Simon Brett
Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
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Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries
- The Complete BBC Radio Crime Series
- Written by: Simon Brett, Bill Murphy, Andrew Martin, and others
- Narrated by: David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Martin Clunes, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
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The complete series 1-5 of the thrilling mystery series. On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes....
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Entertaining Collection
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Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries
- The Complete BBC Radio Crime Series
- Narrated by: David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Martin Clunes, Bill Nighy, Adrian Dunbar, Geraldine James, full cast
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2019-12-19
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
- A Series of Murders, Sicken and So Die, Murder Unprompted, The Dead Side of the Mic & Cast in Order of Disappearance
- Written by: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Thespian sleuth Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation - especially in the form of women and alcohol....
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Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
- A Series of Murders, Sicken and So Die, Murder Unprompted, The Dead Side of the Mic & Cast in Order of Disappearance
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2023-08-24
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection
- Murder in the Title, A Reconstructed Corpse, An Amateur Corpse, Corporate Bodies & A Decent Interval
- Written by: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Charles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective....
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Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection
- Murder in the Title, A Reconstructed Corpse, An Amateur Corpse, Corporate Bodies & A Decent Interval
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2023-08-24
- Language: English
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The Shooting in the Shop
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Carole Seddon hates Christmas - it all seems rather a waste of time. So when her best friend, Jude, drags her along to go shopping at a local store called Gallimaufry, she can feel her inner Scrooge knocking....
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The Shooting in the Shop
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 11
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-05
- Language: English
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After Henry
- The Complete BBC Radio Series 1-4
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Benjamin Whitrow, full cast, Gerry Cowper, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
After the death of her GP husband, widow Sarah is battling to bring up her strong-willed 18-year-old daughter, Clare, hindered by her meddling mother, Eleanor....
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After Henry
- The Complete BBC Radio Series 1-4
- Narrated by: Benjamin Whitrow, full cast, Gerry Cowper, Joan Sanderson, Prunella Scales
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2020-05-21
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Third BBC Radio Collection
- The Cinderella Killer, Dead Room Farce, Star Trap, A Doubtful Death & A Deadly Habit
- Written by: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Actor, alcoholic and amateur sleuth Charles Paris returns in another quintet of humorous theatrical thrillers. All Charles asks for is a nice juicy part in a successful play - but wherever he appears on the bill, murder and mystery always play a starring role....
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Charles Paris: A Third BBC Radio Collection
- The Cinderella Killer, Dead Room Farce, Star Trap, A Doubtful Death & A Deadly Habit
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 2023-08-24
- Language: English
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The Killer in the Choir
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Although she hadn’t known Leonard Mallett very well, nor liked him particularly, Carole Seddon feels duty bound to attend her fellow committee member’s funeral....
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The Killer in the Choir
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 19
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2019-09-01
- Language: English
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A Messy Murder
- The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 4
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn't need to like her clients to help them sort their homes out. Aging TV personality and curmudgeon Humphrey Carter might have a chip on his shoulder the size of England, but a job's a job.
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A Messy Murder
- The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 2024-09-03
- Language: English
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Murder in the Museum
- Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The Elizabethan house of Bracketts is about to be turned into a museum. It had once been the home of the celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh and is to become a shrine to his life and poetry - but the transition is far from smooth....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Murder in the Museum
- Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-22
- Language: English
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The Hanging in the Hotel
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The Hopwicke Country House Hotel, owned by Jude's glamorous friend Suzy Longthorne, is to host an event for the all-male society the Pillars of Sussex....
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The Hanging in the Hotel
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 5
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-05
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Simon Brett, Suzanne Burden, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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As ever, Charles Paris, an actor, is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation, especially in the form of women and alcohol. His intentions may be good, but somehow the results always go wrong....
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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
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2020-07-02
- Language: English
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Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend Jasmine Angold at a charity reception for PhiliPussies....
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Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Mrs. Pargeter, Book 8
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2017-07-11
- Language: English
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The Floating Admiral
- Written by: Agatha Christie, Simon Brett - preface, Dorothy L. Sayers - introduction, and others
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G. K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever novel first published 80 years ago....
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The Floating Admiral
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-23
- Language: English
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An Untidy Death
- The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 2
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother’s chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn’t like her mother very much....
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An Untidy Death
- The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 2
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: The Decluttering Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 2021-09-07
- Language: English
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The Cinderella Killer
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Landing a minor part in the Empire Theatre Eastbourne’s Christmas production of Cinderella....
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The Cinderella Killer
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Charles Paris, Book 19
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2014-11-01
- Language: English
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Guilt at the Garage
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Carole Seddon's trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it’s vandalized, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford, who’s been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years....
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Guilt at the Garage
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 2021-06-24
- Language: English
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No Commitments: Series 1-5
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie, Josie Lawrence, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
After years of looking after her elderly parents, Anna finds herself able, for the first time, to live her own life....
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No Commitments: Series 1-5
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- Narrated by: Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie, Josie Lawrence, full cast, Nicola Pagett, Bill Nighy
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-14
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche Charles Paris in Jeremy Front’s BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett’s novel....
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 3
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-18
- Language: English
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The Body on the Beach
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Very little disturbs the ordered calm of Fethering, a pleasingly self-contained retirement town on England's southern coast....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Body.on.the Beach.
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The Body on the Beach
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-06
- Language: English
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The Liar in the Library
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Having been booked to give a talk at Fethering Library, successful author Burton St Clair invites his old friend Jude to come along....
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The Liar in the Library
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 18
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2018-05-01
- Language: English
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