Howard Ginsburg Murder In Paris

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Saturday Playhouse: Murder in Paris Sat 7th Mar 1998, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

 In 1978, a beautiful young girl is found dead in her Paris apartment on the Champs- Elysées at the age of 25, a bullet through her heart. Was she murdered - as her father believes or did she commit suicide, as the Police Inspector initially concludes? Georges Simenon:………..Alan Bates Inspector Mercier:……….Bob Peck Marie-Jo:………Emilia Fox Denyse:………Jacqueline Pearce Teresa:……..Eleanor Bron "Murder in Paris" is based on real-life events surrounding the tragic death of Marie-Jo Simenon, daughter of Georges Simenon, the world famous mystery writer and author of the 'Inspector Maigret' novels.  In the play, Simenon investigates the mysterious death of his daughter - and is in turn investigated by his arch-rival, Police Inspector Mercier.

 The music was arranged and composed by David Chilton and Nick Russell-Pavier

 Directed by Andy Jordan.

Note:  In his final book, Georges Simenon wrote: "One never recovers from the loss of a daughter one has cherished. It leaves a void that nothing can fill."

The radio play was turned into a stage play in 2002.

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This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.