... he was forever THE Sherlock.

[tealin]

O Internet ... you who are so wantonly led astray by Robert Downey Jr and the arguably much more worthy Benedict Cumberbatch ... You need some Clive Merrison. (And Michael Williams.)

There are three episodes so far but it looks like they're running at least The Adventures so there's bound to be more if you keep an eye out.

A Scandal in Bohemia - Irene Adler!

The Red-Headed League - Arguably the most boring Sherlock Holmes story, so of course this is the one they chose to represent the whole series in my Grade 9 English class.

A Case of Identity - or, more aptly, A Case of Conan Doyle Wishing He Were Writing a Victorian Melodrama but Working In Sherlock Holmes Because That is What the Public Wants.

Enjoy, and be educated!

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[brewsternorth]

Heh, I was just singing the praises of the Merrison/Williams & Coules radio-plays (and the fact that they were just airing on BBC7 R4Extra) to the Sherlock fanclubs on Twitter. They were pretty psyched! Ironically enough, since one of the earliest audio adaptations of SH was on American old-timey radio, it seems the R4 versions aren't widely-known. Even though I'd argue they portray the friendship between Holmes and Watson really very well indeed.

[tealin]

They're the best! I think more people know the American radio plays because a) they've been around longer and b) there's some sort of online database of Old Time Radio where you can download a gazillion MP3s for free, where people who are sadly ignorant of the iPlayer go to load up on audio drama. The fact that the Radio 4 recordings are under vigilant copyright and available on CD sadly doesn't help their awareness levels.