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Radio 4 Extra,30 Jun 1959,30 mins

SeriesSherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1

The Beryl Coronet

Sherlock Holmes

Available for 61 days

'I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends' said His Grace, asking the banker for the loan of £50,000 - and he handed over the Beryl Coronet as security. What happened then sent the distressed banker hurrying to 221b Baker Street to seek the aid of Sherlock Holmes... Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in the Strand Magazine in 1891. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley Miss Parker/Lucy Parr …. Hilda Schroder Arthur Holder …. Frederick Treves Alexander Holder …. Robert Sansom Roberts …. Ronald Baddiley His Grace …. Godfrey Kenton Mary Holder …. Eva Huszar Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Producer: Frederick Bradnum First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1959.

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