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Radio 4 Extra,01 Nov 1992,45 mins
Available for 27 days
With the culmination of his life's work, the detective prepares to meet his fate and his greatest adversary – The Napoleon of Crime – Professor Moriarty. Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Final Problem’ was first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1893. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Sherlock Holmes …. Clive Merrison Dr Watson …. Michael Williams Professor James Moriarty …. Michael Pennington Colonel Moran …. Frederick Treves Inspector Patterson …. Sean Arnold Mrs Collier …. Ann Windsor Jenny …. Jane Whittenshaw Herr Peter Steiler …. Terence Edmond Lockwood/Swiss Messenger …. Richard Pearce Walmsley …. Alan Barker Sir George …. Norman Jones Violinist …. Leonard Friedman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
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