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Inspector Lestrade introduces tales of Sherlock Holmes's rivals

Inspector Lestrade, made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories, introduces tales of Holmes's rivals

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The Rivals: Series 1: 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13

Series 1

2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13

BBC Radio 4 - The Rivals, Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13

Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.

Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rivals: the brilliant Professor SFX Van Dusen. Stars Paul Rhys.

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

Now he's trying  to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. 

He continues with the extraordinary story of Professor SFX Van Dusen, who thinks his way out of a locked prison cell.

Starring Paul Rhys and James Fleet.

Written by Jacques Futrelle.

Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Van Dusen . . . . . Paul Rhys
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Fielding . . . . . Sean Baker
Merriman . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin
Hatch . . . . . Alun Raglan
O'Connor . . . . . Simon Bubb

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.

The Rivals: Series 1

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Inspector Lestrade introduces tales of Sherlock Holmes' rivals.

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