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Radio 4 Extra,18 Dec 1961,30 mins
Available for 16 days
A lady's honour is at stake, but the great detective seems helpless to tackle a serial blackmailer dubbed 'the worst man in London.' Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale originally appeared in ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1904 in The Strand Magazine. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley Charles Augustus Milverton …. Tony Church Susan …. Dudy Nimmo Inspector Lestrade …. Humphrey Morton Producer: Robin Midgley. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1961.
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