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Charles Paris: Dead Room Farce

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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Charles Paris: Dead Room Farce

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

Bill Nighy stars as actor and amateur sleuth Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel.

Charles' career is on the up. He's starring in a revival of a popular (though hackneyed) 70s farce – and while his fellow actors aren't exactly who you'd want to find yourself in bed with, he's happy to be in work.

But while there may be comedy on stage, offstage it's rapidly turning into a whodunnit. First the director drops dead, then another premature death follows soon after when an audio producer doing a promo for the show dies in suspicious circumstances.

The cast are hiding some shady secrets, and have plenty of skeletons in their cupboards which they don't want rattled, but would anyone go as far as murder to protect themselves? Charles is determined to find out, and turns detective in an attempt to find out if foul play is afoot....

This witty, stylish dramatisation by Jeremy Front stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Skylight, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as his long-suffering wife Frances.

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

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Adaptation Celebrity Detective Crime Fiction Witty Funny

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Loved the performances but took a while to get into and always felt a little strange. Did enjoy it though

Great actors but bit slow

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I have listened to many Charles Paris stories and this one is as brilliant as all the rest. Bill Nighy is perfect in the title role and the voices of Susan Burden as his long suffering wife and Jon Glover as his witty Agent Maurice, are just a joy to listen to. I first came across Jon Glover back in the eighties, in a radio play called, “A Tribute to Finchie” and have followed him ever since. I can’t wait for the next installment of the fascinating life of Charles Paris.

Simply Wonderful

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Is there anything better than a Charles Paris mystery? Bill Nighy is always superb and the stories all great. My favourite thing to listen to on Audible

Can anything beat Charles Paris?

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Bill Nighy was born to play Charles Paris. My only quibble is that it is so short. For one credit, it is less than 2 hours long. Most books are at least 6 hours so in that respect it is easy to feel short changed.

wonderful

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I have had all of the Charles Paris books and have not found one that I disliked. Written brilliantly by Simon Brett and co, in a way that is funny but also infectious and enjoyable to follow the plot till the end.

Bill Nighy well what can you say..

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