Plays by Michael Chaplin, set in The Old Beeches, a retirement home for elderly thespians. Inmates William and Sandy still nurse a certain affectionate animosity towards one another since they starred as Holmes and Watson in a 1960s television series.

William and Sandy are haunted by the return of two characters from the past. Sandy becomes amorously involved through the medium of a shared passion for crosswords.

Sandy Boyle ...... Stanley Baxter
William Parnes ...... Richard Briers
Hatty Doran ...... Edna Dore
Angel Hosmer ...... Linda Broughton
Mary Winter ...... Jillie Meers
Edgar ...... David Shaw-Parker
Karen ...... Tracy Wiles
Ronnie Adair ...... Nickolas Grace
Marie Devine ...... Susan Wooldridge
Hugo Oberstein ...... Rad Lazar

Directed by Marilyn Imrie

A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4. Show less