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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

By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Charlotte Green, full cast
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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.

©2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd Crime Thrillers Dramatisations Mystery Thriller & Suspense Modern Drama

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Another enjoyable Charles Paris story. Charles again finds himself investigating a murder that he has come across in his job as an actor.

Enjoyable listening 👂

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Well read and dramatised. Loved it. Great story! Would recommend! Nice chapter lengths. The end.

Fab

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Just love the format of Charles Paris plays in audible. Have them all as far as i can see but hoping for more. If you like a tongue in cheek story you cant go wrong with a Chareles Paris yarn

Love

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I will never know why Simon Brett stopped writing his wonderful books starring Charles Paris. I find his other books unreadable. The plots of this series are reasonable, but the world of theatre and the comedy element are wonderfully realised, especially when voiced by Bill Nighy who was born to play Charles Paris.

Great fun

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If Simon Brett's name appears as author or producer I will buy it without hesitation. He is a master at creating good thrillers, full of suspense and good twists in the tale. He manages to do this too with a great deal of dark humour. This is a light world of crime - one can listen to this in bed at night without having nightmares! Thouroughly enjoyable and the main actor gives a splendid performance as the half-sloshed Charles Paris.

The actor sleuth does it again.

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This was a really well done dramatization . Very amusing and entertaining made a long journey far less boring.

A very different detective

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I love Paris in the Springtime - anytime - as long as he's performed by Bill Nighy. He is so listenable that I can't put him down. Entertaining; I'll say!

I Love Charles Paris

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Enjoyable but all to short will be looking for more short stories in the same vein

Good read

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Always great fun and I could honestly listen to Bill Nighy all night. He has the loveliest voice!!!!

Deep for Charles Paris

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A fantastic narration of a light-weight but totally enjoyable mystery. I have listened to the book 3 times in as many months and still love hearing Bill Nighy sing and slur his way through this tale that intertwines a mystery with anecdotes from his daily life, the latter being the most engaging.
I intend to read more as I am sure that the cast will live up to my expectations.

Smooth, witty delivery.

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