
Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death
A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
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Narrated by:
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Simon Brett
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Suzanne Burden
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Full Cast
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Jonathan Glover
About this listen
Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor-cum-amateur detective Charles Paris.
Charles Paris is in Oxford, appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept drama company. No fan of immersive theatre, he’s unimpressed with the director’s vision and less than thrilled to be rehearsing alongside puppeteers and mime artists.
But he soon finds himself back on familiar territory when the actress playing Ophelia goes missing, only to turn up dead. Did she take her own life, or was there foul play? As he amasses a list of suspects who might have wished her harm, Charles takes on the mantle of detective once more to decide if this is to be or not to be a murder case....
Scripted for radio by Jeremy Front from a story by Simon Brett, A Doubtful Death stars Bill Nighy (Emma, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice.
Also included is an exclusive 18-minute afterword in which Jeremy Front discusses his experience of adapting an unproduced screenplay, reveals what it’s like to work with recurring characters and actors and explains the mechanics of recording for radio.
Simon Brett OBE has written 19 Charles Paris novels as well as many other detective novels. Jeremy Front is a dramatist and comedic writer; he has won awards for his adaptation of Sword of Honour and co-writes and stars in the series Incredible Women with his sister, Rebecca.
Credits:
Written by Jeremy Front.
From a story by Simon Brett.
Produced and directed by Sally Avens.
Production Coordinator: Cynthia Fagan.
Studio Managers: Anne Bunting, Keith Graham and Jenni Burnett.
Interview produced by Ania Duggan and Roshni Radia.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 22 May-12 June 2020.
©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution LtdOverall I was disappointed as it didn't deliver the usual laughs as other Charles Paris stories have. I don't think I will be listening to this one on repeat.
Not as good as previous Charles Paris stories
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I could listen to Bill Nighy read the phone book
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