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2. To Die, to Sleep

Charles is in Oxford in a re-imaging of Hamlet. The actress playing Ophelia has gone missing. Stars Bill Nighy.

Charles is in Oxford, appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept theatre group when the actress playing Ophelia goes missing.

In between rehearsals with puppeteers and mime artists Charles determines to find out what has happened to her.

Starring Bill Nighy.

Another case for loveably louche actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.

Crime novel by Simon Brett.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front.

Charles .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Dan .... Will Kirk
Vicky .... Jessica Turner
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Zoe .... Laura Christy
Siriol .... Sinead MacInnes
Pete .... Neil McCaul
Tim .... Greg Jones
Izzy .... Lucy Reynolds
Canon Park/Director .... Clive Hayward
Passenger .... Adam Courting
Waitress/Sat Nav .... Amy Bentley-Klein

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2020.

6 months left to listen

28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 May 2020 11:30
  • Wed 1 May 2024 06:00
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