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Radio 4 Extra,27 Nov 1961,30 mins
Available for 60 days
Years have passed since Dr Watson saw Holmes and Moriarty hurtle to their inevitable deaths into the chasm. Now by chance Watson meets Holmes's brother, Mycroft... Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale originally appeared in ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes’ published 1903. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley First Man …. Stanley Lebor Inspector Lestrade/Second Man …. Humphrey Morton Colonel Moran …. Noel Johnson Third Man …. David Terence Jessie …. Eva Huszar Mrs Hudson …. Gudrun Ure Carleton Hobbs played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969. Producer: Robin Midgley. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1961.
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