BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris and Suzanne Burden as his estranged wife, Frances. Charles Paris is an unhappily separated, moderately successful actor with a slight drinking problem. As he becomes entangled in various crimes, he finds himself in the role of unwilling amateur detective. In 'The Dead Side of the Mic', Charles lands a job on the BBC Radio Rep and before long a murder takes place in Broadcasting Place. Charles Paris is an unhappily separated, moderately successful actor with a slight drinking problem. charles paris audio, charles paris cd, the dead side of the mic audio, the dead side of the mic cd, the dead side of the mic radio, the dead side of the mic play, the dead side of the mic drama, the dead side of the mic dramatisation, bill nighy cd, bill nighy audio, bill nighy charles paris, radio charles paris, dramatisation charles paris, bbc radio crimes, radio crimes, crime, thriller
ctor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill NighyLocked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze. Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on stage - and in a West End play, no less.The star, Justin Grover, asked for him specifically: but Charles has reservations. Grover was cocky enough when they were both young hopefuls; now he's the star of a massive TV fantasy series, and the play - a verbatim piece set in a monastery - is dire. So why has Justin signed up for it? He certainly doesn't need the money, unlike Charles.The cast is drearily male, and before long Charles is hitting the Scotch again. When he drunkenly stumbles over the corpse of a fellow actor, Charles panics, leaving the body to be discovered by someone else. But he soon regrets lying to the police, and driven by guilt and self-preservation, he resolves to find the murderer...
Very little disturbs the ordered calm of Fethering, a pleasingly self-contained retirement on England's southern coast. Which is precisely why Carole Seddon, who has outlived both her husband and her career at the Home Office, has chosen to reside there. So the last thing Carole expects to encounter in Fethering is a new neighbour with but one name and an obviously colourful past. 'Jude' was not really Fethering...but neither was the body Carole found on the beach. A body, it has to be said, that has disappeared by the time the police arrive. Only Jude is ready to believe what her neighbour says she saw - and from that moment on, the two women are resolved to turn detectives. "Simon Brett comes up trumps yet again...an excellent thriller." - "Irish News". "A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans." - P. D. James. "Pure pleasure from beginning to end." - "Birmingham Post". "I stayed up until three in the morning finishing this delightful, thoroughly English whodunnit." - "Daily Mail".
