The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 4

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (BBC Radio) #4

by Bert Coules, Clive Merrison (Narrator), Paul Magrs (Narrator)

Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs star in three brand new BBC Radio 4 full cast adventures. How many times did Dr. John Watson tantalize us with a passing reference to a mystery which his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, never wrote about in full? In these full cast original adventures, Bert Coules, the chief dramatist of BBC Radio 4s celebrated complete Sherlock Holmes canon, has imaginatively fleshed out three such unrecorded cases. The Remarkable Performance of Mr. Frederick A night at the music hall ends in tragedy. Is it possible that Sherlock Holmes has finally met his match? The Eyes of How could a priceless Egyptian artifact vanish from a locked casket in a locked safety deposit box in a locked vault in a locked bank? The Marlbourne Point In the bleak beauty of an isolated coastal headland, Holmes and Watson discover death, treachery, betrayal and a remarkable recluse with an extraordinary friend. Then the enigmatic Mycroft Holmes astonishes his brother as the shocking truth behind the mystery of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant is finally revealed.

Genres: Crime, Mystery

2 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Bert Coules is an English writer, and dramatist, who has produced a number of adaptations and original works. He works mainly in radio drama but also writes for TV and the stage.

Coules specializes in mystery and science fiction audio and radio drama, and has written a number of adaptations, most notably as the head writer of the Sherlock Holmes radio series (1989–1998) starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson (the first time the entire canon had been adapted with the same two lead actors throughout). He also wrote original Sherlock Holmes scripts for the following BBC radio series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, each based on a reference from the original stories. These were first broadcast between 2002 and 2010, and starred Merrison and Andrew Sachs as Watson, following Michael Williams' death in 2001.

He has also written adaptations of several of Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael novels, and of works by Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Isaac Asimov and other best-selling genre authors.

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Reviews

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some classic sleuth tales.

[Les Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Using references to cases by Sherlock Holmes, but not recorded by Doyle; these are developed into a really good read of short stories. They also have the feel of the original characters.