While recovering from my knee surgery, audiobooks became my main diversion. The BBC dramatizations of Simon Brett’s Charles Paris humorous mystery novels were the perfect entertainment for a Lortab addled patient. Bill Nighy plays the failed actor, sketchy husband, but canny mystery solver masterfully. The supporting cast is good, too. I particularly like Suzanne Burden who plays Nighy’s feisty long-suffering wife, Frances. Jon Glover, who steals every scene he’s in, plays Nighy’s Machiavellian agent, Maurice. This fifth audiobook set came out in May 2012. I can recommend all of these audiobooks: Murder in the Title, The Dead Side of the Mic, A Series of Murders, and Cast in Order of Disappearance. I hope more become available soon. If you’re looking for humor and clever dialogue and a delicious murder mystery, these dramatizations deliver.
I haven’t heard any of these but Nighy is an inspired choice for the wily Paris.
Bill Nighy is perfect as Charles Paris, Jeff. The other supporting characters are terrific, too. I really enjoyed this dramatizations and I’m eager for more!
Will look at my library.
If your local library doesn’t have these wonderful productions, Patti, let me know. I’ll burn you copies and mail them to you.
I love radio dramatizations and these sound great, especially as they feature Bill Nighy. He’s a favorite. I enjoyed his all too brief roll in the remake of Total Recall when I saw it yesterday.
The TOTAL RECALL remake is on my list, Carl. I hope to see it next week. You will love these dramatizations. Bill Nighy is perfectly cast as Charles Paris.