{"product_id":"book-hoib","title":"Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Nighy stars as the lovably louche Charles Paris in these five BBC Radio dramatisations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective. Luckily, his sleuthing is much better than his acting...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder in the Title\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The thespian sleuth gets a part in a terrible play - but someone wants to kill off the cast. First a series of nasty accidents occur, then Charles is the victim of an attempted stabbing. Can he find the killer, or will he be fired first?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Reconstructed Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Charles is playing a missing businessman in a crime reconstruction programme. But when severed body parts begin to appear, he must piece together a macabre jigsaw puzzle of murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Amateur Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - What starts as a simple voiceover job leads Charles to the discovery of a dead body. Could his old friend Hugo really be a murderer? All the signs are pointing that way...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorporate Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A corporate video turns into a horror movie when a secretary is killed. As he investigates, Charles uncovers blackmail, sexual intrigue and multiple motives for murder amongst the workforce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Decent Interval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cast as The Ghost and First Gravedigger in \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles is finding rehearsals tense as both the lead roles are being played by reality TV stars. But soon it's not just Shakespeare's lines being murdered...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Jeremy Front\u003cbr\u003eBased on the novels by Simon Brett\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Sally Avens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eBill Nighy\u003c\/b\u003e as Charles Paris, \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Burden\u003c\/b\u003e as Frances and \u003cb\u003eJon Glover\u003c\/b\u003e as Maurice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Simon Brett 1978 (\u003ci\u003eAn Amateur Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e), 1983 (\u003ci\u003eMurder in the Title\u003c\/i\u003e), 1991 (\u003ci\u003eCorporate Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e), 1993 (\u003ci\u003eA Reconstructed Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e), 2013 (\u003ci\u003eA Decent Interval\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354951491888,"sku":"BDhoib","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/424394-hoib-Square.jpg?v=1734375970","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hoib","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}