Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20160219 | 20160309 (R4) 20180923 (R4) | Charles, bit part actor and amateur sleuth, returns to the stage as the Ghost in Hamlet, but rehearsals are fraught as both Ophelia and Hamlet are being played by reality TV stars. Soon it's not only Shakespeare's lines that are being murdered. As the body count rises so do Charles suspicions. Whilst at home his ex-wife Frances fears she may have come to the end of allowing her semi-detached husband to remain as her lodger. Jeremy Front continues his successful adaptations of Simon Brett's novels starring Bill Nighy . Charles - Bill Nighy Frances - Suzanne Burden Maurice - Jon Glover Geraldine - Amelia Bullmore Milly - Rebecca Hamilton Sam - George Watkins Ned - Brian Protheroe Jared - Leo Wan Will - Caolan McCarthy Katrina - Katie Redford First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016. Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery. |
| 02 | 20160316 | 20180930 (R4) | Charles is playing The Ghost and the Gravedigger in Hamlet. But when the reality TV star playing the young Dane is badly injured he begins to suspect that the accident may have been deliberate and other members of the cast may be in danger. Bill Nighy stars as Simon Brett's bit part actor cum amateur sleuth, Charles Paris. Charles - Bill Nighy Frances - Suzanne Burden Maurice - Jon Glover Geraldine - Amelia Bullmore Milly - Rebecca Hamilton Sam - George Watkins Ned - Brian Protheroe Tony - Ewan Bailey Will - Caolan McCarthy Katrina - Katie Redford Doug - Richard Pepple Adapted from the novel by Jeremy Front. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016. Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. |
| 03 | 20160323 | 20181007 (R4) | Actor Charles Paris has landed a job in Hamlet but within a week the reality star playing Hamlet has been hospitalized and the one playing Ophelia found dead. Charles may not have been a fan of their acting abilities but he doesn't want the show to close and he suspects foul play, but who would want to kill them? Bill Nighy stars as Simon Brett's bit part actor cum amateur sleuth, Charles Paris. Charles - Bill Nighy Frances - Suzanne Burden Maurice - Jon Glover Geraldine - Amelia Bullmore Milly - Rebecca Hamilton Sam - George Watkins Tony - Ewan Bailey Will - Caolan McCarthy Doug - Richard Pepple DI Hadlow - Debra Baker Adapted from the novel by Jeremy Front. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016. With the cast dropping like flies, Charles wonders if there's a murderer in the company? |
| 04 | 20160330 | 20181014 (R4) | Both leads played by winners of a Reality Show have been eliminated from the production of Hamlet by injury and death. Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead and there are plenty of suspects... In the concluding episode, Bill Nighy stars as Simon Brett's actor cum amateur sleuth, Charles Paris. Charles - Charles Paris Frances - Suzanne Burden Geraldine - Amelia Bullmore Maurice - Jon Glover Will - Caolan McCarthy Sam - George Watkins Ned - Brian Protheroe Milly - Rebecca Hamilton Artemis - Evie Killip Horatio - Richard Pepple Marcellus - Ewan Bailey Adapted from the novel by Jeremy Front. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016. With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead. |