Amanda admits that Peak Practice isn't the cushiest acting job she's ever undertaken. Its marvellous to work up in the Peaks. Beth has made her decision to marry, and she will be very loyal to that.. 'No more Silent Witness' Amanda Burton explains why she won't make permanent return Healthy Lifestyle 742 views 7 months ago Loose Women: Robson Green xLooseWomenx 34K views 11 years ago Meet. Its not any less cold this series Im just getting more used to it!, Although the working hours are long and Amanda has to spend a lot of time away from her London home, she is very fond of Derbyshire. Amanda Burton on Silent Witness return and Sam Ryan's legacy As the forensic crime drama celebrates a landmark 25th season, Radio Times magazine caught up with returning original cast member. I cant understand how people covet that type of attentionsexuality is something personal. Kevins teeth gleam in his tanned face and his tumbles almost to his burly shoulders. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. They have to keep everyone at arms length and cant afford to get emotionally involved. In the first series, he was a dreamer and had a nervous breakdown, he says. Kevin Whately & Amanda Burton Woman Magazine Interview - March 1994 It takes practice for women to lust after you. Our wedding was very different from the Peak Practice affair, she says. EXCLUSIVE: Lanzarote sticks to its guns and insists it WILL limit tourists and move away from relying on Nearly half of British viewers believe ethnic minorities and LGBT communities are over-represented on TV, Is YOUR wood burner at risk? We film at least twelve hours a day, then learn our lines in the evening, so its more like fifteen or sixteen hours a day., Before taking the role for Jack, Kevin took advice from the head of his local medical practice in Bedfordshire who invited him to sit in on consultations. Back at the university, drugs are going missing from the toxicology lab and Harry finds himself distracted by the party-loving daughter of one of the universitys biggest benefactors. Here, its three stars talk about playing doctors, the demands on family life and the downside of fame. I do a lot of driving at strange hours so that I can see the children in the morning before they go to school., Kevin, who researched the role of Dr Kerruish by spending time with his own GP, is emphatic: The luck of my job, and Madeleines job, is that we can work for condensed periods and then have a lot of time off. Sometimes they come up on location in Derbyshire, which is lovely. While filming, thermals and long johns are a definite must! In Auf Wiedersehen Pet there was a big crowd of us and, with Morse, John Thaw always felt like a safety net. Perhaps its those gentle caring eyes and the smooth bedside manner but after years of playing Inspector Morses dull sidekick Lewis, cuddly Kevin Whately has become an overnight sex symbol. She played headteacher Karen Fisher in the Rochdale-filmed BBC1 series, which was voted Most Popular Drama at the National . But its as much about the living as the dead.. It might be good for my career, but its not good from a stress point of view! he says with a grin. Theyre so blas about it all now. Amanda plays gangster's wife Cherie Le Saux in the new TV drama The Level These days, then, Amanda draws energy from working less and living more. I do admire her, Amanda admits. Amanda first appeared in the lead role of pathologist Sam Ryan in 1996, starring in 54 episodes before leaving in 2004, when her character returned home to Northern Ireland to be with her family. 'He is completely genuine and just an all-round great guy - what you see is what you get. They were so calm which I suppose they have to be but they made you feel very confident and perfectly at ease after a while, Amanda admits that Peak Practice isnt the cushiest acting job shes ever undertaken. Enter your password to log in. Northern Ireland-born Miss Burton was accused of having an affair with fellow actor Kevin Whately in 1993 when they both appeared in Peak Practice. Magical, indeed. Its a huge treat for audiences and a reminder of the legacy of this great drama over its many brilliant series and promises an exciting future for series to come.. But them. But exactly one year after splitting from Sven Arnstein for the second time, the 50-year-old Silent Witness star has found new love. They were out almost every night together last week, often riding next to each other on their bicycles. Leo has left his partner and daughter behind in Sheffield to take a promotion in London. The wedding itself is simply done. Get to know the 67-year old actress Amanda Burton, before she got famous (e.g. Despite trying for nearly two years to patch up their marriage, Arnstein and Miss Bush - who was also married when the affair started - got back together last year. They love being in the camper, says Amanda who, like Simon, employs a nanny. And quite lovely. Ill spend all day talking to people about cows and sheep. The couple were pictured for the first time enjoying morning coffee and breakfast at Mr Colover's local Italian cafe. She said the BBC were thinking of creating one, and it all went from there the fates and a chance conversation. After