The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Produced by Jim French, this series features adaptations of the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adventures of the world's first and most famous consulting detective, dramatized by British writer M J Elliott. Although most of Conan Doyle's Holmes literature is in the public domain, Jim French arranged with the estate of Dame Jean Conan Doyle for use of the characters. It was the first time the entire Conan Doyle Canon was produced and aired as a single series for North American radio, and the first time Holmes, Watson, Mrs. Hudson and Lestrade were played throughout an entire series by the same actors (John Patrick Lowrie, Lawrence Albert, Lee Paasch, Rick May), and the first time a single writer (M J Elliott) adapted the entire Canon for radio. It complements the companion series The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes.