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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining Collection
- By U from the Sault on 2020-01-09
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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 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
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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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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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 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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 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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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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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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Horrendous attempt at NYC accent mars otherwise gr
- By pigletbunny on 2021-08-07
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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 Poisoning in the Pub
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 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
Fethering residents Jude and Carole get more than they bargained for when a meal in their local pub leaves everyone with food poisoning. The landlord is horrified, and when a series of disasters start to befall his business it looks like it could be the end of the road....
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The Poisoning in the Pub
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 10
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-27
- Language: English
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The Torso in the Town
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 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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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Amateur sleuths Jude and Carole take on their third case when a terrible discovery is made in the cellar of a grand old house....
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The Torso in the Town
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-05
- Language: English
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The Strangling on the Stage
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
When Jude agrees to lend her vintage chaise longue for the local Amateur Dramatic Society’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple, little does she realise she’ll end up in a starring role....
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The Strangling on the Stage
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 15
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2014-03-17
- 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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Charles Paris: Murder in the Title
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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: Murder in the Title
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 9
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 2012-01-01
- Language: English
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Death on the Downs
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
It wasn't the rain that upset Carole Seddon during her walk on the West Sussex Downs. It wasn't the dilapidated barn in which she was forced to seek shelter. No, what upset her most was the human skeleton she discovered there....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Will not continue reading this series
- By U from the Sault on 2019-11-28
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Death on the Downs
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-01
- Language: English
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Smelling of Roses: The Complete Series 1-4
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Annette Badland, Arabella Weir, Duncan Preston, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 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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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Prunella Scales stars in this BBC Radio comedy following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her Brighton-based events management company....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Smelling of Roses by Simon Brett
- By Eveline Howells on 2021-03-28
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Smelling of Roses: The Complete Series 1-4
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- Narrated by: Annette Badland, Arabella Weir, Duncan Preston, full cast, Prunella Scales, Rebecca Callard
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-14
- 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.
- By Louise on 2020-10-13
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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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Charles Paris: An Amateur Corpse
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Geraldine McEwan, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of Simon Brett's comic crime novel An Amateur Corpse....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Feels like live theatre!!!
- By Heather Garrett on 2020-09-18
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Charles Paris: An Amateur Corpse
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Geraldine McEwan, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 4
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 2013-01-03
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris....
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 2023-07-06
- Language: English
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The Stabbing in the Stables
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simoln Brett
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When Jude pays a visit to Long Bamber Stables - to meet an unusual new client and his owner, Sonia Dalrymple - she does not expect to stumble across a man laying in the darkness....
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The Stabbing in the Stables
- Narrated by: Simoln Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 7
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-05
- 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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Charles Paris: Murder Unprompted
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, full cast, Suzanne Burden
- Length: 1 hr and 51 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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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel....
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Charles Paris: Murder Unprompted
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, full cast, Suzanne Burden
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 8
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 2015-08-20
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Suzanne Burden, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 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 stars as Charles Paris with Martine McCutcheon as Jodie Ricks in this BBC Radio 4 comedy detective drama....
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Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Suzanne Burden, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 2011-06-07
- Language: English
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