Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs

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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.

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Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3

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Sherlock Holmes sets his scruples to the side in the case of a serial blackmailer.

Sherlock Holmes sets his scruples to the side in the case of a serial blackmailer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1961.

A lady's honour is at stake, but the great detective seems helpless to tackle a serial blackmailer dubbed 'the worst man in London.'

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale originally appeared in ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1904 in The Strand Magazine. 

Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley
Charles Augustus Milverton …. Tony Church
Susan …. Dudy Nimmo
Inspector Lestrade …. Humphrey Morton

Producer: Robin Midgley.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1961.

Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3

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Short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the Baker street detective

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