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Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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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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Fabulous voices, fun and dialogue, witty and enthralling. A great listen , with masterful throw away lines.

Brilliant entertainment

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Brilliant I love Bill Nighy, and the dialogue between him, his wife and and his agent is so funny. Waiting for the next Charles Paris publication to come out.

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Simon Brett you have'nt lots your touch , Bill Nighy you are the best. Keep them coming please.

Charles Paris The Cinderella Killer

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Murder mystery and comedy rolled into one. Really enjoyed listening to this. Expert narration, highly recommended.

Simply brilliant, very amusing!

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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…

Another winner from the Charles Paris team...

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