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7. The Illustrious Client

Why is the sleuth asked to intervene in a matter of the heart? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from May 1960. Stars Norman Shelley.

Why is the Baker Street sleuth asked to intervene in a special matter of the heart?

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 John Watson …. Norman Shelley
Sir James Damery …. John Humphry
Baron Gruner …. John G. Heller
Shinwell Johnson …. Anthony Viccars
Kitty Winter …. Eva Stuart
News Vendor …. Nicholas Edmett

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1960.

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30 minutes

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