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As fellow cast and crew members fall sick, the lascivious actor-sleuth is keen to unmask the poisoner! Stars Bill Nighy.

Charles Paris is playing Sir Toby Belch in William Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night.

But fellow cast members and crew are falling sick.

No wonder he鈥檚 convinced a poisoner is on the loose!

Can Charles unmask the murderer before someone dies?

Bill Nighy stars as the actor-cum-amateur detective.

Written by Simon Brett.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front.

Charles Paris鈥︹�ill Nighy
Frances鈥︹�uzanne Burden
Alex Radelescu鈥︹�ulian Rhind-Tutt
Gavin Scholes鈥︹�homas Wheatley
Jack Bradley鈥︹�ohn Cummins
Sally Luther鈥︹�racy Wiles
Vasile Bogdan/Scott鈥︹�yan McCluskey

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in August 2006.

30 minutes

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