Harry Potter star in first look at "highly anticipated" crime drama based on best-selling books
Matthew Lewis leads the cast of 5's Murder By Evensong.
Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis leads new detective drama Murder By Evensong on 5 this autumn, based on a novel by the Reverend Richard Coles.
The six-part series adapts the first Canon Clement Mysteries book of the same name, with Lewis taking the lead role of the clergyman unexpectedly drawn into a murder investigation.
The actor is, of course, best known for his portrayal of Neville Longbottom in the original Harry Potter films, appearing in all eight entries from The Philosopher's Stone to The Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
More recently, his projects have included fellow 5 drama All Creatures Great and Small, plus Romesh Ranganathan's BBC sitcom Avoidance, which he boarded for its second season.
Now, he could have his own detective franchise on his hands, as Reverend Cole's Canon Clement Mysteries already span five entries, with the potential for many more.
The synopsis for the "much anticipated" Murder by Evensong, courtesy of Channel 5, reads: "Daniel (Lewis) shares Champton rectory with his widowed mother Audrey (played by Amanda Redman, see top of page) – and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda.
"When Daniel announces a plan to modernise the church, the parish is suddenly divided. And then a body is found dead at the back of the church.
"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 cast of Murder By Evensong also includes Amit Shah as Neil Vanloo, a detective sergeant that Canon Clement will cross paths with on the case.
Shah is coming off recent performances in smash-hit dramas Happy Valley and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, while you may also recognise him from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Crashing or Ben Aldridge's The Long Call.
You can also expect appearances from Adam James (The Day of the Jackal), Meghan Treadway (One Day), Marion Bailey (The Crown), Amanda Hadingue (Kaos), Tamzin Outhwaite (The Wives), Francis Magee (Kin), and Nina Toussaint-White (Showtrial) and newcomer Alexander Delamain.
Nick Hicks-Beach (DCI Banks, Midsomer Murders) is adapting Reverend Coles's novel for the screen, with directing duties to be handled by Fool Me Once's David Moore.
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