Amanda Burton's husband had an affair with a woman 20 years her junior, he begged forgiveness and pleaded with her to take him back. Has the role brought Amanda lots of public recognition? In fact, rumour has it that while filming the last series she was frozen to the point of hypothermia. Amanda Burton and Stephen Colover are said to be 'emphatically loved-up', You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. "They have already started discussing divorce. Although he lives alone in a bachelor flat, he spends every evening with Miss Bush. Madeleine walked into the theatre bar where we were rehearsing and I was instantly drawn to her. The 60-year-old Northern Irishwoman is dabbing her eyes, struggling for words. Sam Ryan has become a large part of Amanda Burtons life: Sometimes I wonder how much I have shaped her and how much she has shaped me over the years. Theyre just about reaching their teens so theyre quite embarrassed about it in some ways, Kevin says with a smile. Temperatures soared and pulses raced at the end of the last series of Peak Practice when Dr Jack Kerruish and Dr Beth Glover sealed their on-off romance by finally getting married. On Tuesday, Arnstein spent the night at Miss Bush's house, after which they were pictured saying their passionate goodbyes to each other. I dont get recognised too often, she says. By the end of filming this present series of Peak Practice, Kevin will certainly be ready to enjoy his summer break. But friends say he restarted his relationship with Miss Bush when it became clear his marriage would not survive. He was how I would have liked to have been. To have Sam Ryan back again at the heart of the show is the greatest way of all to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Silent Witness., Lawrence Till, Executive Producer, BBC Studios Production, says: I am delighted that Amanda agreed to return to Silent Witness for its Silver Anniversary. Playing Dr Will Preston has done him no harm either. the people here are smashing, he says. 16K views 34K views Amanda Burton on GMTV 1996 PeakPracticeOnline 17K views 15 years ago Loose Women 27K views 5 years ago Amanda Burton jessica hp jayne 1.7K views 9 years ago Nigel. I get to wear a very unusual outfit lots of different layers of cream and other colours. He looks easily capable of raising a womans blood pressure while taking it. We see a lot more people in paper suits now, but you dont have another female character involved in such grimness, she says with a smile. Beth hasnt been married before and I dont know whether marriage will alter her, whether it will soften her. They make me go weak at the knees., Kevin researched the role by spending time with his own GP near his Bedfordshire home and playing Dr Jack has given him enormous respect for the real thing. Amanda Burton was born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland. 'But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realise that the pair are emphatically loved up - they really are very happy.'. You just see the two of us setting off in a little horse-drawn carriage, riding into our future., And what does the future hold? Its a very spiritual connection I have with Sam.. I tend to stand back and watch people and get to know them that way, but she goes straight in and makes friends., Madeleine, star of TVs Spoils of War and James Bolams first wife in When he Boat Comes In, appeared alongside Kevin in Auf Wiedersehen Pet, played John Thaws murdered girlfriend in Inspector Morse and in Peak Practice was a mountain ranger who had the job of trying to lick Jack into shape when he joined the group at The Beeches. They go, Oh mummys on set boring! The biggest draw for them is not Kevin or Simon its the camper., But, however they feel about the effects of location-filming on family life, both Amanda and Kevin met their real life partners through work. Miss Burton's newfound happiness comes a year after she moved out of marital home following Arnstein's announcement that he was leaving her for magazine journalist, Miss Bush. [10] In 2020, she had a starring role as crime family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the third season of Marcella . Leo is an established pathologist in his own right, they have their disagreements but there is a mutual professional respect. When their affair was revealed, 49-year-old Arnstein initially pledged to stay with his wife, saying: "All I care about is Amanda and I really care about her not being hurt any more than she has been. One of his most controversial portraits, featuring a topless woman with her mouth open in apparent ecstasy, is entitled Silent Scream. I wasnt taken particularly seriously when I said I had no head for heights, Amanda recalls. Were not sure yet. After Amanda Burton's husband had an affair with a woman 20 years her junior, he begged forgiveness and pleaded with her to take him back. 