samantha bond is back on screens in the new season of The Marlow Murder Club as Judith Potts, a crossword-writer and retired archaeologist who helps solve crimes in a tranquil riverside town. The series returns on Wednesday 18 March at 8pm ET. The London-born actress, daughter of TV producer Pat Sandys and actor Philip Bond, remains widely known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films and is also a mother to two actor children.
Samantha Bond’s family and actor children
Samantha Bond shares two children with actor Alexander Hanson. Both children are actors in their 30s and have screen credits that intersect with their mother’s work. Daughter Molly Hanson has appeared in EastEnders, Doctors and Father Brown and played a younger version of Judith in the first season of The Marlow Murder Club. On working with her daughter, Samantha Bond said, “Well you don’t actually get to work with her because she’s the young Judith and I’m the old Judith, so they can’t be in the same scene but it was lovely having her around. “
Her son Tom Hanson is known for roles including Cardi in Brassic and Spencer in The Outlaws, and he starred in series three of The Tunnell. Tom is set to star in an upcoming Channel 4 comedy series, Stepping Up, alongside a cast that includes Josh Pugh, Denise Welch, Sophia Di Martino, Lucia Keskin and Jeff Mirza.
How Judith Potts fits in the Marlow team and the return to the series
In the Marlow ensemble, retired archaeologist Judith Potts forms an investigative club with dog walker Suzie Harris and vicar’s wife Becks Starling; their amateur sleuthing has led to civilian-advisor roles alongside Detective Sergeant Tanika Malik. The series creator is Robert Thorogood and the returning cast includes Natalie Dew as DS Tanika Malik, Cara Horgan as Becks and Jo Martin as Suzie. Jo Martin described her character’s arc in the new season, saying, “What you find in season three is that [Suzie] starts living her life. She realises that this is not a loss, this is a gain… This season, there’s a little hint that she may have a bit of romance. Watch out!”
The new run will present three separate stories, one of which adapts Thorogood’s The Queen of Poisons. The amateur trio now operate as an established part of the promoted DI Malik’s team, their unconventional methods applied to a string of high-profile murders that may hit closer to home than before.
Home life, stage pedigree and what to watch next
When not filming, Samantha Bond lives in St Margarets, London, and has described quiet Sundays at home with her husband as a favourite routine. She told interviewers that she enjoys “slobbing-out-Sundays-with-husband” or hosting guests for lunch, and that she and her husband like to dine at a favourite local restaurant where staff know them. The actress’s family background and long career include notable stage and television roles outside the Marlow series, and her household remains a small acting dynasty with two children working in television.
What happens next: viewers can expect three storylines in the new season, including the adaptation of The Queen of Poisons, expanded turns for Judith, Suzie and Becks as civilian advisers, and personal arcs that place the detectives’ private lives at the centre of future investigations. Keep an eye on cast announcements and episode details as the season unfolds; fans of the series will watch how relationships and cases develop around Samantha Bond in the weeks ahead.
