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Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Suzanne Burden, Bill Nighy, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Summary
Charles Paris returns in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett’s humorous theatrical mystery, starring Bill Nighy.
A job in pantomime seems the perfect way to spend the Christmas season for Charles, but the cast of Cinderella are a motley crew from reality TV and Charles finds himself having to explain the traditions of panto to their baffled American star whose career is on a downward trajectory.
When the star is shot dead, and Charles finds the body, he finds himself under suspicion. As the slapstick makes way for a murder investigation, he decides to clear his name by doing some sleuthing of his own. With a host of suspects and the body count rising, the line 'they're behind you' soon begins to take on a very sinister meaning indeed....
Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Skylight, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) stars as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as his wife Frances, in this funny and fast-paced dramatisation by Jeremy Front.
Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.
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- Shop Lady
- 07-06-23
Good fun and entertaining
One of the better of Charles Paris Mysteries (and they are all pretty good!). Plot sometimes hard to follow with too many characters all sounding the same but this one was top rate in every way. Maurice is my favourite character but they are all good.
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- carol
- 10-08-17
Brilliant
Loved it straight from the start thanks to the great Bill Nighy and cast. Would like it to have been longer but thoroughly enjoyed. Would highly recommend.
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- Mrs. C. F. E. Brignall
- 09-03-19
Nighy on top form
Loved it - great performances, Bill Nighy brilliant as ever, this time acting in a panto. Very entertaining
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- Colin
- 18-04-17
Another winner from the Charles Paris team...
I’m a big fan of the Charles Paris series featuring Bill Nighy, and this title certainly keeps the standard flying. Short on work, as ever, Charles accepts a panto season in Margate, which boasts the latest Reality TV star in the cast plus a bona-fide Hollywood name as main star. All starts well, until tensions and cracks begin to appear, and then a cast member is found dead on the beach.
Nothing is simple in Charles’ world, and the sub-plot here is that his ‘semi-detached’ wife Frances wants to have an old-fashioned Christmas, which Charles reluctantly says he will help out with. Add to this his fraught relationship with his money-grabbing agent Maurice, and an obsessive and potentially violent stalker, you get the idea. And all the while, there’s a murder to solve…
The scripts move along at a good pace, reminiscent of Alan Ayckbourn at his best.
Makes me wish I had a long car journey to do…
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- S. M. A. John
- 23-04-20
Bill Nighy as Charles Paris.
A superbly piece of audio drama. The BBC at its best! Keep up the excellent work thus is needed more than ever!
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- Anne Wake
- 28-12-19
Wonderful story
Really enjoyed this audio book. Not like audio theatre at its very best. Bill Nye never disappoints.
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- Bex
- 15-09-20
Can't beat this dramatisation
Excellent cast as always. Great story that keeps you guessing til the end and some funny moments to make your tea come out of your nose.
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- Mark Lucas
- 02-12-21
Brilliant!
A real delight, lovely script and beautifully acted… splendid timing for the laughs.. highly recommended and I have replayed several times!
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- John Wilkins
- 01-07-17
Of course it was wonderful
Mr Nighy and the usual suspects. How could it be less than wonderful. Plus the song at the end. Christmas day you can listen to this as well as watch Wonderful World
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- Simon
- 20-08-18
light fun
Bill at his best interesting easy listening good acting and a good plot with amusing side notes what is not to like
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