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Dramatised by Michael and Mollie Hardwick
Starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes
and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson
Also starring Ann Bell as Mary Morstan, Paul Daneman as Thaddeus and Bartholomew Sholto, and John Stratton as Inspector Athelney Jones

"The Sign of Four again. What can it mean, Holmes?" "It means murder."

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Michael Hardwick
Dramatised by:
Mollie Hardwick
Script Editor:
John Barber
Script Editor:
Donald Tosh
Designer:
Sally Hulke
Producer:
William Sterling
Sherlock Holmes:
Peter Cushing
Dr Watson:
Nigel Stock
Mary Morstan:
Ann Bell
Thaddeus:
Paul Daneman
Bartholomew Sholto:
Paul Daneman
Inspector Athelney Jones:
John Stratton
Mrs Forrester:
Ailsa Grahame
Jonathan Small:
Howard Goorney
Mrs Hudson:
Grace Arnold
Lal Rao:
Ahmed Khalil
McMurdo:
Sydney Conabere
Wiggins:
Tony McLaren
Mrs Mordecai Smith:
Annabella Johnston
Mr Mordecai Smith:
David S. Boliver
Mrs Bernstone:
Ann Way
Tonga:
Zen Keller
Alice:
Sara Olee
John Sholto:
John Dunbar
Policeman:
Ves Delahunt
Policeman:
David James
Policeman:
Kenneth Hale
Policeman:
Tony Leary
Toby:
null Toddy

They may not have managed their 11-plus, but the children of the South Shields Secondary Schools Brass Band can make magnificent music. During the summer holiday they were invited to perform at Durham University, and tonight we learn their story from the man who brought brass back to schools of South Shields and from one of the performers on this great night - the boy who bangs the gong.

Contributors

Musicians:
The South Shields Secondary Schools Brass Band
Producer:
Sandra Wainwright
Executive Producer:
Bridget Winter

A season of new feature films starring Arthur Kennedy, Warren Oates with Tom Selleck, Russell Johnson, Jeff Corey

A series of seemingly motiveless full-scale fires leads to a battle of wits between two old adversaries: top fire investigator Angus MacGregor and Alfred Fisher, the cleverest arsonist in the business. Key to the puzzle facing MacGregor is the story of a film that must never be shown...

Contributors

Writer:
Stanford Whitmore
Writer:
Bernard Taper
Producer:
Jack Laird
Director:
Boris Sagal
Angus MacGregor:
Arthur Kennedy
Alfred Fisher:
Warren Oates
Mike Beaudine:
Tom Selleck
Collier Landis:
Jeff Corey
Ellen Farrington:
Norma Crane
Cliff Thomas:
Russell Johnson
Karel Kessler:
Robert Webber
Lois Warwick:
Nita Talbot

BBC Two England

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BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More