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Sherlock Holmes: The Retired Colourman

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dramatised by Jan Read.
[Starring] Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson
with Maurice Denham as Josiah Amberley

A miser paints his house after a friend has run off with his wife and savings. Watson's investigations mislead all but Holmes.
Train sequences by courtesy of the Bluebell Railway Limited

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Jan Read
Music composed by:
Max Harris
Film sequences - Cameraman:
Dave Mason
Film sequences - Editor:
Geoffrey Fry
Costume Supervisor:
Sheila Glassford
Make-up Supervisor:
Shirley Boakes
Script Editor:
Anthony Read
Designer:
Roy Oxley
Producer:
David Goddard
Director:
Michael Hayes
Josiah Amberley:
Maurice Denham
Dr. Ray Ernest:
William Wilde
Ellen Amberley:
Lesley Saweard
Dr. Watson:
Nigel Stock
Sherlock Holmes:
Douglas Wilmer
Barker:
Peter Henchie
Mrs. Hudson:
Enid Lindsey
Porter:
Arthur R. Webb
Choir-boy:
Paul Martin
The Rev. J.C. Elman:
Christopher Banks
Inspector Lestrade:
Peter Madden
Constable:
Robert Croudace
Source: Radio Times

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