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[[File:Rivals-of-SH-S01E13-1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Case of Laker, Absconded]]<br />
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''The Case of Laker, Absconded'' is the 13th episode in season 1 of the BBC TV series: [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]. Aired on 9 december 1971. 50 min.<br />
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Martin Hewitt is a fictional character created by Arthur Morrison en 1894.<br />
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* [[Peter Barkworth]] (Martin Hewitt) also played colonel Ross in episode [[Silver Blaze (TV episode 1988)|Silver Blaze]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1984-1994)|Sherlock Holmes]] in 1988 with [[Jeremy Brett]].<br />
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* [[Ronald Hines]] (Jonathan Pryde) also played Sir Reginald Cholmondley in the TV movie [[Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady]] in 1991 with [[Christopher Lee]] and [[Patrick Macnee]]. He also played Henry Matthews in the British TV mini-series ''Jack the Ripper'' in 1988 with [[Michael Caine]].<br />
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* [[Jane Lapotaire]] (Emily Shaw) also played Annie Harrison in episode [[The Naval Treaty - TV 1968 Cushing|The Naval Treaty]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1964-1968)|Sherlock Holmes]] with [[Peter Cushing]] in 1968.<br />
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* [[Charles Lloyd Pack]] (Neal) also played in the parodic movie [[The Best House in London]] with [[Peter Jeffrey]] as Sherlock Holmes in 1969.<br />
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* [[Toke Townley]] (Lost property assistant) also played Jabez Wilson in episode [[The Red-Headed League (TV series 1964-1965)|The Red-Headed League]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1964-1968)|Sherlock Holmes]] avec [[Douglas Wilmer]] in 1965.<br />
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== Plot summary ==<br />
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A junior bank clerk elopes with a fortune-but without his fiancee. The police reconstruct the absconder's route, from bank to train station to the Continent. However, Martin Hewitt believes the trail is a little too easy to follow. With the help of the jilted lover, he embarks on a search to discover what really happened to the missing man.<br />
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== Distribution ==<br />
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* '''Martin Hewitt''' : [[Peter Barkworth]]<br />
* '''Jonathan Pryde''' : [[Ronald Hines]]<br />
* '''Emily Shaw''' : [[Jane Lapotaire]]<br />
* '''Inspector Plummer''' : Arthur Pentelow<br />
* '''Sam Gunter''' : Tim Hardy<br />
* '''Mr. Neal''' : [[Charles Lloyd Pack]]<br />
* '''Mr. Lister''' : Anthony Sharp<br />
* '''Parsloe''' : James Ottaway<br />
* '''Mr. Merston''' : Michael Lynch<br />
* '''Lost Property Man''' : Leslie Dwyer<br />
* '''Lost Property Assistant''' : [[Toke Townley]]<br />
* '''Estate Agent''' : John Kidd<br />
* '''Travel Clerk''' : Malcolm McFee<br />
* '''Henry Stevens''' : Michael Cashman<br />
* '''Wilkins''' : Joe Dunlop<br />
* '''Buller's Bank Clerk''' : Barry Ashton<br />
* '''Maid''' : Lynette Erving<br />
* '''Charles Laker''' : Roger Gartland<br />
* '''Peach''' : Brian Godfrey<br />
* '''Bank Porter''' : Wally Thomas <br />
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* '''Director''' : Jonathan Alwyn<br />
* '''Screenplay''' : Philip Mackie<br />
* '''Producers''' : Robert Love, Lloyd Shirley<br />
* '''Music''' : Robert Sharples<br />
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