Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study In Scarlet 1978

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Dramatised for radio by Michael Hardwick 
An American is found dead in an empty house in the Brixton Road. Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard is puzzled. He consults Mr Sherlock Holmes, a rather eccentric young gentleman who, together with J. H. Watson MD, has recently taken up residence at 221B Baker Street. 
Produced By Roger Pine BBC Birmingham
 CAST: Sherlock Holmes:………Robert Powell Dr. Watson:………Dinsdale Landen Insp. Lestrade:…….John Hollis Insp. Gregson:……..Frederick Treves Jefferson Hope:…….Don Fellows PC Rance:…….John Samson Mme Charpentier:……..Madi Hedd Alice Charpentier:………Carole Boyd Mrs. Sawyer:………Nigel Lambert Enoch J. Drebber:…….Paul Maxwell Stangerson:……..Peter Whitman Commissionaire:………Alan Dudley Violinist:……..Lionel Bentley OTX A Study in Scarlet Wed 25th Dec 1974, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM RTX Saturday-Night Theatre: A Study in Scarlet Sat 21st Jan 1978, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.” [WIKI]

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