S E C O N D H O L M E S
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1983
First Show: 02 Jan, 1983 Last Show: 06 Feb, 1983
Number Shows: 6 Audition Show: none
Series Description:
SECOND HOLMES was a series of six shows brought to radio by the
British Broadcasting Corporation in early 1983. These were humorous
cases of detective Stamford Holmes, the grandson of Sherlock Holmes,
played by Peter Egan and his counterpart, Dr. Watson, the grandson
of Sherlock Holmes's companion, played by Jeremy Nicholas.
Stamford Holmes is a reluctant consulting detective in a modern age
where the crimes are mundane, not offering challenge. Although he
has his grandfather's ability to see detail and use them to arrive
at conclusions, he gets quickly bored by his cases. Were it not for
Dr. Watson pushing and prodding him, Holmes would be off on some other
enterprise. Watson is more the romantic, longing to participate in
detective adventures of the days of grandfather, believing the cases
at hand will prove Holmes' worth.
The shows were broadcast BBC's Radio 4, on Sunday evenings, from 7:00
to 7:30 PM, and repeated the following Wednesday evening from 12:27
to 12:55 PM. All shows in the series were written Grant Eustace and
produced by Paul Mayhew-Archer.
Although these tales lack the charm of Victorian England, they are
none the less entertaining. You may just find yourself wishing for
more after hearing the six.
Chronological Log:
Date Num Title
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03 Jan, 1983 1 "The Case of the Grandfather's Client"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
Anthony Newlands - Mrs. Garcia,
Rosalind Adams,
Baskerville
David Gooderson - Michael
Steve Hodson - Fred
Jean Trend - Doctor
09 Jan, 1983 2 "The Case of the Maltese Pearls"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
Kathryn Hurlbutt - Jane Mapleton
Alex Jennings - Charles Mapleton
Edward Cast - Neville Clarke
Wendy Murray - Katrin
16 Jan, 1983 3 "The Case of the Reading Undertaker"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
James Kerry - Inspector Fowler
Ronald Baddiley - General
Hugh Dickson - Lamson
Madi Hedd - Janet Durham
Stuart Organ - Simon Durham
23 Jan, 1983 4 "The Case of the Shadowed Minister"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
Angela Down - Alex Messenger
Wendy Murray - Mrs. Waterfield
Jim Reid - Michael
Stuart Organ - Mr. Belling
Miranda Forbes - Mrs. Belling
30 Jan, 1983 5 "The Case of the Neglected Farm"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
Fiona Walker - Sarah Callington
Steve Hodson - Tom Wigley
Ronald Baddiley - Bob Swannock
Hugh Dickson - Vicar
Alexandra Mathie - Kate Wigley
06 Feb, 1983 6 "The Case of the Missing Link"
Cast: Peter Egan - Stamford Holmes
Jeremy Nicholas - Watson
Simon Hewitt - James MacPherson
David Gooderson - Inspector Winter
Lolly Cockerell - Mrs. Pettifer
John Dunn - as himself
References:
* The University of Minnesota Special Collections / Rare Books web
site, http://special.lib.umn.edu.
* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct.,
Leesburg, FL 34748
Last Update: Jul 25, 2007
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