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1. Method in his Madness

Bill Nighy stars as the actor-cum-sleuth: Charles lands a role in an immersive theatre production of Hamlet, and an actress goes missing.

To his horror, actor Charles has landed a role in an immersive theatre production of Hamlet.

So when an actress goes missing, he has to decide whether this is going to be or not to be a murder case..?

Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.

Crime novel by Simon Brett.

Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.

Charles .... Bill Nighy
s .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Vicky .... Jessica Turner
Jenny .... Scarlett Courtney
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Tour Guide .... Will Kirk
Waitress .... Lucy Reynolds

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.

28 minutes

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