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Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: Simon Brett, Suzanne Burden, Full Cast, Jonathan Glover
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
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.
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- darran lister
- 03-07-20
grate book
i have all the books and this one is as good as the rest great
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- Hes
- 13-10-20
Love these
Love these more please, fantastic cast- murder mixed with comedy just wish they went on for longer!
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- Rufus
- 19-08-20
Five star performances by all.
As always the great cast (Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jonathan Glover etc) and writers (Jeremy Front, Simon Brett et al) of the Charles Paris Mysteries have been and made yet another masterpiece.
This includes four episodes followed by a talk by Jeremy Front about writing the radio dramas.
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- terry graham
- 30-09-21
Exquisite As Always
This review is not just for this dramatisation but all the Charles Paris dramatisations by Jeremy Front and Simon Brett.
Cosy crime at its witty and fun best.
Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden & Jonathan Glover where obviously put on earth to record these stories. Well done to all concerned especially the casting agent.
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- Emma Thomas
- 19-02-23
As polished and entertaining as ever
This adaptation is as polished, slick and as entertaining as each of the previous 19 Charles Paris stories. Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden and Jon Glover deliver Jeremy Front’s fast-paced and witty dialogue with natural ease. A pure joy!
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- mixed feelings
- 02-04-23
A little short
Didn't feel chapter 5 was required , necessary or terribly interesting, not my favourite Paris story.
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- Neil VESMA
- 03-09-20
Sorry but it’s dire.
I bought this as Bill Nighy was involved, but I’m sorry it’s just dire. Unconvincingly snappy dialogue, a plot full of holes and more cliches than you could shake a snake at. And yes I did listen all the way through, God help me. The first audiobook in my collection to get deleted. Sorry Bill.
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