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Sicken and So Die

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Simon Brett
Jeremy Front
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Bill Nighy stars as the suave thespian sleuth in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
Life is good for Charles Paris. He's moved back in with his estranged wife, and has landed a plum stage role as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. But it can't last. First his attempts to woo Frances fall flat, then the play's director is taken ill with gastric trouble. His replacement, Romanian wunderkind Alex Radelescu, is determined to take the play in a radical new direction - with or without Charles.
When a second member of the company falls sick, Charles begins to suspect a poisoner is on the loose - and the next victim could be him. Can he unmask the culprit before this comedy turns into a tragedy?
Adapted by Jeremy Front, this engaging dramatisation stars Bill Nighy as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances, Jon Glover as Maurice and Julian Rhind-Tutt as Alex Radelescu.
'Always a treat' Gillian Reynolds, Sunday Times
Production credits
Written by Simon Brett
Adapted by Jeremy Front
Produced and directed by Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 August-20 September 2006
Cast
Charles Paris - Bill Nighy
Frances - Suzanne Burden
Maurice - Jon Glover
Ken Carter - Peter Wight
Alex Radelescu - Julian Rhind-Tutt
Vivienne Marlin - Elizabeth Bell
Gavin Scholes - Thomas Wheatley
Jack Bradley - John Cummins
Sally Luther - Tracy Wiles
Ben Ritson - Tom Lawrence
Vasile Bogdan/Scott - Ryan McCluskey
Talya Northcott - Alex Tregear
Inspector Dewar - Kim Wall
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

  • Creators

  • Series

    Charles Paris Dramatisations

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781529197976
      • File size: 52590 KB
      • Duration: 01:49:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The ins and outs of Charles Paris's snooping on and off stage are a joy to listen to when Simon Prebble is the narrator. Prebble is a magnificent Charles, both sober and drunk, morose and elated. He is the actor that Charles Paris wishes he were but, sadly, is not. In this mystery, a poisoning takes place among the players of an avant-garde production of TWELFTH NIGHT, and amateur sleuth Paris is not only hot on the trail, but also one of the potential victims. Prebble is masterful with all the characters, from Indian sitar player to egomaniacal Romanian director. Listeners will find it hard to laugh out loud at the subtle nuances of accent while holding their breath from the suspense. B.H.B. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 30, 1996
      For actor Charles Paris, life is wonderful for a change: Frances, his wife, has let him back into her apartment (and bed), and he has landed the splendid role of Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. Of course, none of this can last. At a publicity party, the director succumbs to abdominal cramps severe enough to hospitalize him. Enter Alexandru Radulescu, an avant-garde director who says Shakespeare "writes only about sex." As the provocative, spectacle-loving Radulescu slices and dices the comedy to shreds, Charles, who clings to a traditional interpretation, becomes increasingly resented by his colleagues, all of whom appear to be turning into Radulescu groupies. When, following a group dinner, another member of the company falls sufficiently ill to leave the show, Charles suspects foul play. While he sizes up who might do what to whom (and how many additional lines they would finagle if they did it), someone else prowls behind the scenes to stage yet another incident, this one fatal. For followers of this series, this is classic Charles Paris, with the interminably struggling actor again giving us Brett's (Singled Out, 1995, etc.) wry and entertaining view of the theater. The story is tightly wrapped around Twelfth Night, and readers who are familiar with the play will surely derive more pleasure from it than those who aren't.

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