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Charles Paris: A Series of Murders

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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Charles Paris: A Series of Murders

By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, full cast
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About this listen

Charles Paris is thrilled - he’s landed a nice juicy part playing Sergeant Collins in the TV detective series, ‘The Stanislaus Braid Mysteries’, and his estranged wife Frances seems to be on the brink of taking him back.

But filming turns out to be a tortuous process, with pompous star Russell Bentley demanding numerous retakes and irascible author Winifred Railton constantly interrupting. To cap it all, nubile actress Lisa Stokes is crushed to death on set - and Charles finds her body. It seems like a straightforward accident, but Charles can’t shake the suspicion that she was murdered.

Can he find the killer, stay away from the booze and the women, and win back his wife?

Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.

©2009 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2009 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller & Suspense

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The other titles in the series offer better value.

The performance is excellent but the reduced running time means that the story feels rushed.

Short

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typically bill nighy is excellent. clever story which ends rather abruptly but entertaining nonetheless. good soundtrack too!

good start point to the series...

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Would you consider the audio edition of Radio Crimes to be better than the print version?

Both are good. The BBC dramatisation though brings the story forward to today, and with wonderful down to earth dialogue - you're in the heart of the crime, the play, the tangled personal relationships and their history before you know it.

Which character – as performed by Bill Nighy and Suzanne Burden – was your favourite?

Charles, Frances, Maurice ............... they're all played expertly.

Any additional comments?

Love these dramatisations.

Fabulous fun.

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Love these stories and the production was excellent as always but at just an hour, a little expensive!

Very short

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I'm a Bill Nighy fan and I love the rest of this series, so I used a credit to buy this one. It's good but it's really too short. If you get it, wait for a sale.

Too short!

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I've listened to 2-3 of this series and thay are all excellent. The stories have excellent pace and the cast, very ably captained by the always-reliable Mr Bill Nighy, keep you engaged throughout. I also like the way that the overall production, whether by accident or design, reminds me of the very best radio plays you can hear on Radio 4, or even better, sitting in a tent listening to the radio as a boy in my parents back garden.



Very highly recommended

What long car journeys were made for

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Nighy makes Paris's slightly seedy, but self aware and almost-past-it cad utterly convincing with a tired, sardonic wit that carries the classically styled 'who-dunnit' plot to perfection. With every double whisky and plot twist I smiled or laughed. More please.

a wonderful play, gripping and entertaining

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A Good story line with a few twists and turns which make for an interesting listen. The play within a play works well too.

A couple of easy listening murders!

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A Jeremy Front adaptation of Simon Brett's comedic murder mystery, A series of Murders, which, unusually, finds Charles Paris fully employed, playing Sergeant Collins in a TV detective series. But not for much longer. As the filming days pass on location in Dorset, the death toll rises as Charles earns the unwelcome title of Corpse Finder General.
With Bill Nighy playing Charles Paris and with a full BBC cast, this short one hour production is a pleasure for the ears and not to the heart. Wonderful

A great weight lifted from my shoulders.

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The performances were excellent as always but it was very short
Not sure it was worth one credit

Good but short

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