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Sherlock Holmes

Drama: Crime

Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective.

Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective - resident of 221B Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs

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Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5

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A simple case of adultery and theft turns sinister for the detective and Dr Watson.

A simple case of adultery and theft turns sinister for the detective and Dr Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964.

"Burglary has always been an alternative profession and I have little doubt that I should have come to the front." 

A simple case of adultery and theft turns sinister for Sherlock Holmes.  

Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective tale first published in 1926.

Adapted by Michael Hardwick

Josiah Amberle    ......     John Ruddock 
Reverend Elman    ......    Garard Green 
Inspector MacKinnon    ......    Michael Kilgarriff 
Mrs Hudson    ......    Janet Morrison
Barker    ......    Denis Goacher 

Producer Graham Gauld

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1964.

Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5

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Short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the Baker Street detective.

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