List of BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes dramatisations
This List of BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes dramatisations summarises the BBC Radio 4 radio dramatisations of the complete Sherlock Holmes stories, with Bert Coules as head writer, and featuring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson. Together, the two actors completed radio adaptations of every story in the canon between 1989 and 1998. The complete canonical run is available on CD and audio cassette, as well as downloads.
A Study In Scarlet
Two one-hour episodes recorded October 1989, at BBC studios, Maida Vale, London and first broadcast on 5 and 12 November 1989.
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title | First broadcast[1] |
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1 | "Revenge" | 5 November 1989 |
2 | "In the Country of the Saints" | 12 November 1989 |
The Sign of the Four
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title | First broadcast |
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1 | "Timbertoe" | 10 December 1989 |
2 | "The Great Agra Treasure" | 17 December 1989 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[2] | First broadcast |
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1 | "A Scandal in Bohemia" | 7 November 1990 |
2 | "The Red-headed League" | 14 November 1990 |
3 | "A Case of Identity" | 21 November 1990 |
4 | "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" | 28 November 1990 |
5 | "The Five Orange Pips" | 5 December 1990 |
6 | "The Man with the Twisted Lip" | 12 December 1990 |
7 | "The Blue Carbuncle" | 2 January 1991 |
8 | "The Speckled Band" | 9 January 1991 |
9 | "The Engineer's Thumb" | 16 January 1991 |
10 | "The Noble Bachelor" | 23 January 1991 |
11 | "The Beryl Coronet" | 30 January 1991 |
12 | "The Copper Beeches" | 6 February 1991 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[3] | First broadcast |
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1 | "Silver Blaze" | 8 January 1992 |
2 | "The Yellow Face" | 15 January 1992 |
3 | "The Stockbroker's Clerk" | 22 January 1992 |
4 | "The Gloria Scott" | 29 January 1992 |
5 | "The Musgrave Ritual" | 5 February 1992 |
6 | "The Reigate Squires" | 12 February 1992 |
7 | "The Crooked Man" | 7 October 1992 |
8 | "The Resident Patient" | 14 October 1992 |
9 | "The Greek Interpreter" | 21 October 1992 |
10 | "The Naval Treaty" | 28 October 1992 |
11 | "The Final Problem" | 4 November 1992 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title | First broadcast |
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1 | "The Powers of Evil" | 28 June 1998 |
2 | "Death On The Moor" | 5 July 1998 |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[4] | First broadcast |
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1 | "The Empty House" | 24 February 1993 |
2 | "The Norwood Builder" | 3 March 1993 |
3 | "The Dancing Men" | 19 March 1993 |
4 | "The Solitary Cyclist" | 17 March 1993 |
5 | "The Priory School" | 24 March 1993 |
6 | "Black Peter" | 31 March 1993 |
7 | "Charles Augustus Milverton" | 7 April 1993 |
8 | "The Six Napoleons" | 8 September 1993 |
9 | "The Three Students" | 15 September 1993 |
10 | "The Golden Pince-nez" | 22 September 1993 |
11 | "The Missing Three-quarter" | 29 September 1993 |
12 | "The Abbey Grange" | 6 October 1993 |
13 | "The Second Stain" | 13 October 1993 |
The Valley of Fear
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[5] | First broadcast |
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1 | "The Scowrers" | 23 March 1997 |
2 | "The Tragedy of Birlstone" | 30 March 1997 |
His Last Bow
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[6] | First broadcast |
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1 | "Wisteria Lodge" | 5 January 1994 |
2 | "The Cardboard Box" | 12 January 1994 |
3 | "The Red Circle" | 19 January 1994 |
4 | "The Bruce-Partington Plans" | 26 January 1994 |
5 | "The Dying Detective" | 2 February 1994 |
6 | "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" | 9 February 1994 |
7 | "The Devil's Foot" | 16 February 1994 |
8 | "His Last Bow" | 23 February 1994 |
The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[7] | First broadcast[1] |
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1 | "The Illustrious Client" | 21 September 1994 |
2 | "The Blanched Soldier" | 28 September 1994 |
3 | "The Mazarin Stone" | 5 October 1994 |
4 | "The Three Gables" | 12 October 1994 |
5 | "The Sussex Vampire" | 19 October 1994 |
6 | "The Three Garridebs" | 16 October 1994 |
7 | "The Problem of Thor Bridge" | 22 February 1995 |
8 | "The Creeping Man" | 1 March 1995 |
9 | "The Lion's Mane" | 8 March 1995 |
10 | "The Veiled Lodger" | 15 March 1995 |
11 | "Shoscombe Old Place" | 22 March 1995 |
12 | "The Retired Colourman" | 29 March 1995 |
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a series consisting of original stories written exclusively by Bert Coules was then commissioned, but following Williams' death from cancer in 2001, he was replaced by Andrew Sachs. The episodes of The Further Adventures were based on throwaway references in Doyle's short stories and novels.
Four of the five original stories transmitted in 2002 are also available on audio cassette and CD, and four of the five original stories transmitted in 2004 are available on CD.
Episodes
Episode # | Episode title[8] |
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1 | "The Madness of Colonel Warburton" |
2 | "The Star of the Adelphi" |
3 | "The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson" |
4 | "The Saviour of Cripplegate Square" |
5 | "The Abergavenny Murder" |
6 | "The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith" |
7 | "The Determined Client" |
8 | "The Tragedy of Hanbury Street" |
9 | "The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom" |
10 | "The Thirteen Watches" |
11 | "The Peculiar Persecution Of Mr John Vincent Harden" |
12 | "The Ferrers Documents" |
13 | "The Remarkable Performance Of Mr Frederick Merridew" |
14 | "The Eyes Of Horus" |
15 | "The Marlbourne Point Mystery - Parts 1 and 2" |
Notes
- Coules, Bert. "Casts and Credits". The BBC complete audio Sherlock Holmes. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- "The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- " Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear - Episodes".
- " Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- " Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Episodes from 2008". bbc.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-21.