Simon Brett

A gambler on the run. A widow with deep pockets. A pair of criminal brothers with a secret agenda. The new installment of the quirky, inventive and charming mystery series featuring widow Mrs. Pargeter—whose late husband was absolutely NOT one of the most notorious villains in Essex (the very idea).

Recently retired, Carole Seddon is residing in Fethering in the cottage she purchased with her ex-husband....

Declutterer Ellen Curtis has been working to bring order into the life of Cedric Waites, a recluse in his eighties who hasn't left his house or let anyone inside it since his wife died....

When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother’s chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn’t like her mother very much....

It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend Jasmine Angold at a charity reception for PhiliPussies....

After years of looking after her elderly parents, Anna finds herself able, for the first time, to live her own life....

The complete series 1-5 of the thrilling mystery series. On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes....

Charles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective....

Thespian sleuth Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation - especially in the form of women and alcohol....

Actor, alcoholic and amateur sleuth Charles Paris returns in another quintet of humorous theatrical thrillers. All Charles asks for is a nice juicy part in a successful play - but wherever he appears on the bill, murder and mystery always play a starring role....

Ellen Curtis—professional declutterer, amateur sleuth and woman of a certain age—investigates the puzzling death of a TV personality who's past his prime.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett's entertaining crime novel, starring Bill Nighy....

Prunella Scales stars in this BBC Radio comedy following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her Brighton-based events management company....

When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to have her morning coffee on the patio of her mansion in Chigwell, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, depositing her on the ground—and revealing a human skull....

Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos. He’s lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It’s all a bit much....

Bill Nighy returns as Charles Paris: unsuccessful actor, bad husband and dipsomaniac....

Carole Seddon's trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it’s vandalized, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford, who’s been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years....

Simon Brett's oldest and most beloved character, Charles Paris, is back. Paris, the often out-of-work actor...

It isn't the rain that upsets Carole Seddon during her walk on the West Sussex Downs....

Carole Seddon and her bohemian neighbor Jude find that even the cultured can be crass when it comes to murder....