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1. The Clairvoyants

Episode 1 of 4

Lestrade lends a hand after his protégé saves a drowning woman, and suspects that this was no accident. Starring James Fleet.

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Now he gets his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.

James Fleet stars as Inspector Lestrade.

After his protégé Constance Dunlap saves a woman from drowning, the woman mumbles "this was meant to happen".

Lestrade helps Constance investigate her suspicions that this was no accident - and that the woman is in mortal danger...

Written by Arthur B Reeve and dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade ...... James Fleet
Constance ...... Susannah Fielding
Mildred ...... Olivia Poulet
Mr Forest and Tom Knowles ...... Chris Pavlo
Madame D'Urfe ...... Claire Perkins
Jim Dainty ...... Brian Protheroe
Penman ...... Sean Baker
Secretary ...... Kirsty Oswald

Producer: Liz Webb.

First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in October 2016.

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 10 Apr 2024 01:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Lestrade James Fleet
Constance Susannah Fielding
Mildred Olivia Poulet
Mr Forest Chris Pavlo
Tom Knowles Chris Pavlo
Madame D'Urfe Claire Perkins
Jim Dainty Brian Protheroe
Penman Sean Baker
Secretary Kirsty Oswald
Producer Liz Webb
Author Arthur B Reeve
Adaptor Chris Harrald

Broadcasts

  • Mon 31 Oct 2016 11:30
  • Sun 30 Dec 2018 19:15
  • Fri 4 Jan 2019 07:30
  • Fri 4 Jan 2019 17:30
  • Fri 4 Jan 2019 22:00
  • Sat 5 Jan 2019 05:30
  • Tue 27 Oct 2020 06:00
  • Tue 27 Oct 2020 13:00
  • Tue 27 Oct 2020 20:00
  • Wed 28 Oct 2020 01:00
  • Tue 9 Apr 2024 06:00
  • Tue 9 Apr 2024 11:00
  • Tue 9 Apr 2024 17:00
  • Wed 10 Apr 2024 01:00