1. The Monastery

When Charles gets offered a job in a verbatim theatre piece set in a monastery he isn't very enthusiastic but at least it saves him from having to do anymore D.I.Y for Frances.

Before too long disaster strikes the production and Charles once again is on the trail of a murderer.

Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.

Simon Brett's mystery novel, first published in 2018.

Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.

Charles ..... Bill Nighy
Frances ..... Suzanne Burden
Maurice ..... Jon Glover
Lydia ..... Ria Marshall
Kit ..... Joseph Ayre
Justin ..... Tony Turner
Brendan ..... Jonathan Kydd
Nina ..... Marilyn Nnadebe
Bar manger ..... Stewart Campbell

Directed by Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.