998), as Regan - *Beck* (1996), series, as Beck - *Dangerfield* (1995), series, as Dr. Joanna Stevens - *Body & Soul* (1993), series, as Lynn - *From Doon with Death* (1991), as Helen Missal - *Performance* (1991), series, as Regan - *The Men's Room* (1991), series, as Sally - *Spender* (1991), series, as Roberta 'Bobby' Montgomery - *The Lorelei* (1990), as Kate - *El C.I.D.* (1990), series, as Rosie Bromley - *Streets Apart* (1988), series, as Sylvia Grant - *The Importance of Being Earnest* (1988), as Gwendolen - *For Queen & Country* (1988), as Stacey - *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, as Susan Townsend - *Casualty* (1986), series, as Olivia Purcell — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) - *To Have and to Hold* (1986), series, as Viv Meadows - *Theatre Night* (1985), series, as Julia Melville, Gwendolen - *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Kate - *Pericles, Prince of Tyre* (1984), as Marina - *Give My Regards to Broad Street* (1984), as Office Receptionist - *Oxbridge Blues* (1984), series, as Maxine - *Taggart* (1983), series, as Julie Carson - *The Agatha Christie Hour* (1982), series, as Pauline, Grand Duchess of Ostravia - *On the Line* (1982), series, as Sara Newton - *Richard's Things* (1980), as Josie Chambers - *Turning Year Tales* (1979), series, as Member (uncredited) - *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Anna Warrack, Pat - *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, as Marina ## Gallery - ![Amanda Redman](https://film.one/media/person/97062/gallery-e4936e0b4f50.jpg) Amanda Redman — Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Amanda_Redman.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Amanda Redman speaking at the press launch of Brighton Open Air Theatre's 2018 programme, 20 April 2018](https://film.one/media/person/97062/gallery-69a6c1e82965.jpg) Amanda Redman speaking at the press launch of Brighton Open Air Theatre's 2018 programme, 20 April 2018 — Cephascrispus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Amanda_Redman_at_BOAT.jpg/1280px-Amanda_Redman_at_BOAT.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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