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Radio 4 Extra,22 Mar 1960,30 mins
Available for 61 days
Watson's old school friend faces certain ruin if a secret government document can't be found. Can the great detective help? 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 Percy Phelps …. Peter Hamilton Dyer Lord Holdhurst …. George Hagan Robert Corder …. Joseph Harrison Annie Harrison …. Cecile Chevreau Tangey …. Charles Simon Mrs Tangey …. June Tobin Ada Tangey …. Freda Dowie Mrs Hudson …. Kathleen Helme Detective Forbes …. Kenneth Dwight Producer: Martyn C Webster First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1960.
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