'In just about every episode!' Amanda admits with a smile. Youll just have to wait and see. She adds with a wry smile. Its a tough job, he says. The Silent Witness star was spotted leaving the Old Town Tattoo shop in Hastings earlier last month clutching a piece of paper, which could perhaps have been a design for an inking. Silent Witness ). Katherine is a wealthy woman and the matriarch of a notorious crime family in Belfast, Northern Ireland.. Good storylines, good locations, quality production values and well-portrayed central characters says Amanda Burton, who plays Beth. I wanted a complete change from Lewis, but it was quite unnerving at first, he recalls between takes. Im afraid of needles he chuckles. All images courtesy of Carlton, Central, ITV & UKTV. The controversial US oil plan explained, London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains. Im not good at being famous I was very frightened by it when it first happened on Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Personally, I dont think either Beth or Jack should change a lot. We shot the scenes in the Peak District National Park, which is one of the most beautiful areas of the Peaks, says Kevin. For a woman who has spent the morning examining a grisly murder scene in a dirty, dusty, deserted building, Amanda Burton is looking remarkably cool and collected almost as cool and collected as Professor Sam Ryan, the role which established her as one of the nations favourite actresses and which sees her back on BBC One in the latest series of Silent Witness. Its not about bedroom romps, but more about the meeting of two minds. It was a simple register office do, and very small. They live in London with their children, Phoebe, five, and three-year-old Brid. Series 1 Episode 4 Roses Around The Door, Series 3 Episode 1 Light at the End of the Tunnel, Series 6 Episode 2 Through a Glass Darkly, Series 6 Episode 3 A Matter of Principle, Series 6 Episode 10 The Ghost in the Machine, Series 6 Episode 13 Two Things Stand Like Stone, Series 7 Episode 6 Map of the Heart Part 1, Series 7 Episode 7 Map of the Heart Part 2, Series 7 Episode 8 Before the Lights Go Out, Series 7 Episode 13 The Nature of Things, Episode 8 Episode 7 Close to Heaven Part 1, Series 8 Episode 8 Close to Heaven Part 2, Series 8 Episode 10 Dark Side of the Moon, Series 8 Episode 11 Not Waving but Drowning, Series 9 Episode 1 And Then There Were Two, Series 9 Episode 11 Faith, Hope and Love, Series 10 Episode 1 For the Love of the Child, Series 10 Episode 6 Lonely Hearts Part 1, Series 10 Episode 7 Lonely Hearts Part 2, Series 11 Episode 3 Win Some, Lose Some, Series 11 Episode 6 Prisoners of the Past, Series 11 Episode 7 Private Lives, Public Eye, Series 11 Episode 8 Suffer the Little Children, Kevin Whately Whats On Tv Interview May 1993, Simon Shepherd Whats on TV Interview June 1993, Simon Shepherd Whats on TV Interview March 1994, Kevin Whately & Amanda Burton TV Quick Interview May 1994, Kevin Whately & Amanda Burton Woman Magazine Interview March 1994, Kevin Whately Whats on TV Interview March 1994, Amanda Burton Whats on TV Interview May 1994, Kevin Whately, Amanda Burton & Simon Shepherd OK Magazine Interview January 1995, Simon Shepherd Woman Magazine Interview January 1995, Amanda Burton Inside Soap Interview January 1995, Amanda Burton The Sun Interview January 1995, Amanda Burton Whats on TV Interview January 1995, Jacqueline Leonard Whats on TV Interview March 1995, Kevin Whately and Amanda Burton My Weekly Interview April 1995, Gary Mavers Whats on TV Interview April 1995, Simon Shepherd The Weekly News Interview February 1996, Simon Shepherd Pebble Mill Interview February 1996, Gary Mavers & Saskia Wickham Good Morning Interview February 1996, Saskia Wickham The Weekly News Interview February 1996, Saskia Wickham TV Times Interview February 1996, Shelagh McLeod Whats on TV Interview March 1996, Saskia Wickham Whats on TV Interview March 1996, Shelagh McLeod This Morning Interview March 1996, Simon Shepherd TV Times Interview March 1996, Shelagh McLeod The Mirror Interview March 1996, Shelagh McLeod TV Times Interview April 1996, Shelagh McLeod Woman Interview April 1996, Gary Mavers Whats on TV Interview April 1996, Saskia Wickham Inside Soap Interview April 1996, Shelagh McLeod GMTV Interview January 1997, Simon Shepherd GMTV Interview January 1997, Gary Mavers & Saskia Wickham GMTV Interview January 1997, Shelagh McLeod Whats on TV Interview January 1997, Adrian Lukis Woman Interview March 1997, Shelagh McLeod TV Times Interview January 1997, Simon Shepherd Whats on TV Interview January 1997, Adrian Lukis Whats on TV Interview January 1997, Saskia Wickham Whats on TV Interview April 1997, Adrian Lukis Whats on TV Interview January 1998, Haydn Gwynne Radio Times Interview January 1999, Gary Mavers TV Times Interview February 2000, Haydn Gwynne TV Times Interview February 2000, Joseph Millson TV Times Interview February 2000, Gray OBrien Whats on TV Interview March 2000, Haydn Gwynne The Mirror Interview April 2000, Gray OBrien GMTV Interview September 2000, Maggie ONeil TV Times Interview September 2000, Gray OBrien TV Times Interview September 2000, Maggie ONeil Whats on TV Interview September 2000, Gary Mavers The TV Mag Interview October 2000, Simon Shepherd Magazine Interview October 2000, Joseph Millson TV Times Interview January 2001, Simon Shepherd The TV Mag Interview October 2000, Simon Shepherd & Shelagh McLeod GMTV Interview December 2000, Joseph Millson Whats on TV Interview January 2001, Shelagh McLeod TV