Amanda Redman

Amanda Jacqueline Redman (born August 12, 1957) is an English actress known for her roles in the BBC One series New Tricks (2003–2013) as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman and The Good Karma Hospital (2017–2022) as Dr. Lydia Fonseca. She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for her performances in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003) and Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014). Redman has also appeared in films like For Queen and Country (1988), Sexy Beast (2000), and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001). Born in Brighton, Sussex, Redman's father passed away when she was 23, and she has one late brother. She bears a permanent scar on her left arm from a childhood accident.