Classic FM’s Charity Play ‘A Midsomerly Murders Night’s Dream’

It’s time to put on our detective hats – Classic FM are back with a brand new ‘whodunnit’ radio play for 2016, and it’s all in aid of Global’s Make Some Noise.

Following the success of 2015’s charity radio play, Upstairs Downland Abbey, Classic FM presents A Midsomerly Murders Night’s Dream, a hard-hitting police procedural-cum-Shakespearean farce!

Bill Turnbull, John Suchet, Aled Jones and all the Classic FM presenters return for a hilarious new radio ‘whodunnit’ – narrated by Stephen Fry.

The story so far…

Midsomerly Murd’rous, the only village in the county of Midsomerly never to have been scandalised by murder, is abuzz with a big event being organised by Phil Hall (played by Alexander Armstrong) for the former Lord Theo Rhys (Alan Titchmarsh) for his marriage to his love Polly (played by Charlotte Green).

But the suspicious death of Punk, the pantomime horse, puts a dampener on proceedings. There’s no shortage of suspects, including Mr Trunchbull, the estate agent (Bill Turnbull), Eggerton, the new lord of the Manor (Aled Jones) and Cotswold Manchebo the cheese shop owner (played by Alex James).

It’s a case for Detective Inspector Baxter Carter (John Suchet) and his sidekick Sergeant Brock Fugue (Nicholas Owen) go door to door through the sleepy village in their quest to discover the truth, with the help of the new coroner….

The cast

Narrator – Stephen Fry

Detective Inspector Baxter Cater – John Suchet

Brock Fugue – Nicholas Owen

Bill Trunchbull – Bill Turnbull

Polly – Charlotte Green

Lord Theo Rhys – Alan Titchmarsh

Eggerton Newsomely-Rich – Aled Jones

Ophelia Bott – Catherine Bott

Mr Mellacholy – David Mellor

Phil Hall – Alexander Armstrong

Magna Carter – Jane Jones