Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow | Complete BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection | Clive Merrison

Enjoy all eight full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations from Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow, Starring: Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams as Dr John Watson Music: Leonard Friedman, violin Episode 1 — Wisteria Lodge 00:00 First broadcast: 5 January 1994 Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Dramatised by: Bert Coules Director: Patrick Rayner Mr Scott Eccles arrives at Baker Street after waking at Wisteria Lodge to discover that his host, servants, and household have mysteriously disappeared. The police soon uncover disturbing evidence connected with a murder and strange voodoo rites. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Dominic Letts — Inspector Baynes David King — Scott Eccles Geraldine Fitzgerald — Miss Burnet David Thorpe — Garcia Michael Onslow — Warner Steve Hodson — Jesus Gareth Armstrong — Carlo Episode 2 — The Cardboard Box 43:18 First broadcast: 12 January 1994 When gentle spinster Susan Cushing receives a cardboard box containing two severed human ears, Holmes follows the clue through jealousy, broken relationships, and murder. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Kevin Whately — Jim Browner Stephen Thorne — Inspector Lestrade Teresa Gallagher — Mary Cushing Rachel Atkins — Sarah Cushing Diana Payan — Susan Cushing James Telfer — Fairbairn Dominic Letts — McIlroy Oona Beeson — Annabel John Evitts — Dr Shaughnessy Episode 3 — The Red Circle 1:26:42 First broadcast: 19 January 1994 Mrs Warren is alarmed by a mysterious lodger who refuses to be seen, pays generously, and communicates through cryptic newspaper messages. Holmes discovers a fugitive couple, a secret society, and danger from across the Atlantic. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Joan Sims — Mrs Warren Ronald Herdman — Inspector Gregson James Taylor — Mr Warren Oona Beeson — Emilia Lucca Lyndam Gregory — Gennaro Lucca Dominic Letts — James Leverton Philip Anthony — Cyrus Castle Episode 4 — The Bruce-Partington Plans 2:10:23 First broadcast: 26 January 1994 Mycroft Holmes brings an urgent government case to Baker Street. Secret submarine plans have been stolen, a young clerk is found dead beside the railway, and national security hangs in the balance. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson John Hartley — Mycroft Holmes Stephen Thorne — Inspector Lestrade Donald Douglas — Colonel Valentine Walter John Moffatt — Sir James Walter Vivienne Rochester — Violet Westbury Jamie Glover — Arthur Cadogan West John Evitts — Sidney Johnson Pauline Yates — Mrs Johnson John Baddeley — Hugo Oberstein Tiran Aakel — Matcham Anthony Newlands — Prime Minister Episode 5 — The Dying Detective 2:53:44 First broadcast: 2 February 1994 Watson is horrified to find Holmes feverish, delirious, and apparently near death after infection by a rare tropical disease. But the detective’s illness may conceal a carefully laid trap for a ruthless murderer. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Edward Petherbridge — Culverton Smith Alex Jennings — Victor Savage Joan Matheson — Mrs Hudson Philip Anthony — Inspector Morton Sam Crane — Savage as a boy John Baddeley — Staples Episode 6 — The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 3:37:56 First broadcast: 9 February 1994 Holmes is asked to locate Lady Frances Carfax, an independent woman who has disappeared while travelling abroad. Her missing jewellery, an imposing couple, and a funeral procession lead to a desperate race against time. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Jack Klaff — Honourable Philip Green Stephen Thorne — Inspector Lestrade Peter Wickham — Holy Peters Jillie Meers — Mrs Peters John Baddeley — Monsieur Moser Colin Pinney — Herr Brandt Rachel Atkins — Marie Devine William Maxwell — Undertaker Episode 7 — The Devil’s Foot 4:20:06 First broadcast: 16 February 1994 During a recuperative stay in Cornwall, Holmes investigates a terrifying case in which one woman has died and two men have been driven mad. Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr Watson Patrick Allen — Dr Leon Sterndale Geoffrey Beevers — Reverend Roundhay Sean Arnold — Mortimer Tregennis Diana Payan — Brenda David Thorpe — Owen Colin Pinney — George Barry J. Gordon — Doctor Episode 8 — His Last Bow 5:03:29 First broadcast: 23 February 1994 It is 1914. Retired from detective work and keeping bees on the Sussex Downs, Sherlock Holmes is called upon to serve England in its darkest hour. Undercover as an American agent, Cast: Clive Merrison — Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams — Dr John Watson Michael Cochrane — Captain Kell Norman Rodway — Stamford Preston Lockwood — Prime Minister Donald Pickering — Foreign Secretary James Telfer — Von Bork Colin Pinney — Von Herling Lala Lloyd — Martha Bob Sherman — Altamont Ed Bishop — Agent Eamonn Fleming — O’Brien Ben Lemel — First Student