Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.

He begins with the famous case of the Murders In The Rue Morgue, and the eccentric talents of Auguste Dupin...

Starring Andrew Scott and James Fleet.

Written by Edgar Allan Poe.

Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Dupin . . . . . Andrew Scott
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Granjean . . . . . Sean Baker
Duborg . . . . . Brian Bowles
Mme Duborg . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw
Sailor . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011. Show less