Simon Brett
Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
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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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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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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 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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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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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
- 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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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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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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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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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
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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: 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
- Original Recording
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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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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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Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests
- Blotto and Twinks, Book 11
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Blotto and Twinks set off on a quest to identify - and stop - the evil genius behind Aristotours....
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Blotto, Twinks and the Suspicious Guests
- Blotto and Twinks, Book 11
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Blotto and Twinks, Book 11
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2023-01-26
- Language: English
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The Corpse on the Court
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 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
Jude's life has been turned upside-down thanks her new man, Piers Targett, who's keen to get her involved in his hobby – or obsession – of Real Tennis....
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The Corpse on the Court
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 14
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2013-01-12
- Language: English
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Blood at the Bookies
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Jude has never been averse to a bit of a flutter; her friend Carole, on the other hand, thinks that the local betting shop is a den of iniquity. But when Jude stumbles upon the body of a Polish immigrant, Tadeusz Jankowski, the race is on to find his killer....
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Blood at the Bookies
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 9
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 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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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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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 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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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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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 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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Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Chaired by Simon Brett (author of the hugely popular Charles Paris series), this intriguing, interactive panel show challenges professional crime novelists to put their experience and expertise to the test as they try to unravel various mind-bending mysteries....
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Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-14
- Language: English
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A Decent Interval
- Charles Paris, Book 18
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 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
Life is looking up for Charles Paris, who has been cast in a new production of Hamlet. But when one of his co-stars dies, he is forced to don the mantle of amateur detective....
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A Decent Interval
- Charles Paris, Book 18
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Series: Charles Paris, Book 18
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-01
- Language: English
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Mrs Pargeter's Patio
- Mrs Pargeter Crime Mystery, Book 9
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to have her morning coffee on the patio of her mansion in Chigwell, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, depositing her on the ground—and revealing a human skull....
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Mrs Pargeter's Patio
- Mrs Pargeter Crime Mystery, Book 9
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Mrs. Pargeter, Book 9
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-03
- Language: English
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