{"id":26551,"date":"2020-10-31T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=26551"},"modified":"2020-10-30T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T22:10:01","slug":"audio-drama-review-the-further-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-the-further-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (BBC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=adamsblog03-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07DGCT1SK&amp;asins=B07DGCT1SK&amp;linkId=502b5fbf898f09c1b6b221505030ab86&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There have been multiple books as well as an American audio series from Jim French Productions released under the name, <em>The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.&nbsp;<\/em>This BBC version was a little late to the party airing between 2002 and 2010 on BBC Radio 4, but is certainly a memorable take.<\/p>\n<p>The sixteen episodes (eapproximately 45 minutes in length) eac tell a Holmes story based on some reference in an original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story. The last story, released in 2010 was a two-episode story that harkened to a previous <em>Further Adventure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each of the stories is written by Bert Coules, who does a great job capturing the spirit and feel of Victorian times. Given their release date, there&#8217;s very little revisionism to suit modern fancies and tastes.<\/p>\n<p>The soundscape is minimal but sufficient for capturing the Victorian era. The supporting actors are really superb, boasting a very solid professional cast. I&#8217;m no expert on British Television but Mark Gatiss, Siobhan Redmond, Stuart Milligan, and Tom Baker (Doctor Who actor who also played Sherlock Holmes) were all names I recognized. Even those I didn&#8217;t know gave compelling performances.<\/p>\n<p>I will admit it took me a while to settle in on Clive Merrison&#8217;s Holmes. While he had appeared in adaptions of all the classic stories, I&#8217;d not listened to them. Still, I think he does do a good job with his own take on the character, which is&nbsp; true to tradition and I&#8217;ll have to seek out more of his work.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these stories are quite solid although I have my favorites. &#8220;The Savior of Cripplegate Square&#8221; is a great listen due to Tom Baker&#8217;s superb guest performance and the way Holmes as a young detective finding his way. I also quite enjoyed &#8220;The Abergavenny Murder&#8221;&nbsp; is an unusual case because it mostly is Holmes and Watson (played by radio legend Andrew Sachs) trying to solve the death of a man who died at 221B Baker Street before the police arrive. Other than &#8220;the client&#8221; being heard briefly, the play is just Holmes and Watson and is a great opportunity to examine how they work together as well as a bit of their personal relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, if you&#8217;re a fan of the original Doyle stories and want to hear stories in a similar style performed by a top flight cast and crew, this product is a much listen.<\/p>\n<p>Rating; 4.5 out of 5<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post contains affiliate links, which means that items purchased from these links may result in a commission being paid to the author of this post at no extra cost to the purchaser.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been multiple books as well as an American audio series from Jim French Productions released under the name, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.&nbsp;This BBC version was a little late to the party airing between 2002 and 2010 on BBC Radio 4, but is certainly a memorable take. 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