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To inherit a fortune, an American asks the sleuth to find two men with his surname. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964.

To inherit a fortune, an American asks the sleuth to find two men with his surname.

Another case for the Baker Street sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.

Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective tale - first published in 1924.

Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes ...... Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson ...... Norman Shelley
Mrs Hudson ...... Janet Morrison
Inspector Lestrade ...... Humphrey Morton
John Garrideb ...... Eric Anderson
Nathan Garrideb ...... Charles E Stickill
Holloway ...... Harold Reese

Producer Graham Gauld

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1964.

*** Part of HOME SERVICE DAY on BBC Radio 4 Extra ***

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The Sound of Sherlock

The Sound of Sherlock

Incarnations of Holmes & Watson from the BBC Radio vaults.