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Sherlock Holmes: The Illustrious Client

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
[Starring] Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson
and Peter Wyngarde as Baron Gruner
with Rosemary Leach and Jennie Linden

Holmes is commissioned by a mysterious client, 'one of the most exalted in the land', to free a beautiful girl from the clutches of a dangerous criminal. It proves to be a hazardous operation for all concerned.

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Giles Cooper
Designer:
Roy Oxley
Producer:
David Goddard
Director:
Peter Sasdy
Sherlock Holmes:
Douglas Wilmer
Dr. Watson:
Nigel Stock
Billy:
Jimmy Ashton
Sir James Damery:
Ballard Berkeley
Shinwell Johnson:
Norman Mitchell
Kitty Winter:
Rosemary Leach
Violet de Merville:
Jennie Linden
Baron Gruner:
Peter Wyngarde
Footman:
Martin Gordon
Leary:
Billy Cornelius
Music Hall singer:
Anne Hart
Source: Radio Times

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