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Radio 4 Extra,14 Aug 1962,30 mins

SeriesSherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 4

The Missing Three-Quarter

Sherlock Holmes

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The great detective investigates the disappearance of a key university rugby star on the eve of the Oxford vs Cambridge’s Varsity Match. Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale was first published in The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1904. Adapted by Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley Lord Mount-James …. Keith Williams Cyril Overton …. Hervey Ashby Dr Leslie Armstrong …. Eric Adnerson The Lady Clerk …. Dorit Welles The Hotel Porter …. Blaise Wyndham Producer: Robin Midgley First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1962.

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