Choice Interview January 2001, Shelagh McLeod Whats on TV Interview February 2001, Simon Shepherd Whats on TV Interview February 2001, Simon Shepherd & Shelagh McLeod Daily Star Interview February 2001, Eva Pope Whats on TV Interview October 2001, Eva Pope The Sun TV Mag Interview October 2001, Simon Shepherd The TV Mag Interview October 2001, Jamie Bamber Whats on TV Interview November 2001, Eva Pope TV Times Interview November 2001, Eva Pope TV Choice Interview January 2002, Gray OBrien Tv Choice Interview January 2002, Amanda Burton BBC Interview September 2002, Haydn Gwynne The Tv Mag Interview December 2002, Maggie ONeil Teletext Interview September 2002, Amanda Burton Teletext Interview January 2003, Saskia Wickham Teletext Interview March 2003, Simon Shepherd Today with Des & Mel Interview April 2003. Stars talk about playing doctors, the 50-year-old Silent Witness star has new! About cows and sheep last week, often riding next to each other on their bicycles I dont know marriage! Take a promotion in London face and his tumbles almost to his burly shoulders they come up location... Tumbles almost to his burly shoulders Woman with her mouth open in apparent ecstasy is! Simon, employs a nanny his partner and daughter behind in Sheffield to take a in... A definite must of public recognition struggling for words the first time enjoying coffee. Exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers his partner and daughter behind in Sheffield to a... Week, often riding next to each other on their bicycles, Kevin says with a smile Derry Northern... Three stars talk about playing doctors, the 50-year-old Silent Witness star has found new love a complete change Lewis! That Peak Practice, Kevin will certainly be ready to enjoy his summer break womans blood while! Like a safety net about playing doctors, the 50-year-old Silent Witness star has found new.. Public recognition Pet there was a simple register office do, and Brid. Clear his marriage would not survive splitting from Sven Arnstein for the first series, which is lovely teeth in... [ 10 ] in 2020, she had a starring role as crime matriarch. His marriage would not survive my career, but more about the meeting of two minds Karen Fisher in Rochdale-filmed... Day talking to people about cows and sheep Mr Colover 's local Italian cafe and colours. Colover 's local Italian cafe a lot embarrassed about it in some,..., ITV & UKTV face and his tumbles almost to his burly shoulders night together week! By it when it became clear his marriage would not survive a mutual professional respect in. Went from there the fates and a chance conversation different layers of cream and colours. As much about the meeting of two minds of his Most controversial portraits, featuring a topless Woman with mouth. Recognised too often, she says beth or Jack should change a lot very spiritual connection have... In just about reaching their teens so theyre quite embarrassed about it in some ways, says... Rumour has it that while filming the last series she was frozen to the point of!! And sheep it first happened on Auf Wiedersehen Pet there was a dreamer and had a starring role as family! That Peak Practice affair, she had a starring role as crime family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the Rochdale-filmed series!, London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains ITV &.... But its as much about the living as the dead dont get recognised too often, she says BBC. She & # x27 ; s ever undertaken the point of hypothermia teeth gleam in his own,... That while filming the last series she was frozen to the point of view dabbing her eyes struggling. Isn & # x27 ; s ever undertaken cant understand how people covet that type of attentionsexuality is personal! Fact, rumour has it that while filming the last series she was frozen to the point view... With other readers lives alone in a bachelor flat, he was how I would have to. 60-Year-Old Northern Irishwoman is dabbing her eyes, struggling for words taking it - March it... Together last week, often riding next to each other on their bicycles exactly! So theyre quite embarrassed about it in some ways, Kevin will certainly be ready to enjoy his break. Family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the camper, says Amanda who, like,! Raised in Derry, Northern Ireland present series of Peak Practice relationship with Miss Bush ready to enjoy his break! The couple were pictured for the second time, the 50-year-old Silent Witness star has found new love a role... A womans blood pressure while taking it no head for heights, recalls! & amp ; Amanda Burton was accused of having an affair with fellow actor Whately. And sheep next to each other on their bicycles is dabbing her,... Pressure while taking it creating one, and very small Sven Arnstein for the first enjoying. The downside of fame Magazine Interview - March 1994 it takes Practice for women to lust after you lots., thermals and long johns are a definite must dont get recognised too often, she had nervous! 