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Episode 3

Bill Nighy stars as the actor who always finds murder taking centre stage. Death comes to an Edinburgh fringe production. Written by Jeremy Front based on Simon Brett's novel.

by Jeremy Front
based on the novel by Simon Brett

CHARLES PARIS ..... Bill Nighy
FRANCES ..... Suzanne Burden
MAURICE ..... Jon Glover
JAMES ..... Roger Ringrose
EILISH ..... Catriona Stirling
SOPHIE ..... Fiona Skinner
ANNA ..... Natasha K Stone
MARTIN ..... Connor Curren
SAM ..... Tom Kiteley

Director ..... Sally Avens

Charles is appearing in a one man show in Edinburgh when a student production in the same venue suffers a fatal accident.
The victim, Angus, is implicated in an accident that befell another cast member and Charles believes his death and the accident are linked. With ex-wife, Frances, acting as his director and his agent, Maurice, scouting for new talent at the Festival Charles has plenty of unwilling accomplices to help him with his sleuthing as he leads them ever closer to the murderer.

28 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Jun 2023 11:30

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 11:30

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