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Saturday Playhouse: Conan Doyle's Strangest Case

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Tony Mulholland's play tells the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice. Convinced that George Edalji has been wrongly convicted of a shocking crime, Doyle assumes the mantle of his famous creation Sherlock Holmes and sets out to solve the case.

Contributors

Writer:
Tony Mulholland
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Peter Jeffrey
Kathleen Moriarty:
Frances Jeater
George Edalji:
Kim Wall
Shapurji:
Kaleem Janjua
Anson:
Richard Avery
Campbell:
Terry Pearson
Distumal:
Terry Molloy
Vachell:
Gerry Hinks
[Actor]:
Roger Hume
[Actor]:
Tina Gray
[Actor]:
Simon Carter
[Actor]:
Daphne Neville
[Actor]:
Alex Jones
[Actor]:
Pat Quayle
[Actor]:
Sheila Kelley
Source: Radio Times

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