"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.

Cast:
Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes
Michael Williams as Dr John Watson
Dame Judi Dench as Mrs Hudson
Donald Sinden as Sir Charles Baskerville
Mark Leake as Sir Henry Baskerville
Ian Masters as Sir Hugo Baskerville
Roger May as Dr James Mortimer
John Woodnutt as Arthur Frankland
Rachel Atkins as Beryl Stapleton
Don McCorkindale as John Barrymore
Jenny Lee as Eliza Barrymore
Brian Parr as Postmaster
Iwan Thomas as Perkins
Nicole Forbes as Girl
Simon Hanna as Soldier
Jamie Harden as Man
James Harrison as Cabby

Violin played by Ian Humphries
Piano played by Michael Haslam
Dramatised for radio by Bert Coules
Directed by Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 28th June 1998
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