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Publisher's summary
The complete collection of all 16 episodes from this gripping BBC Radio crime series
Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing 16 tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.
Starring James Fleet (series one, three and four) and Tim Piggott-Smith (series two) as Lestrade, with casts featuring Andrew Scott, Paul Rhys, Anton Lesser, Honeysuckle Weeks, Rupert Vansittart, John Sessions, Marcia Warren and Tim McInnerny.
Dramatised for radio by Chris Harrald, these stories are written by masters of the crime and thriller genre, all contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle.
They include:
"The Murders on the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle
"Murder by Proxy" by Matthias McDonnel Bodkin
"The Mystery of Redstone Manor" by Catherine Louisa Pirkis
"The Problem of the Superfluous Finger" by Jacques Futrelle
"The Clue of the Silver Spoons" by Robert Barr
"The Intangible Clue" by Anna Katharine Green
"The Game Played in the Dark" by Ernest Bramah
"The Kinght's Cross Signal Problem" by Ernest Bramah
"A Snapshot" by Matthias McDonnel Bodkin
"Seven, Seven, Seven - City" by Julius Chambers
"The Moabite Cipher" by R Austin Freeman
"The Clairvoyants" by Arthur B. Reeve
"The Stanway Cameo Mystery" by Arthur Morrison
"The Secret of Dunstan's Tower" by Ernest Bramah
"The Mystery of the Scarlet Thread" by Jacques Futrelle
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko (series one) and Liz Webb (series two, three, four)
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Like his actor namesake, Ronald Coleman is a suave, well-spoken English gentleman. But although he's a movie buff, Coleman is no film star - he's a copper, and a Detective Inspector to boot. Together with his down-to-earth Scottish partner, DS Fred Astor, he sets about solving cases on two very different patches - rural Kirkcaldy and inner-city Southampton.
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Diverting but not gripping
- By Thomas on 05-17-23
By: Michael McStay
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Inspector Purbright
- Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations from The Flaxborough Chronicles
- By: Colin Watson
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Rowe, John Pullen, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Inspector Purbright is a thoroughly English policeman: affable, polite, dogged and decent. Created by award-winning crime writer Colin Watson, he appeared in 12 Flaxborough mysteries, four of which were adapted for BBC TV under the title Murder Most English. These five radio dramatisations star Peter Jeffrey, John Pullen and John Rowe as Purbright.
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It passes the time
- By BJM on 03-23-22
By: Colin Watson
What listeners say about The Rivals: Tales of Sherlock Holmes’ Rival Detectives
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- Zu-Zu
- 08-28-22
So much fun for summer evening listening
These tales are meant to be pure pleasure, a wonderful substitute if you cannot attend the theater. Everything about the acting, directing, even the sound effects are polished and elegant. Enjoy!
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- Bruce D Oates
- 08-30-23
What a Great Collection
This is a wonderful collection of stories. Both interesting and exceptionally well performed. James Fleet is outstanding. Gives the stories a fun foundation. If you love Holmes, these are a great listen.
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- Hector Martinez
- 06-05-22
Excellent performances
Felt like I was there in the room, couldn’t stop listening and even replayed, would recommend.
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- Audible Customer
- 10-16-21
fantastic!!
This is one of the best productions I've heard!! The stories were so good and the only bad thing is it's over. Will there be a 2nd one done? I hope so!! Thankyou for the hours of enjoyment- I'm going to listen to it again!
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