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The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle

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Why did the author Arthur Conan Doyle kill off his most famous creation - master detective Sherlock Holmes - at the height of his popularity? Douglas Henshall stars in an absorbing one-off drama that explores intriguing links between Doyle's work and a life scarred by guilt, grief and childhood trauma.
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Mystery within a mystery: page 22

Contributors

Writer:
David Pirie
Producer:
Richard Downes
Director:
Cilla Ware
Arthur Conan Doyle:
Douglas Henshall
Selden:
Tim McInnerny
Dr Joseph Bell:
Brian Cox
Mary Doyle:
Sinead Cusack
Jean Leckie:
Emily Blunt
Louise Doyle:
Saskia Reeves
Greenhough Smith:
Allan Corduner
Bryan Charles Waller:
Anthony Calf
Charles Doyle:
John Bett
Cleeve:
Ralph Riach
Medium:
Anne Raitt
Maid:
Gemma Burns
Harry How:
Brian Pettifer
Crighton doctor:
Finlay Welsh
Young Doyle:
Callum Tyler
Kingsley Doyle:
Ninian Wilson
Bold student:
Richard Conlon
Mary Louise Doyle:
Erin Rowan
Source: Radio Times

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