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Guest-star file · Series 17

Amanda Burton

as Carole Latimer in Murder by Magic

Silent Witness · The Commander · Waterloo Road

The Midsomer part

Who did Amanda Burton play?

Burton plays Carole Latimer in Murder by Magic, a Series 17 case involving an illusionist and a fatal stage performance. Her casting brings a familiar British crime-drama lead into the Midsomer guest ensemble.

This overview explains the character's place in the story without identifying the killer or final outcome.

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Acting career

Performer biography.

Amanda Burton is a Northern Irish actor particularly associated with crime and medical drama. She played forensic pathologist Sam Ryan in Silent Witness and later led The Commander.

Her television career also includes Brookside and Waterloo Road. In Murder by Magic she moves from the centre of an investigation to one of the people within its mystery.

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