Amanda Redman may currently be starring in BBC’s New Tricks but she has admitted that she worries about roles drying up due to her age.

Speaking to The Mirror, she explained: “I don’t stop worrying about it. It is all very good being in New Tricks and for as long as that goes on, that is fine.

“Outside the roles are not there. In our industry there is never going to be anything other than young and beautiful. That is great, but there is room for the rest of us. People do get interesting as they get older!”

Redman tries to combat the problems of an ageing body by making daily gym visits.

“I do three hours every day. I do get addicted and I hate it but I go because I have to,” she said. “As you get older, TV becomes more difficult. The shots of your arms, tops and lines are magnified. It is not how you see yourself in the street.”