The casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these 12 adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novelsThese short stories are the very last ones written by Arthur Conan Doyle about his much-loved fictional detective.

Holmes and Watson are faced with cases that range from the suspicious to the seemingly supernatural, and encounter characters as diverse as an evil Austrian adventurer, a formidable female criminal, a distinguished professor who is acting oddly and a mysterious tenant who refuses to show her face. Gripping, suspenseful and hugely entertaining, these acclaimed dramatisations were adapted by Bert Coules from the original short stories.

Among the guest cast are Hannah Gordon, Robert Glenister, Michael Troughton, Alexandra Bastedo, Harriet Walter, Douglas Henshall and George Cole. CD 1The Illustrious ClientDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Patrick RaynerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 September 1994CD 2The Blanched SoldierDramatised by Roger Danes; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 September 1994CD 3The Mazarin StoneDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Patrick RaynerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 October 1994CD 4The Three GablesDramatised by Peter Ling; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 October 1994CD 5The Sussex VampireDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 October 1994CD 6The Three GarridebsDramatised by David Ashton; Directed by Patrick RaynerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 October 1994CD 7The Problem of Thor BridgeDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 February 1995CD 8The Creeping ManDramatised by Robert Forrest;First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 March 1995CD 9The Lion's ManeDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Patrick RaynerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 March 1995CD 10The Veiled LodgerDramatised by Roger Danes; Directed by Patrick RaynerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 March 1995CD 11Shoscombe Old PlaceDramatised by Michael Bakewell; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 March 1995CD 12The Retired ColourmanDramatised by Bert Coules; Directed by Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 March 1995