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His Last Bow

Sherlock HolmesHis Last Bow
Episode 8 of 8

It's 1914 and the sleuth-cum-apiarist is asked to help England in her darkest hour. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.

"There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it's God's own wind none the less, and a cleaner, better, stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm has cleared."

Set in 1914, the great sleuth-cum-apiarist is asked to help England in her darkest hour.

Starring Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes, Michael Williams as Dr Watson and Norman Rodway as Stamford.

Violinist: Leonard Friedman

Dramatised by Bert Coules. Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.

45 minutes

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Sun 16 Nov 201404:45
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