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Radio 4,02 Nov 2026,28 mins

SeriesDead Giveaway

Episode 1

A Charles Paris Mystery

Available for 39 days

Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor cum amateur detective. Charles’ worse than useless agent, Maurice, has gone into production. His first outing is a reality show set in a manor house on a remote island, where a group of celebs compete to solve a murder. Charles is asked to step in last minute to play the part of the butler. Unfortunately, it’s not long before one of the cast ends up dead and its not in the script. Written by Jeremy Front Based on the novel by Simon Brett Charles ….. Bill Nighy Frances ….. Suzanne Burden Maurice ….. Jon Glover Sean ….. Jonathan Forbes Xanthe ….. Letty Butler Mike ….. Stephen Hogan Tatti ..… Grace Hogg-Robinson Ross ….. Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong Saphhi ….. Lauren Cornelius Technical Producers: Andy Garrett, Sam Dickinson Production Co-Ordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer ….. Sally Avens A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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