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Radio 4 Extra,21 Aug 1964,30 mins

SeriesSherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5

The Solitary Cyclist

Sherlock Holmes

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Who is the strange man following Violet Smith as she cycles to see her mother? Sherlock Holmes investigates... Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective tale first published in 1903. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes ...... Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson ...... Norman Shelley Violet Smith ...... Jane Wenham Carruthers: ...... Norman Claridge Mrs Smith: ...... Gladys Spencer Woodley ...... Malcolm Hayes Mrs Hudson ...... Janet Morrison Landlord ...... Peter O'Shaughnessy Williamson ...... George Merritt Producer Graham Gauld First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1964.

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