Murder Before Evensong: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 Anthony Bowness – cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton – 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.

Series details

• Title: Murder Before Evensong
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2025-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 81585
• IMDb ID: tt34579520
• TVDB ID: 456618

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Lewis — Canon Daniel Clement
• Amanda Redman — Audrey Clement
• Adam James — Bernard de Floures
• Tamzin Outhwaite — Stella Harper
• Marion Bailey — Kath Sharman
• Amanda Hadingue — Dora Sharman
• Meghan Treadway — Honor de Floures
• Alexander Delamain — Alex de Floures
• Amit Shah — DS Neil Vanloo
• Francis Magee — Edgy
• Nina Toussaint-White — Jane Thwaite
• Ben Batt — Ned Thwaite

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-09-29; final listed air date 2025-11-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Murder Before Evensong on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.