Afternoon Play

Series of four new tales of mystery and murder by Bert Coules, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The police are baffled when a priceless antique disappears, but Holmes solves the mystery with the aid of a pawnbroker, a landlady and two stout rubber bands. Sherlock Holmes ...... Clive Merrison Dr John Watson ...... Andrew Sachs Lady Mallory ...... Colette O'Neil Lestrade ...... Stephen Thorne Lofting ...... Stephen Critchlow Wilson ...... Jonathan Tafler Mrs Hartnell ...... Janice Acquah Sergeant ...... Malcolm Tierney Constable ...... Paul Rider Directed by Patrick Rayner.