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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in the Big Hat
Elvi Hale stars as Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, who happens upon a daytime murder.
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The Case of Laker, Absconded
This series brings to life the many detectives of late Victorian London who were "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes," from R. Austin Freeman’s brilliant forensic expert Dr. John Thorndyke to Arthur Morrison’s notorious villain, private inquiry agent Horace Dorrington, William Hope Hodgson’s world-famous ghost hunter Carnacki and Baroness Orczy’s detective Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
The Case of Laker, Absconded
Season 1 Episode 13 | 47m 32s | CC
Martin Hewitt (Peter Barkworth) is an insurance investigator assigned to protect companies against employee embezzlement. Laker (Roger Gartland) is a trusted clerk who collects a great deal of money on a daily basis, until the day when he buys a ticket for France and apparently absconds with 15,000 pounds.
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