Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs

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Sherlock Holmes

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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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The sleuth hunts for a soldier not seen since the Boer War.

The sleuth’s hunt for a soldier not seen since the Boer War. With Frederick Treves. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1959.

Godfrey Emsworth comes back from the Boer War and hasn't been since. 

At the request of Godfrey's friend and fellow-soldier, James Dodd, can Holmes solve this unusual mystery? 

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
James M. Dodd …. Frederick Treves
Colonel Emsworth …. Robert Sansom
The Butler …. Frank Atkinson
Mr Kent …. William Eedle
Godfrey Emsworth …. Denis Coacher
Sir James Saunders …. Norman Claridge 

Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Producer: Frederick Bradnum

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1959.

Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1

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