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The Charles Paris Mysteries

The Charles Paris Mysteries

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Simon Brett's hilarious and addictive series of mysteries following amateur actor and detective, Charles Paris!

The sarcastic smart guy solves murders while balancing his theatrical and film jobs in these radio plays adapted from Simon Brett's novels by Jeremy Front.
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Episodes
  • Corporate Bodies

    Corporate Bodies
    Jun 26 2026
    Bill Nighy stars as the louche but loveable actor Charles Paris. Charles is filming a corporate video when a young secretary is murdered. But when he comes under suspicion for the murder Charles knows he must find the killer.

    Charles ..... Bill Nighy
    Frances ..... Suzanne Burden
    Will ..... Tim McInnerny
    Maurice ..... Jon Glover
    Brian ..... Michael Bertenshaw
    Heather ..... Jane Whittenshaw
    Trevor ..... Wilf Scolding
    Ken ..... David Cann
    Paramedic ..... Scarlett Brookes
    Directed by Sally Avens.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Murder in the Title

    Murder in the Title
    Jun 25 2026
    Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation... especially in the form of women and alcohol.

    He's been out of work so long now he feels he may never get a job and he's driving Frances, his semi-ex-wife, mad. So when he's offered a small role in a play, she nearly pushes him out of the door. But it seems that "The Message is Murder" is such a terrible production that someone wants to kill off the cast. First there is a series of nasty accidents, then someone attempts to stab Charles.

    Can he find the murderer before they strike again? Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in this entertaining dramatisation by Jeremy Front.

    Charles Paris ..... Bill Nighy
    Frances ..... Suzanne Burden
    Maurice ..... Jon Glover
    Tony ..... Sam Dale
    Sean ..... Iain Batchelor
    Elaine ..... Christine Kavanagh
    Phoebe ..... Claire Harry
    Chris ..... Henry Devas
    Martha ..... Sally Orrock
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • The Dead Side of the Mic

    The Dead Side of the Mic
    Jun 24 2026
    Murder at the BBC? It's almost unimaginable...

    When a beautiful studio manager is murdered, the producer's only concern is the filling the dead air on the broadcast. But Charles Paris, the now famous actor/detective has come to give a talk, and ends up wallowing through layers of BBC scandals, eventually uncovering a complicated fraud.

    The clues concealed in seemingly normal announcements lead to a situation that could be the end of Mr. Paris in The Dead Side of the Mic.


    Charles Paris ...... Bill Nighy
    Frances Paris ...... Suzanne Burden
    Juliet Paris ...... Tilly Gaunt
    Maurice/John ...... Jon Glover
    Tom McLeish ...... Nicky Henson
    Steph Kennett ...... Emily Raymond
    Edwin Palmer ...... Chris Pavlo
    Charlotte Green ...... Charlotte Green
    Kasia /Actress ...... Jill Cardo
    Annie ...... Manjeet Mann

    Dramatised by Jeremy Front - based on Simon Brett's novel.
    Producer: Sally Avens
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    1 hr and 48 mins
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