Doubtful Death, A
- Synopsis
- Radio comedy-drama in four episodes by Jeremy Front from a story by Simon Brett. Charles Paris, a small-time actor and amateur sleuth, is cast as Polonius in an immersive theatre production of Hamlet in Oxford. However, things go awry when the actress playing Ophelia goes missing and eventually turns up dead in the river.
- Series
- Charles Paris Mystery, A
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 22 May 2020 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Sally Avens
- Writer
- Simon Brett
- Adaptor for Radio
- Jeremy Front
- Cast
Bill Nighy Charles (Polonius) Scarlett Courtney Jenny (Ophelia) Heather Craney Cassie Ian Conningham Tomasz Jessica Turner Vicky Jon Glover Maurice Suzanne Burden Frances Will Kirk Dan
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- History
- Originally broadcast in 4 weekly half-hour instalments between 22 May and 12 June 2020.
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
BBC Audio
- customersupport@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk
- Web
- https://www.penguin.co.uk/audio.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0)1206 256000
- Address
- c/o Penguin Random House
- Notes
- Deal with Random House made in 2013.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Doubtful Death, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79467 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)