Charles Paris Mysteries

Charles Paris, a mostly unemployed actor thrown into detective work, is the creation of Simon Brett. Brett authored seventeen Charles Paris stories, starting with 'Cast, In Order Of Disappearance' in 1975. He was involved with the BBC for over 20 years as a producer and produced the pilot for 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' radio series; by 1979 he had become a full-time writer. The first two Charles Paris novels, 'Cast, In Order Of Disappearance' and 'So Much Blood', were adapted for radio, each as a six-episode adventure serial and aired on BBC Radio Two, both adapted by Simon Brett. Charles Paris was played by Francis Matthews, who also played Paul Temple on BBC TV. The 'So Much Blood' serial was later repeated on BBC Radio Four starting 23 August 1989. A new one-hour version of 'So Much Blood' was heard on BBC Radio Four on 21 August 1999.