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A previous liaison comes back to haunt a European head of state. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1966.

The Baker Street sleuth investigates when a previous liaison comes back to haunt European royalty.

Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
King of Bohemia …. Rolf Lefebvrs
Godfrey Norton …. Leroy Lingwood
Irene Adler …. Gudrun Urs
Housekeeper …. Noel Hood

Other parts played by:

Antony Viccars
Jonathan Scott
Kim Grant

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1966.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 29 Nov 202301:00
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