The Rivals

 

The Rivals

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Inspector Lestrade, made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories, introduces tales of Holmes's rivals.
BBC Radio 4
19 and 26 October and 2 and 9 November 2011 11:30 am - 12:00 midday

Episode 1/4 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue
By Edgar Allan Poe
Dramatised by Chris Harrald
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.
He begins with the famous case of the Murders In The Rue Morgue, and the eccentric talents of Auguste Dupin.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Dupin . . . . . Andrew Scott
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Granjean . . . . . Sean Baker
Duborg . . . . . Brian Bowles
Mme Duborg . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw
The Sailor . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin

All 4 selections LINK 

 

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The Problem of Cell 13
By Jacques Futrelle.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
 
Broadcast Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:30
Episode 2 of 4 from The Rivals

160/44; 32.4 MB; sound quality excellent

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He continues with the extraordinary story of Professor SFX Van Dusen, who thinks his way out of a locked prison cell.

 Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
 Van Dusen . . . . . Paul Rhys
 Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
 Fielding . . . . . Sean Baker
 Merriman . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin
 Hatch . . . . . Alun Raglan
 O'Connor . . . . . Simon Bubb

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

Related Link:
The Original Short Story - By Jaques Futrelle

Murder by Proxy
By Matthias McDonnel Bodkin
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
 
Broadcast Wed 2 Nov 2011, 11:30
Episode 3 of 4 from The Rivals

160/44; 32.1 MB; sound quality excellent

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He continues with a country house murder and the devious talents of private detective Paul Beck.

 Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
 Beck . . . . . Anton Lesser
 Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
 Jonathan . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin
 Mark . . . . . Simon Bubb
 Julia . . . . . Eloise Secker
 Neville . . . . . Sean Baker
 Tilley . . . . . Brian Bowles
 Mrs Beck . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

Related Links
Original Short Story - by M. McDonnell Bodkin

The Mystery of Redstone Manor
By Chris Harrald
based on the character by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.
 
Broadcast Wed 9 Nov 2011, 11:30
Episode 4 of 4 from The Rivals

160/44; 31.4 MB; sound quality excellent

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He concludes with a nail-biting adventure that features the uncompromising Loveday Brooke.

 Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
 Loveday . . . . . Honeysuckle Weeks
 Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
 Winter . . . . . Brian Bowles
 Simkins . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin
 Alex . . . . . Daniel Rabin

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

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