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1. The Clairvoyants

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Lestrade lends a hand after his protégé saves a drowning woman, and suspects that this was no accident. Starring James Fleet.

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Now he gets his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.

James Fleet stars as Inspector Lestrade.

After his protégé Constance Dunlap saves a woman from drowning, the woman mumbles "this was meant to happen".

Lestrade helps Constance investigate her suspicions that this was no accident - and that the woman is in mortal danger...

Written by Arthur B Reeve and dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade ...... James Fleet
Constance ...... Susannah Fielding
Mildred ...... Olivia Poulet
Mr Forest and Tom Knowles ...... Chris Pavlo
Madame D'Urfe ...... Claire Perkins
Jim Dainty ...... Brian Protheroe
Penman ...... Sean Baker
Secretary ...... Kirsty Oswald

Producer: Liz Webb.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 10 Apr 202401:00

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Credits

RoleContributor
LestradeJames Fleet
ConstanceSusannah Fielding
MildredOlivia Poulet
Mr ForestChris Pavlo
Tom KnowlesChris Pavlo
Madame D'UrfeClaire Perkins
Jim DaintyBrian Protheroe
PenmanSean Baker
SecretaryKirsty Oswald
ProducerLiz Webb
AuthorArthur B Reeve
AdaptorChris Harrald

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