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Charles Paris: The Dead Side of the Mic

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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Charles Paris: The Dead Side of the Mic

Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
Narrated by: Suzanne Burden, Full Cast, Charlotte Green, Bill Nighy
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About this listen

Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos on the domestic front. He's lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It's all a bit much....

So he is over the moon when he lands a job on the BBC Radio Rep - but the ink is barely dry on his contract when a murder takes place in Broadcasting House. A young female studio manager is found dead in an editing suite, and Charles steps in to investigate.

With a distinguished cast including Bill Nighy as Charles Paris, Suzanne Burden as Frances, and featuring Charlotte Green as herself, this four-part drama, adapted by Jeremy Front, is sheer listening pleasure.

Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.

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What the critics say

Miles better than most telly ’tecs
Bill Nighy has made actor-detective Charles Paris his own
All stars
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Really feels like you're in the action. Brilliant, funny characterizations. Can't wait to start the next one.

Great fun!

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