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SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE

on BBC Home Service Basic

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dramatised for radio by MICHAEL HARDWICK with Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes
Norman Shelley as Dr. Watson
Enoch J. Drebber is murdered, and the only clue appears to be ' Rache ' scrawled on a wall in letters of blood. But Sherlock Holmes perceives more than this, and with the aid of Dr. Watson embarks upon an extraordinary adventure.
Cast in order of speaking:
Other parts played by members of the BBC
Drama Repertory Company Produced by NORMAN WRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Michael Hardwick
Unknown:
Carleton Hobbs
Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Sherlock Holmes:
Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson:
Norman Shelley
Mrs Hudson:
Barbara Mitchell
Commissionaire:
Timothy West
Inspector Gregson:
Humphrey Morton
Inspector Lestrade:
Godfrey Kenton
Constable John Ranee:
Donald McKillop
Wiggins:
David Valla
Madame Charpentier:
Vivienne Chatterton
Jefferson Hope:
Stuart Nichol
Joseph Stangerson:
Tom Whyte
Enoch J Drebber:
Errol MacKinnon
Arthur Charpentier:
John Graham

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