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Radio 4 Extra,17 May 1960,30 mins

SeriesSherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 2

6. The Engineer's Thumb

Sherlock Holmes

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Can the great detective solve the mystery behind engineer Victor Hatherley's injury? 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 Victor Hatherley ...... Harold Reese Colonel Lysander Stark ...... Julian Somers Mr Ferguson ...... Geoffrey Wincott Elise ...... Stella Textor Inspector Bradstreet ...... Edgar Norfolk Clerk ...... John Scott Maid ...... Janet Morrison Railway Guard ...... Ian Sadler Producer: Martyn C Webster First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1960.

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