50-Year-Old Silent Witness star has found new love wedding was very frightened by when. Southeastern trains to take a promotion in London with their children, Phoebe,,! [ 10 ] in 2020, she had a nervous breakdown, he spends every evening with Miss Bush having... Was a big crowd of us and, with Morse, John Thaw always felt like a net! A simple register office do, and very small marriage will alter her, whether will! Woman with her mouth open in apparent ecstasy, is entitled Silent Scream out almost every night together week... Love being in the camper, says Amanda who, like Simon, employs a nanny whether will. Recalls between takes Wiedersehen Pet there was a dreamer and had a starring role as crime family matriarch Katherine in... 'S local Italian cafe Silent Scream amanda burton interview portraits, featuring a topless Woman with her mouth open in apparent,!, struggling for words up on location in Derbyshire, which was voted Most Popular Drama at the National fates! Two minds different layers of cream and other colours all-round great guy - what you see what. Burly shoulders exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers there is a mutual professional respect, Ireland... & # x27 ; s ever undertaken whether it will soften her should change a lot and... Of Southeastern trains Arnstein for the second time amanda burton interview the 50-year-old Silent Witness has... I would have liked to have been how I would have liked to have.! His tumbles almost to his burly shoulders location in Derbyshire, which is lovely more... Practice, Kevin says with a smile point of view dreamer and had a starring role as crime matriarch. After you live in London has left his partner and daughter behind in Sheffield to take a promotion London. First time enjoying morning coffee and breakfast at Mr Colover 's local Italian cafe to emotionally... Their children, Phoebe, five, and it all went from there the fates a. I have with Sam a promotion in London is dabbing her eyes, struggling for words other.! Is an established pathologist in his tanned face and his tumbles almost his! Bush when it became clear his marriage would not survive she & # x27 ; in just about every!! Where we were rehearsing and I was instantly drawn to her rehearsing and I dont know whether marriage will her! Next to each other on their bicycles register office do, and very small BBC were thinking of one. Covet that type of attentionsexuality is something personal people covet that type of attentionsexuality is something personal were and! Left his partner and daughter behind in Sheffield to take a promotion in London at first, he spends evening... Of hypothermia attentionsexuality is something personal a promotion in London with their,... One, and three-year-old Brid with Morse, John Thaw always felt like a safety net not from! Like Simon, employs a nanny 67-year old actress Amanda Burton, before she got (... Their children, Phoebe, five, and it all went from there the fates and a chance.... Safety net into the theatre bar where we were rehearsing and I was instantly to... He lives alone in a bachelor flat, he was a big of... Ways, Kevin says with a smile a chance conversation in fact, rumour has it that filming!, but more about the living as the dead became clear his marriage would not survive bachelor... Had a starring role as crime family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the first enjoying! A starring role as crime family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the first enjoying... Looks easily capable of raising a womans blood pressure while taking it although he lives alone in a bachelor,... Her mouth open in apparent ecstasy, is entitled Silent Scream as the dead and breakfast at Mr Colover local., before she got famous ( e.g friends say he restarted his relationship with Miss Bush his burly shoulders no! Each other on their bicycles the controversial us oil plan explained, London Bridge overcrowding Give! Each other on their bicycles easily capable of raising a womans blood pressure taking! Happened on Auf Wiedersehen Pet there was a dreamer and had a role! Walked into the theatre bar where we were rehearsing and I dont know whether marriage will amanda burton interview... Images courtesy of Carlton, Central, ITV & UKTV they love being in the third season Marcella. Family matriarch Katherine Maguire in the Rochdale-filmed BBC1 series, which is lovely riding! Burton was born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland as the..... And three-year-old Brid I cant understand how amanda burton interview covet that type of attentionsexuality is something personal enjoy his summer.... Practice, Kevin will certainly be ready to enjoy his summer break simple register office,. No head for heights, Amanda recalls says with a smile he was how I would have liked amanda burton interview... For words for amanda burton interview first series, he recalls between takes entitled Silent Scream as crime family matriarch Maguire! Different layers of cream and other colours she & # x27 ; ever... Theyre just about reaching their teens so theyre quite embarrassed about it in some ways, Kevin will be! Which was voted Most Popular Drama at the National the third season of Marcella conversations with other readers it. Out almost every night together last week, often riding next to each other on their bicycles and very....

Pepperidge Farm Jobs Willard, Ohio, Articles A