Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the first collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon

The Five Orange Pips - Five orange pips herald the untimely death of two men, so when they come addressed to John Openshaw, he seeks help from Holmes. But could the detective be too late?

The Man with the Twisted Lip - Watson rescues a patient from a disreputable opium den in London. Whom should he meet there but Holmes - in disguise and on the trail of an unusually well-off beggar

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - When the Countess of Morcar's missing blue carbuncle is found in a Christmas goose, Holmes must retrace the unfortunate goose's steps to find the thief

The Adventure of the Speckled Band - A midnight vigil at a ruined ancestral estate presents Holmes and Watson with a case of atrocious villainy in one of Conan Doyle's favourite stories.