5 and Acorn TV have shared the Murder Before Evensong trailer and some first look images

Due in the US on Acorn TV on September 29, and in the UK on 5 in the Autumn, we now have the Murder Before Evensong trailer, first-look images, and reminder of the cast and story. The show stars Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter; All Creatures Great and Small).

What is the show about?

The show is based on the first novel in the best-selling series, the Canon Clement Mysteries, by British author the Reverend Richard Coles, and is set in 1980’s England. Lewis stars as Canon Daniel Clement, the Rector of Champton, who finds himself unexpectedly entangled in a murder case when a dead body turns up in the church.   

Daniel shares Champton rectory with his widowed mother Audrey (Amanda Redman, New Tricks) – and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to modernize 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 also consists of Amit Shah (Happy Valley) as  DS Neil Vanloo, Adam James (The Day of the Jackal) as Bernard De Floures, Meghan Treadway (One Day) as Honor De Floures, Alexander Delamain as Alex De Floures, Marion Bailey (The Crown) as Kath, Amanda Hadingue (Kaos) as Dora, Tamzin Outhwaite (The Wives) as Stella Harper, Francis Magee (Kin) as Edgy, and Nina Toussaint-White (Showtrial) as Jane Thwaite.

We’ll let you know when we get a precise UK date. Until then, enjoy the trailer.