"I wouldn't tell her too much. Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them."

The great detective's latest case is proving difficult to crack- and for Watson, there are tricky matters of the heart to negotiate...

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.

Conclusion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of his legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes ... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson... Michael Williams
Jonathan Small ... Brian Blessed
Mary Morstan ... Moir Leslie
Mrs Hudson ... Anna Cropper
Sherman ...John Moffatt
Wiggins ... Alan Dean
Mrs Forrester .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Jacobson ... Vincent Brimble
Insp Jones ... Sion Probert
Abdullah Khan ...Amerjit Deu
Mahomet Singh ... John Bull
Major Sholto ... Michael Kilgarriff

Violin: Alexander Balanescu

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989. Show less