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Sherlock Holmes: The Four Novels Collection
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, full cast, Michael Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in these four adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle stories: A Study In Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Valley of Fear.
A Study in Scarlet introduces the most famous partnership in fiction, as Watson is drawn into Holmes' investigations following the discovery of a body in a blood-stained room in Brixton.
In The Sign of the Four, a beautiful young woman comes to Holmes with a mystery which is to stretch even his remarkable deductive skills.
The Hound of the Baskervilles finds Holmes and Watson travelling to Dartmoor to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville and protect his heir. Are the Baskervilles being stalked by a satanic hellhound, or is the creature part of a sinister conspiracy?
In The Valley of Fear, a coded warning sends Holmes and Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. Arriving too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow a series of bewildering clues to find a murderer who has vanished into thin air.
Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Donald Sinden, Iain Glen and Ronald Pickup are among the guest cast of these thrilling dramas, adapted by Bert Coules. Duration: 7 hours, 50 minutes approx.
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- Pietro
- 15-09-21
Four Novel Collection
This is a compilation of the four Holmes novels. Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes is a joy to the ears. I love his infectious laugh and slightly sarcastic tone when talking to people. Sadly, Dr Watson doesn't fare as well. Michael Williams just doesn't have the voice for radio, and I find it difficult to realise when Watson's talking.
Of the four, I knew that I'd like the first three, so it was with curiosity that I approached the Valley of Fear, the book I've never been able to read. Although I did persevere with this audio play, which was a good production, it still doesn't work for me.
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- Phil
- 25-11-22
Masterful
Excellent adaptations of the four Sherlock Holmes novels. Bert Coules has done an amazing job. I particularly enjoyed the way The Valley Of Fear flitted between the events of the past in Vermissa and investigation of Holmes and Watson in the present. I don’t think that Clive Merrison and Michael Williams get a fair crack of the whip when people discuss the best Holmes and Watson of all time, purely because they are only heard and not seen on television. Personally I think they are magnificent together, bringing the stories and their characters alive.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-07-23
Maybe the best adaptation of Sherlock Holmes
these adaptations are probably the best of all the versions both TV and audio
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- Queenofimps
- 04-03-20
My favourite Sherlock and Watson
I just love this pair of actors. John Watson is reliable, dependable and a solid foil to this Sherlock’s energy, ennui or mania. Delightful and wonderful adaptation too that really shows the depth of their friendship and the intricacies of the stories
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- Avid reader
- 09-09-19
Five star performances!
This is surely one of the best recordings of Sherlock Holmes that I have listened to. The adaptation by Bert Couples of these classic stories is so well done that it just makes me characters jump out of the pages and the pairing of Clive Merrison and Michael Williams as Holmes and Watson is perfect. I think that their friendship and respect for each other really shines through. Michael Williams was the best Dr Watson I've heard I've heard - the warmth and sincerity of his voice shows the intelligence and sympathy of Watson . Clive Merrison gives Holmes not only the skill of deduction that we expect but also the massive highs and lows of his nature. Altogether these four stories are a treat for any Sherlock Holmes fan.
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- The Wolfman
- 23-03-18
Great
Great performances by the cast and four great stories. I really got this for The Hound of the Baskervilles but enjoyed the other stories too.
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- Stodders
- 21-12-21
Outstanding performances. Holmes at his best.
I’ve listened to Clive Merrison and Michael Williams’s Holmes and Watson many times and for me they are the best at playing the timeless crime fighting duo. The also have the distinction of being the only pair to have recorded the entire Holmes canon. A truly wonderful listen.
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- twigs way
- 10-11-18
Very Disappointing
I have greatly enjoyed all the other BBC radio adaptations by Bert Coules but this of the longer novels was very disappointing. I am not sure if it was the modern adaptations fault or the original books. Two of the stories were almost all told in flash backs in America, so it didnt even feel like a Holmes story, and the American accents, plus in one instance Irish American plus a Scottsh policeman, and a Welsh detective made the auddible seem more like an amateur dramatics where they were trying to cram in as many over the top accents as possible. Very very disappointing.
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