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Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Suzanne Burden, Bill Nighy, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Summary
Charles Paris returns in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett’s humorous theatrical mystery, starring Bill Nighy.
A job in pantomime seems the perfect way to spend the Christmas season for Charles, but the cast of Cinderella are a motley crew from reality TV and Charles finds himself having to explain the traditions of panto to their baffled American star whose career is on a downward trajectory.
When the star is shot dead, and Charles finds the body, he finds himself under suspicion. As the slapstick makes way for a murder investigation, he decides to clear his name by doing some sleuthing of his own. With a host of suspects and the body count rising, the line 'they're behind you' soon begins to take on a very sinister meaning indeed....
Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Skylight, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) stars as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as his wife Frances, in this funny and fast-paced dramatisation by Jeremy Front.
Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.
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- Shop Lady
- 07-06-23
Good fun and entertaining
One of the better of Charles Paris Mysteries (and they are all pretty good!). Plot sometimes hard to follow with too many characters all sounding the same but this one was top rate in every way. Maurice is my favourite character but they are all good.
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- carol
- 10-08-17
Brilliant
Loved it straight from the start thanks to the great Bill Nighy and cast. Would like it to have been longer but thoroughly enjoyed. Would highly recommend.
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- Mrs. C. F. E. Brignall
- 09-03-19
Nighy on top form
Loved it - great performances, Bill Nighy brilliant as ever, this time acting in a panto. Very entertaining
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- Colin
- 18-04-17
Another winner from the Charles Paris team...
I’m a big fan of the Charles Paris series featuring Bill Nighy, and this title certainly keeps the standard flying. Short on work, as ever, Charles accepts a panto season in Margate, which boasts the latest Reality TV star in the cast plus a bona-fide Hollywood name as main star. All starts well, until tensions and cracks begin to appear, and then a cast member is found dead on the beach.
Nothing is simple in Charles’ world, and the sub-plot here is that his ‘semi-detached’ wife Frances wants to have an old-fashioned Christmas, which Charles reluctantly says he will help out with. Add to this his fraught relationship with his money-grabbing agent Maurice, and an obsessive and potentially violent stalker, you get the idea. And all the while, there’s a murder to solve…
The scripts move along at a good pace, reminiscent of Alan Ayckbourn at his best.
Makes me wish I had a long car journey to do…
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- S. M. A. John
- 23-04-20
Bill Nighy as Charles Paris.
A superbly piece of audio drama. The BBC at its best! Keep up the excellent work thus is needed more than ever!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-19
Vintage Bill Nigh
An extremely witty, sharp, and enjoyable piece delivered wonderfully. You can tell they enjoyed performing in this.
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- mixed feelings
- 09-06-17
brilliant as expected
Where does Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I love these stories and they cast that narrate them
What was one of the most memorable moments of Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer?
at the end when they ditch the big family Christmas party thing as a bad job
Have you listened to any of Bill Nighy and Suzanne Burden ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
its up to a very high previous standard
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
they stories always make me laugh at some point
Any additional comments?
I love these stories and Bill Nighy telling them, there always to listenable to and I frequently go back to them time and again.
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- Mary Carnegie
- 24-08-17
Great performances as usual
Much better than the original book. Charles is funnier and less of a swine, and the modernisation is welcome. Attitudes do change over time! There are out loud laughs to be had.
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- Anne Wake
- 28-12-19
Wonderful story
Really enjoyed this audio book. Not like audio theatre at its very best. Bill Nye never disappoints.
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- Bex
- 15-09-20
Can't beat this dramatisation
Excellent cast as always. Great story that keeps you guessing til the end and some funny moments to make your tea come out of your nose.
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