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Radio 4 Extra,31 Jul 1962,30 mins

SeriesSherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 4

The Musgrave Ritual

Sherlock Holmes

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The detective investigates an ancient riddle and the disappearance of a butler. For 300 years, the Musgrave family have performed the ritual which has become meaningless to them, but their butler discovers its secret, with sad results... Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale was originally published in the Strand Magazine in 1893. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley Reginald Musgrave …. Roger Snowdon Brunton …. Kenneth Hyde Rachel Howells …. Patricia Mort The Nurse …. Vivienne Chatterton The Policeman …. Humphrey Morton Producer: Robin Midgley First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1962.

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