AMC NETWORKS' ACORN TV AND CHANNEL 5 MYSTERY "MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG" ANNOUNCES FULL CAST

Highly Anticipated Crime Drama Starring Matthew Lewis Currently in Production in the West Midlands

(C) 2025 Acorn Media Enterprises LLC & AMC Film Holdings LLC

New York, NY - February 13, 2025: Today, AMC Networks' Acorn TV and Channel 5 announced additional cast and start of production on new murder mystery drama, Murder Before Evensong. The six-episode drama starring Matthew Lewis is based on the first novel in the Sunday Times best-selling series by British author the Reverend Richard Coles and will air later this year on Acorn TV worldwide and Channel 5 in the UK.  

Joining Lewis, who stars as "Canon Daniel Clement," are: Amanda Redman (New Tricks) as "Audrey," Amit Shah (Happy Valley) as "DS Neil Vanloo," Adam James (The Day of the Jackal) as "Bernard De Floures," Meghan Treadway (One Day) as "Honor De Floures," newcomer Alexander Delamain as "Alex De Floures," Marion Bailey (The Crown) as "Kath," Amanda Hadingue (Kaos) as "Dora," Tamzin Outhwaite (The Wives) as "Stella Harper," Francis Magee (Kin) as "Edgy," and Nina Toussaint-White (Showtrial) as "Jane Thwaite."

Daniel (Lewis) shares Champton rectory with his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey (Redman) - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village. And then a body is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs. As the police move in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his fractured community together... and catch a killer.   

The series is adapted by Nick Hicks-Beach (Lewis, DCI Banks, Midsomer Murders) and directed by David Moore (Fool Me Once, Outlander, Shetland, Marple).   

Executive Producers are the Reverend Richard Coles and Radford Neville for The Lighthouse, Catherine Mackin and Don Klees for Acorn TV/Acorn Media Enterprises, and Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 5.   

The series has begun filming in the West Midlands, UK with support from the West Midlands Production Fund. Acorn TV maintains worldwide rights to Murder Before Evensong outside of the UK with AMC Networks handling global content sales.    

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About Acorn TV

AMC Networks' Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in premium British and international television. Acorn TV adds exclusive programming every week to a deep library of revered mysteries, dramas, and comedies - all commercial-free. Acorn TV's recent slate is comprised of critically acclaimed commissioned and original series including popular New Zealand detective series My Life Is Murder (Lucy Lawless), acclaimed Irish crime thriller Bloodlands (James Nesbitt, co-executive produced by Jed Mercurio), British crime drama Whitstable Pearl (Kerry Godliman), Kiwi romantic comedy Under the Vines and British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), to name a few. Current and upcoming Acorn TV Original Series include UK detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough) and many more. The above add to a growing catalog of popular bingeable dramas including Jack Irish (Guy Pearce), Doc Martin (Martin Clunes), Deadwater Fell (David Tennant, Cush Jumbo), all 24 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders and highly-rated drama The Nest, among others.   

"glorious streaming service... an essential must-have" - The Hollywood Reporter

"Netflix for the Anglophile" - NPR

Acorn TV is available for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV - Twitter: @AcornTV - Instagram: @Acorn_tv  

About Channel 5

Channel 5 is a multi-award-winning public service broadcaster and the UK's third largest commercial TV station. Launched in March 1997, Channel 5 has been part of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS) since its acquisition in September 2014. Its portfolio includes digital channels 5STAR, 5USA, 5SELECT, 5ACTION.  

Channel 5 and on-demand platform My5 offer a diverse range of critically acclaimed, original programmes featuring well-known faces and fresh new talent - from issue-led documentaries, popular factual series and accessible history shows to premium drama and agenda-setting news & current affairs. Channel 5 is the only PSB to air children's content daily through its much-loved programming strand Milkshake!, home to some of the world's favourite pre-school characters. The free to air channel's distinctive British programming aims to tell the story of modern Britain by reflecting the lives of people across the UK.  

This year Channel 5 has continued to attract industry acclaim for documentary White Nanny Black Child, winning both a BAFTA Television Award (specialist factual) and an RTS Award, whilst Endurance Race to the Pole received a BAFTA nomination in the factual entertainment category. In 2023, Who Killed Billie Jo? won best documentary series at the inaugural True Crime Awards and home-grown drama All Creatures Great and Small took home the Stress Buster Award at the Radio Times' Screen Test Awards.  

About The Lighthouse 

The Lighthouse's highly anticipated Netflix film Scoop launched in April 2024. Starring Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell, the film portrays the events leading up to Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview. It was Netflix's Number 1 film in the UK and reached the Top 10 in 56 countries globally. The film was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding TV Movie category.  

Channel 4 has recently commissioned The Lighthouse to make Pierre, a six-part drama co-written by Roy Williams and John Donnelly, starring David Harewood in the title role. The Lighthouse also produced two series of 61st Street in association with AMC Studios. Created by Peter Moffat and starring Courtney B Vance, the show was filmed in Chicago and premiered in the US in April 2022. The Lighthouse has several shows due to go into production in 2025. 

The company was established in 2020 by Hilary Salmon, Radford Neville and Nick Betts. The team's extensive credits include Criminal Justice, Three Girls, Luther, Doctor Who, Silk, Good Omens, Our Girl, Youngers, A Discovery of Witches, Undercover, Wuthering Heights and The Borrowers.