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Fully-dramatised adaptations of all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, brought to life with a full cast of actors, sound effects and music''A remarkable undertaking... applauding them, and particularly Clive Merrison''s Holmes, made my hands sore'' The TimesArthur Conan Doyle''s legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend Dr Watson are among the most enduringly popular fictional characters ever created. Their adventures have been dramatised countless times on radio, TV and film, but until BBC Radio 4 took on the challenge in 1989, no-one had ever attempted to adapt all sixty stories.Beginning with A Study in Scarlet and concluding with The Hound of the Baskervilles, their epic project took over 8 years to complete - and this landmark collection contains the extraordinary result of their labours. Here is the world''s first ever fully-dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart.Starring one of radio''s great double acts, Clive Merrison and Michael Williams, as Holmes and Watson, and with guest stars including Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Andrew Sachs, Peter Davison, Robert Glenister and Harriet Walter, this definitive collection contains over 48 hours of enthralling listening.Also included is a bonus interview with Adrian Conan Doyle about his father, Sir Arthur, and some fascinating behind-the-scenes revelations from the series'' head writer, Bert Coules, about the making of the radio adaptations.CastSherlock Holmes - Clive MerrisonDr John Watson - Michael WilliamsMrs Hudson - Anna Cropper/Mary Allen/Joan Matheson/Judi Dench/Inspector Gregson - John MoffattInspector Lestrade - Donald Gee/Stephen ThorneMary Morstan/Mary Watson - Moir Leslie/Elizabeth Mansfield/Hannah GordonIrene Adler - Sarah BadelInspector Jones - Nigel CarringtonColonel Moran - Fraser Kerr/Frederick TrevesMycroft Holmes - John HartleyProfessor Moriarty - Michael PenningtonProduction creditsWritten by Arthur Conan DoyleDramatised by Bert Coules with David Ashton, Michael Bakewell, Roger Danes, Robert Forrest, Denys Hawthorne, Gerry Jones, Peter Ling, Vincent McInerney and Peter MackieProduced and directed by Ian Cotterell, David Johnston, Patrick Rayner and Enyd WilliamsMusicians: Alexander Balanescu, Leonard Friedman, Richard Friedman, Michael Haslam, Ian Humphries and Abigail YoungContentsA Study in Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesA 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 Blue Carbuncle The Speckled Band The Engineer''s Thumb The Noble Bachelor The Beryl Coronet The Copper Beeches The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesSilver Blaze The Yellow Face The Stockbroker''s Clerk The Gloria Scott The Musgrave Ritual The Reigate Squires The Crooked Man The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem The Return of Sherlock HolmesThe Empty House The Norwood Builder The Dancing Men The Solitary Cyclist The Priory School Black Peter Charles Augustus Milverton The Six Napoleons The Three Students The Golden Pince-Nez The Missing Three-Quarter The Abbey Grange The Second Stain His Last BowWisteria Lodge The Cardboard Box The Red Circle The Bruce-Partington Plans The Dying Detective The Disappearance of Lady Frances CarfaxThe Devil''s Foot His Last Bow The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesThe Illustrious Client The Blanched Soldier The Mazarin Stone The Three Gables The Sussex Vampire The Three Garridebs The Problem of Thor Bridge The Creeping Man The Lion''s Mane The Veiled Lodger Shoscombe Old Place The Retired Colourman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between November 1989 and March 1995© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these four adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle stories A Study In Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A Study in Scarlet introduces the most famous partnership in fiction, as Watson is drawn into Holmes''s investigations following the discovery of a body in a blood-stained room in Brixton. In The Sign of the Four, a beautiful young woman comes to Holmes with a mystery which is to stretch even his remarkable deductive skills. The Hound of the Baskervilles finds Holmes and Watson travelling to Dartmoor to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville and protect his heir. Are the Baskervilles being stalked by a satanic hell-hound, or is the creature part of a sinister conspiracy? In The Valley of Fear, a coded warning sends Holmes and Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. Arriving too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow a series of bewildering clues to find a murderer who has vanished into thin air... Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Donald Sinden, Iain Glen and Ronald Pickup are among the guest cast of these thrilling dramas, adapted by Bert Coules. Duration: 7 hours 50 mins approx.

A gripping collection of fifteen BBC Radio full-cast dramas written by Bert Coules, inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''s original stories.In the fifty-six short stories and four novels Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about his great detective, how many times did Dr John Watson tantalise us with references to cases which were never written about in full? These original adventures flesh out those unrecorded cases to wonderful effect. Clive Merrison plays the great sleuth hiimself, with Andrew Sachs in the role of Doctor Watson. The star casts include Tom Baker, Jane Asher, Tim West, Toyah Willcox, Lindsay Duncan and Mark Gatiss.The stories in this collection are:The Madness of Colonel WarburtonThe Star of the Adelphi The Saviour of Cripplegate SquareThe Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria WatsonThe Abergavenny MurderThe Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily SmithThe Tragedy of Hanbury StreetThe Determined ClientThe Striking Success of Miss Franny BlossomThirteen WatchesPeculiar Persecution of Mr John Vincent HardenThe Ferrers DocumentsThe Remarkable Performance of Mr Frederick MerridewThe Eyes of HorusThe Marlbourne Point Mystery''A joy from beginning to end ... ingenious extensions of the Conan Doyle originals'' - Daily Telegraph