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Charles Paris: A Deadly Habit
Charles Paris Dramatisations (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 30 September 2021
- Run Time
- 1 hour 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Actor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill Nighy
Locked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze.
Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on stage - and in a West End play, no less. The star, Justin Grover, asked for him specifically: but Charles has reservations. Grover was cocky enough when they were both young hopefuls; now he's the star of a massive TV fantasy series, and the play - a verbatim piece set in a monastery - is dire.
So why has Justin signed up for it? He certainly doesn't need the money, unlike Charles. The cast is drearily male, and before long Charles is hitting the Scotch again. When he drunkenly stumbles over the corpse of a fellow actor, Charles panics, leaving the body to be discovered by someone else. But he soon regrets lying to the police, and driven by guilt and self-preservation, he resolves to find the murderer...
This sparkling adaptation by Jeremy Front stars Bill Nighy (Emma, Love Actually) as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice.
Credits
Written by Simon Brett
Adapted by Jeremy Front
Directed by Sally Avens
Cast
Charles Paris........................Bill Nighy
Frances........................Suzanne Burden
Maurice........................Jon Glover
Justin ........................Tony Turner
Lydia ........................Ria Marshall
Kit ........................Joseph Ayre
Brendan ........................Jonathan Kydd
Nina ........................Marilyn Nnadebe
D.S. Dalby ........................Stewart Campbell
Alice/Peaches ........................Elinor Coleman
Kelly/Dervla ........................Jane Slavin
Bethan ........................Christine Kavanagh
Neil ........................Simon Ludders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3-24 September 2021
© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Simon Brett and Jeremy Front
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 1 hour 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 September 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529134421
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Actor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill NighyLocked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze.Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on stage - and in a West End play, no less. The star, Justin Grover, asked for him specifically: but Charles has reservations. Grover was cocky enough when they were both young hopefuls; now he's the star of a massive TV fantasy series, and the play - a verbatim piece set in a monastery - is dire.So why has Justin signed up for it? He certainly doesn't need the money, unlike Charles. The cast is drearily male, and before long Charles is hitting the Scotch again. When he drunkenly stumbles over the corpse of a fellow actor, Charles panics, leaving the body to be discovered by someone else. But he soon regrets lying to the police, and driven by guilt and self-preservation, he resolves to find the murderer...This sparkling adaptation by Jeremy Front stars Bill Nighy (Emma, Love Actually) as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice.CreditsWritten by Simon BrettAdapted by Jeremy FrontDirected by Sally AvensCastCharles Paris........................Bill NighyFrances........................Suzanne BurdenMaurice........................Jon GloverJustin ........................Tony TurnerLydia ........................Ria MarshallKit ........................Joseph AyreBrendan ........................Jonathan KyddNina ........................Marilyn NnadebeD.S. Dalby ........................Stewart CampbellAlice/Peaches ........................Elinor ColemanKelly/Dervla ........................Jane SlavinBethan ........................Christine KavanaghNeil ........................Simon LuddersFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3-24 September 2021© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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