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Radio 4 Extra,11 Aug 1959,30 mins
Available for 62 days
When a young governess feels threatened by unknown dangers in a remote country house, the great detective and Watson are quick to fly to her aid... 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 Violet Hunter …. Hilda Schroder Miss Stoper/Mrs Rucastle …. Eva Stuart Mr Rucastle …. Frederick Treves Mrs Toller …. Fanny Carby Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Producer: Frederick Bradnum First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1959.
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