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Can the detective prevent the ruin of Dr Watson's friend? With Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from March 1960.

Watson's old school friend faces certain ruin if a secret government document can't be found. Can the great detective help?

Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective tale first published in 1893.

Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley
Percy Phelps …. Peter Hamilton Dyer
Lord Holdhurst …. George Hagan
Robert Corder …. Joseph Harrison
Annie Harrison …. Cecile Chevreau
Tangey …. Charles Simon
Mrs Tangey …. June Tobin
Ada Tangey …. Freda Dowie
Mrs Hudson …. Kathleen Helme
Detective Forbes …. Kenneth Dwight

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1960.

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30 minutes

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