“The day after Emily and I appeared on television together in 'New Tricks' for the first time, someone approached us when we were out shopping, asking for an autograph. It's something I've been asked a thousand times after nearly three decades in the public eye, but this time the young man wasn't interested in me. He had eyes only for my daughter.”

English actress, born 1957

Amanda Redman is an English actress known for television roles that made her a familiar face in British drama. She was born in 1957 and is best known for playing Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in New Tricks and Dr. Lydia Fonseca in The Good Karma Hospital. Her work has also brought BAFTA TV Award nominations for At Home with the Braithwaites and Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This. On film, she appeared in For Queen and Country, Sexy Beast, and Mike Bassett: England Manager.