MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG - Tue 7 Oct ch 5 9pm - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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A first-look trailer has been revealed for Murder Before Evensong (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/murder-before-evensong-matthew-lewis-first-look-newsupdate/), the new six-part murder mystery series based on the novel of the same name by Reverend Richard Coles.

He was in IACGMOOH - I liked him

Matthew Lewis's character Canon Daniel Clement.

Daniel is the Rector of English village Champton, who finds himself entangled in a murder case when a dead body turns up in the church.

Other cast members for the series are also seen in the trailer, including Amanda Redman as Daniel's mother Audrey, Amit Shah as DS Neil Vanloo, Adam James as Bernard De Floures and Tamzin Outhwaite as Stella Harper.

Other stars featuring in the show's cast include Meghan Treadway, Alexander Delamain, Marion Bailey, Amanda Hadingue, Francis Magee and Nina Toussaint-White.

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."

Beyond Murder Before Evensong, Coles has written four more books in the Canon Clement series (https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Reverend-Richard-Coles/author/B0DR7F4RHW?tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-2323684) – 2023's A Death in the Parish, 2024's Murder at the Monastery and Murder Under the Mistletoe, and 2025's A Death on Location.

Lewis is, of course, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series,

Murder Before Evensong
Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives alongside his widowed mother – opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey – 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.

they all look the same to me so I just saw 2 blokes kiss after pulling his cig out of his mouth

Does it bother you if you have to look up words? I quite like it – not if there are too many, but finding a few in a book makes me think it's expanded my vocabulary. I'm interested in whether other people find it annoying and off-putting or part of the fun of reading.

Yes it does bother me if I have to break away from reading to look up the meaning of a word.

I haven't started watching yet but can't say I'm filled with hope after what some PPs have said.

I enjoyed it @RaraRachael

but most things please me

But most of Its A Sin was set in London and based around young people dressing up to the limit in the fashions of the time. That Locale and young trendy characters are much easier to place in a time period.

In Evensong the fashions and hairstyles are also spot on - for rural England with middle age/older characters in a slightly conservative community.

All the decor, radio channels, kitchen etc is pretty much on point for such a community featuring mostly older characters in the 80s. Even the brands stocked in the boutique were exactly what I’d expect in a country town shop at that time.

I would agree, @C8H10N4O2 . If we look at our own clothes and decor, not all of it was purchased in 2025, and not all our styling from Vogue and Homes and Gardens!

my bar must be low, because I enjoyed it. I can’t remember much of the book.

Think we are the only two

I dud like it despite the differences from the book. I learned to differentiate between original writing and TV adaptations after one of the Dalgliesh adaptations was so different from the book and also from another version which was much more faithful to the original which had been repeated on TV only a week before the newer version. After that I decided to see all the Dalgliesh as 'Using Characters invented by PDJames'

I've read the book but can't remember diddly squat.😂

@ThreePears I read the book but didn't really enjoy it . I listened to it on audio book and it was slightly better. I did the same with the other two. Goodness knows how they'd make the third one for TV.
It must be galling for struggling authors when books get published just because the author is famous not on the quality of the writing.
This is particularly rife in children's books sadly.

We all loved it in our house .

Tho was he that Famous before he went on celeb

which btw starts next month

I actually quite enjoyed it - much more than the book anyway.
Didn't think the Amanda Redman character was right. I'd have preferred someone like Tessa Peake Jones' Grantchester housekeeper.

I also thought it was OK, IMDB ratings after last week had it at 7 which is generally a decent rating.

I’m happy to give it its run and review at the end of the season.

Cue David Walliams...

I’ve spoken to other writers at events who were a bit frustrated at big names getting book deals when much better but less well known names struggle. It was the successful writers commenting on this mostly.

It must be galling to be grafting away at your cozy crime/golden era mystery type crime to find all the airtime for your genre being dominated by a TV personality making a foray into your domain with a very formulaic offering.

I must admit I also didn’t get on with the book (I returned it to Audible unfinished), but so far, the TV show has been pleasant enough.

As a struggling author, I take comfort in your words - I know exactly what you mean!

E2 tonight
who is the killer

I’m working so will see this Tom so will avoid thread from 9

I am looking forward to tonight. I think it still has potential.

Yes, me too. I'm enjoying it, but I haven't read the book, so that might make a difference.

Definitely watching this .

Same so no no diff

just reminds me of father brown

Yes, although I'm hoping that the Vicar will develop more as a character.

Depends how much they've changed from the book - hopefully not too much.