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The Case Of The Engineer's Thumb

Description

A water pressure expert barely gets away from a crazy German military officer. Meanwhile, Sherlock finds himself in an even tighter spot—he's stuck inside a machine that uses water pressure to crush things!

The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes is a BBC Radio 2 comedy series written by Tony Hare. It starred Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett, Jeffrey Holland, and June Whitfield, and was broadcast between 16 January 1999, to 20 February 1999. It has since been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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Sound Recordings

Sound Recording A29m30s

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Sound Recording B29m30s

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Cast & Crew

C
Cy Harrice
Announcer
A
Albert Buhrman
music
Alfred Shirley
Cast
A
Arthur Conan Doyle
creator
D
Don Williamson
engineer
H
Hal Reid
sound effects
James Monks
Cast
J
John Stanley
Cast
Michael Fitzmaurice
New York commercial spokesman
B
Basil Loughrane
Director
E
Edith Meiser
Writer

Related Dates

Sun Jan 25 1948Sun Jan 25

Related Programs

Sherlock Holmes

Related Categories

Mystery

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