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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Clive Merrison, full cast, Michael Williams
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Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original short stories.

The 12 dramatisations are 'A Scandal in Bohemia'; 'The Red-Headed League'; 'A Case of Identity'; 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'; 'The Five Orange Pips'; 'The Man with the Twisted Lip'; 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle'; 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'; 'The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb'; 'The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor'; 'The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet'; and 'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches'.

In these 12 stories, Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson investigate a compromising photograph, a murder case with Australian connections, a disreputable opium den, a Christmas goose, a ruined ancestral estate, a disastrous wedding day, a house with frightening secrets and several other baffling circumstances.

Among the large supporting cast are Sarah Badel, Andrew Sachs, James Grout, James Wilby, Sam West, Stephen Tompkinson and Imogen Stubbs.

Public Domain (P)2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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excellent reading of an excellent novel

There is nothing not to love about this reading. well recorded, well directed, and written by one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.

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Great dramatization of Classic Conan Doyle

I love the short story format and the BBC dramatizations. Doyle's writing style is very descriptive and when combined with the speakers accents and sound effects, create a very vivid experience of England in the 1800s!

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Masterful text and wonderful acting.

All actors of high calibre and execution of great text well done.Tthis makes for great entertainment and suspense.

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