The Rivals

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