Radio Anthology Series
A radio anthology, dramatizing early stories of the “rivals of Sherlock Holmes,” narrated by Arthur conan Doyle’s Inspector Lestrade.
THE RIVALS
(2011-15, BBC 4)
16 30-minute episodes
Starring Tim Pigott-Smith as Inspector Lestrade
- SEASON ONE
- “Murder by Proxy”
Based on the story by By Matthias McDonnel Bodkin
Starring Anton Lesser as PAUL BECK - “The Mystery of Redstone Manor”
Based on the story by by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.
Starring Honeysuckle Weeks as MISS LOVEDAY BROOKE - SEASON TWO
- “The Clue of the Silver Spoons”
Based on the story by Robert Barr
Starring as EUGENE VALMONT - “The Intangible Clue”
Based on the story by Anna Katharine Green
Starring Jeany Spark as MISS VIOLET STRANGE - “The Game Played in the Dark”
Based on the story by Ernest Bramah
Starring Charles Edwards as MAX CARRADOS - SEASON THREE
- “The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem”
Based on the story by Ernest Bramah
Starring Pip Torrens as MAX CARRADOS - “A Snapshot”
Based on the story by By Matthias McDonnel Bodkin
Starring Adrian Scarborough as PAUL BECK - “The Moabite Cypher”
Based on the story by R. Austin Freeman
Starring Tim McInnerny as DR. JOHN THORNDYKE - SEASON FOUR
- “The Secret of Dunstan’s Tower”
Based on the story by Ernest Bramah
Starring Pip Torrens as MAX CARRADOS - “The Stanway Cameo Mystery”
Based on the story by Arthur Morrison
Starring Adam James as MARTIN HEWITT
RELATED LINKS
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Private Detectives & Other Miscreants - Early Eyes
Historical and Literary Influences on the Genre - The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The TV series