Charles Paris: Corporate Bodies: (BBC Radio Crimes) (Charles Paris Mysteries)

Brett, Simon; Front, Jeremy

ISBN 10: 1471343561 ISBN 13: 9781471343568

Publisher: BBC Books, 2014

Synopsis

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of Simon Brett's comic murder mystery, starring Bill Nighy as the irrepressible Charles Paris. Charles Paris (unsuccessful actor, bad husband, dipsomaniac) is currently appearing as a fork lift operator in a corporate video. It's not prime-time television or a major film, but it seems like easy money—until the fork lift is used to commit a murder. When Charles himself comes under suspicion, he decides to find out for himself who the murderer is. Meanwhile, as ever with Charles, life on the domestic front is not plain sailing. After inflicting damage upon his ex-wife's house, he finds himself offering her a berth on the houseboat he’s currently sitting for a friend. However, life on the water proves as tricky as life at work. . . Suzanne Burden, Tim McInnery, and Jon Glover are also among the cast in this dramatization by Jeremy Front.

2 CDs, 120 minutes.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Brett was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read English and was president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. After landing a job at the BBC as a radio producer he worked on such programs as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Week Ending, The Burkiss Way, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, and Just a Minute. At London Weekend Television he produced Maggie and Her, End of Part One, and The Glums. He is the author of the Charles Paris novels, which began with Cast In Order of Disappearance. He has written more than 80 books, including 19 Charles Paris books, 15 Fethering Mysteries, and six Mrs Pargeter novels, as well as several non-series titles such as A Shock to the System, which was adapted as a film starring Michael Caine. He has also contributed to several anthologies and scripted many sitcoms for radio, including No Commitments, Smelling of Roses, and After Henry. Other radio work includes several one-off plays for Radio 4, and a number of episodes of the detective series Baldi. A former Chair of both the Crime Writers’ Association and The Society of Authors, he is currently President of the Detection Club, as well as being involved with various writers’ organizations.

Review

"Of previous adaptation Cast In Order of Disappearance: ''Bill Nighy's lovely, laid-back style sets the tone and pace, and there are great performances all round."" -- Chris Maume * The Independent *

About this edition

• Publisher: BBC Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1471343561
• ISBN 13: 9781471343568
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 1