Episode 1
Bill Nighy stars as the actor-cum-amateur sleuth in Jeremy Front's series based on Simon Brett's stories. Charles finds himself at the Edinburgh Festival and murder is centre stage
by Jeremy Front
Based on the novel by Simon Brett
CHARLES ..... Bill Nighy
FRANCES ..... Suzanne Burden
MAURICE ..... Jon Glover
JAMES ..... Roger Ringrose
ANGUS .....Tom Kiteley
TESSA/female interviewer ..... Joanna Monro
LAURA ..... Chloe Sommer
ANNA ..... Natasha K Stone
MARTIN..... Connor Curren
Directed by Sally Avens
Charles is at the Edinburgh Fringe doing a one man play and Frances is directing him. But there's even more drama offstage as cast members in a student production in the same venue begin to drop dead before the curtain goes up on first night.
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- Fri 9 Jun 2023 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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