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A valuable jewel theft mystery for the Baker Street sleuth. With Norman Shelley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1959.

'I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends' said His Grace, asking the banker for the loan of 拢50,000 - and he handed over the Beryl Coronet as security.

What happened then sent the distressed banker hurrying to 221b Baker Street to seek the aid of Sherlock Holmes...

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.

Sherlock Holmes 鈥�. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson 鈥�. Norman Shelley
Miss Parker/Lucy Parr 鈥�. Hilda Schroder
Arthur Holder 鈥�. Frederick Treves
Alexander Holder 鈥�. Robert Sansom
Roberts 鈥�. Ronald Baddiley
His Grace 鈥�. Godfrey Kenton
Mary Holder 鈥�. Eva Huszar

Adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Producer: Frederick Bradnum

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Light Programme in June 1959.

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30 minutes

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Wed 31 Mar 2021 01:30
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