The BBC Presents: Sherlock Holmes
The BBC Presents: Sherlock Holmes is a British radio show produced by BBC between 1988 and 2010, starring Clive Merrison & Roger Rees as Sherlock Holmes, and Michael Williams, Crawford Logan & Andrew Sachs as Dr. Watson.
In 1987, Bert Coules, a freelance writer for radio, told BBC about his idea of adapting The Hound of the Baskervilles. The following year, on 27 may 1988, the first half of the adventure was aired on radio. Roger Rees played Sherlock Holmes and Crawford Logan played Dr. Watson. The second half was broadcasted on 3 june. It was a hit with the audience and the press. Then, two other novels were ordered : A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, but Roger Rees was no longer available. A new casting was whosen and Clive Merrison became Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson. Both novels were released in november and december 1989. It was another success and Bert Coules proposed six other short stories. But the BBC asked for the entire Sherlock Holmes stories!
Thus, between 1990 and 1998, 56 short stories and 4 novels were broadcasted on radio. But after the last story, BBC did not want to stop and ordered Bert Coules a suite. Like the shows of the 30-40s, the new stories were chosen among the Untold Stories. There were 10 other adventures broadcasted on BBC Radio 4 under the title: "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".
For this final series, the role of Dr. Watson was given to Andrew Sachs as Michael Williams had died in the meantime.
Episode list
Novels (Season 1-2)
1988
- S01E01. The Hound of the Baskervilles (27 may & 3 june)
1989
- S02E01. A Study in Scarlet (5 & 12 november)
- S02E02. The Sign of Four (10 & 17 december)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Season 3-4)
1990
- S03E01. A Scandal in Bohemia (7 november)
- S03E02. The Redheaded League (14 november)
- S03E03. A Case of Identity (21 november)
- S03E04. The Boscambe Valley Mystery (28 november)
- S03E05. The Five Orange Pips (5 december)
- S03E06. The Man with the Twisted Lip (12 december)
1991
- S04E01. The Blue Carbuncle (2 january)
- S04E02. The Speckled Band (9 january)
- S04E03. The Engineer's Thumb (16 january)
- S04E04. The Noble Bachelor (23 january)
- S04E05. The Beryl Coronet (30 january)
- S04E06. The Copper Beeches (6 february)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Season 5-6)
1992
- S05E01. Silver Blaze (8 january)
- S05E02. The Yellow Face (15 january)
- S05E03. The Stockbroker's Clerk (22 january)
- S05E04. The 'Gloria Scott' (29 january)
- S05E05. The Musgrave Ritual (5 february)
- S05E06. The Reigate Squires (12 february)
1992
- S06E01. The Crooked Man (7 october)
- S06E02. The Resident Patient (14 october)
- S06E03. The Greek Interpreter (21 october)
- S06E04. The Navel Treaty (28 october)
- S06E05. The Final Problem (4 november)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Season 7-8)
1993
- S07E01. The Empty House (24 february)
- S07E02. The Norwood Builder (3 march)
- S07E03. The Dancing Men (10 march)
- S07E04. The Solitary Cyclist (17 march)
- S07E05. The Priory School (24 march)
- S07E06. Black Peter (31 march)
- S07E07. Charles Augustus Milverton (7 april)
1993
- S08E01. The Six Napoleons (8 september)
- S08E02. The Three Students (15 september)
- S08E03. The Golden Pince-Nez (22 september)
- S08E04. The Missing Three-Quarter (29 september)
- S08E05. The Abbey Grange (6 october)
- S08E06. The Second Stain (13 october)
His Last Bow (Season 9)
1994
- S09E01. Wisteria Lodge (5 january)
- S09E02. The Cardboard Box (12 january)
- S09E03. The Red Circle (19 january)
- S09E04. The Bruce-Partington Plans (26 january)
- S09E05. The Dying Detective (2 february)
- S09E06. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (9 february)
- S09E07. The Devil's Foot (16 february)
- S09E08. His Last Bow (23 february)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Season 10-11)
1994
- S10E01. The Illustrious Client (21 september)
- S10E02. The Blanched Soldier (28 september)
- S10E03. The Mazarin Stone (5 october)
- S10E04. The Three Gables (12 october)
- S10E05. The Sussex Vampire (19 october)
- S10E06. The Three Garridebs (26 october)
1995
- S11E01. The Problem of Thor Bridge (22 february)
- S11E02. The Creeping Man (1 march)
- S11E03. The Lion's Mane (8 march)
- S11E04. The Veiled Lodger (15 march)
- S11E05. Shoscombe Old Place (22 march)
- S11E06. The Retired Colourman (29 march)
Novels (Season 12)
1997
- S12E01. The Valley of Fear: The Scowrers (23 & 30 march)
- S12E02. The Hound of the Baskervilles (28 june & 5 july)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Season 13-16)
2002
- S13E01. The Madness of Colonel Warburton (30 january)
- S13E02. The Star of The Adelphi (6 february)
- S13E03. The Peculiar Prosecution of Mr. John Vincent Harden (13 february)
- S13E04. The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson (20 february)
- S13E05. The Saviour of Cripplegate Square (27 february)
2004
- S14E01. The Abergavenny Murder (18 may)
- S14E02. The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith (25 may)
- S14E03. The Tragedy of Hanbury Street (1 june)
- S14E04. The Determined Client (8 june)
- S14E05. The Striking Success Of Miss Franny Blossum (15 june)
2008-2009
- S15E01. The Remarkable Performance of Mr Frederick Merridew (26 december)
- S15E02. The Eyes of Horus (2 january)
- S15E03. The Thirteen Watches (9 january)
- S15E04. The Ferrers Documents (16 january)
2010
- S16E01. The Marlbourne Point Mystery (5 & 6 april)
