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1. Jinx

4 Extra Debut. Actor-cum-sleuth Charles Paris finally gets the chance to be in a West End musical, but it seems to be jinxed. Stars Bill Nighy.

Charles Paris, bit part actor and amateur sleuth, finally gets the chance to be in a West End musical.

But his suspicions are roused when the number of accidents looks like more than bad luck...

At home, Charles' 'semi-detached' wife Frances is approaching a big birthday and she's drawn up a bucket list of things to do before it's too late.

Bill Nighy returns as the actor-cum-amateur-sleuth.

Simon Brett's novel dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.

Charles ..... Bill Nighy
Frances ..... Suzanne Burden
Maurice ..... Jon Glover
Chris Watt ..... Nigel Lindsay
Nina Lamb ..... Clare Corbett
Trevor Rhodes ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Mark Spelthorne ..... Christopher Harper
Izzy ..... Franchi Webb
Ged ..... Ronny Jhutti
TV Announcer ..... Carolyn Pickles

Director: Mary Peate

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 2019.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Dec 2022 01:30

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