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Radio 4 Extra,23 Feb 1960,30 mins
Available for 16 days
The Baker Street sleuth is consulted by a young stockbroker's clerk. After months of unemployment, Hall Pycroft has been offered the biggest chance of his lifetime, but something curious seems to be going on. Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective tale first published in 1893. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley Hall Pycroft …. Desmond Carrington The Landlady …. Kathleen Helme Arthur Pinner/Harry Pinner …. Hugh Manning Carleton Hobbs played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969. Producer: Martyn C Webster First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1960.
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