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The Beekeeper's Apprentice
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The Baker Street sleuth comes out of retirement, takes on an apprentice and tackles a spy. Laurie King's homage stars James Fox.
The Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes comes out of retirement, takes on a young apprentice and tackles a spy - in this witty and humorous homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Starring James Fox as Holmes, Shaun Prendergast as Watson, Monica Dolan as Mary Russell and Sian Thomas as Donleavy.
Written by Laurie King. Dramatised for radio by Shaun Prendergast.
Directed in Manchester by Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
Last on
Wed 10 Jun 2015
01:00
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"My God, it can think!"
Duration: 01:31
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 Apr 2013 06:30
- Fri 19 Apr 2013 13:30
- Fri 19 Apr 2013 20:30
- Sat 20 Apr 2013 01:30
- Tue 9 Jun 2015 06:00
- Tue 9 Jun 2015 13:00
- Tue 9 Jun 2015 20:00
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 01:00
The Sound of Sherlock
Incarnations of Holmes & Watson from the BBC Radio vaults.
