A Deadly Habit (2021) — BBC Radio Drama | When One Habit Turns Deadlier Than Expected

A Deadly Habit (2021) — BBC Radio Drama | Simon Brett's Charles Paris Mystery A dull play about monks. A body at the foot of the stairs. And an out-of-work, always-drinking actor who suddenly can't stay out of a murder investigation. A Deadly Habit is the BBC Radio dramatization of Simon Brett's Charles Paris Mystery series. Perpetually broke and perpetually boozing, actor Charles Paris lands a surprising role in a new West End play, The Habit of Faith — offered to him by an old acquaintance turned famous screen actor, Justin Grover, which immediately puts Charles on guard. The Story: The production, a dry verbatim piece set in a monastery, is troubled from the start — and things turn deadly when a body is found at the foot of the dressing room stairs. As one of the last people to see the victim alive, Charles is pulled into the police investigation. Driven by equal parts guilt and self-preservation (he panicked and fled the scene), he decides to dig into the truth himself. The deeper Charles digs, the more scandalous secrets and hidden pasts he uncovers among the cast and crew — turning a "simple accident" into something far messier. Along the way, the mystery tangles with Charles's own chaotic life, including his complicated relationship with his semi-detached wife Frances and his long-suffering agent Maurice. Witty, wry, and full of theatrical intrigue, A Deadly Habit is classic Simon Brett — a murder mystery as much about human vice and vanity as it is about whodunit. 🎙️ Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time — Old Time Radio, Golden Age radio, BBC Radio dramas: murder, mystery, comedy, sci-fi & westerns. #BBCRadio #ADeadlyHabit #SimonBrett #CharlesParisMystery #RadioDrama #OldTimeRadio #ClassicRadioDrama #MurderMystery #RadioTheatre