A Charles Paris Mystery in "A Reconstructed Corpse" from Classic BBC Radio

Bill Nighy’s rumpled, boozy, razor-sharp Charles Paris is back, and this time the corpse is only half the man he used to be.When the dismembered remains of missing estate agent Martin Earnshaw start washing up along the south coast, the police call in a forensic artist to reconstruct the dead man’s face for a TV appeal. The resulting likeness is so eerily lifelike that Charles Paris, currently unemployed and sleeping on a friend’s sofa, is stunned to recognise the “dead” man walking around very much alive on the streets of Brighton. Suddenly everyone wants Martin Earnshaw to stay dead: his wife, his business partner, the mysterious blonde on the seafront… and possibly even Charles himself if he keeps asking the wrong questions.Simon Brett’s 1990s classic is peak Charles Paris: seaside seediness, marital farce, razor-sharp satire of daytime television, and a puzzle so ingenious that only Nighy’s languid, world-weary delivery could make it sound this effortless. The full original BBC Radio 4 cast (Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and a gallery of brilliantly dodgy suspects) is on sparkling form.I’ve paired the pristine broadcast with my usual gentle WolvMarine visuals: softly animated Brighton piers, rolling waves, flickering reconstruction-studio lights, and just the right amount of sea-mist and cigarette smoke to keep the atmosphere perfectly moody without ever distracting from Bill Nighy doing what he does best.Pour a large one, pull up a deckchair, and let Charles piece together the most literal jigsaw murder of his career.#CharlesParis #ReconstructedCorpse #BillNighy #BBCRadio4 #SimonBrett #BritishMystery #RadioDrama #BrightonNoirOriginal BBC Radio 4 broadcast – lovingly visualized for your listening pleasure.
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