The Secret of the Foxhunter

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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The Secret of the Foxhunter

The Secret of the Foxhunter is the 10th episode in season 2 of the BBC TV series: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Aired on 2 april 1973. 50 min.

William Drew is a fictional character created by William Le Queux in 1903.

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Plot summary

When two European spies join a hunting party at an English country house, William Drew of the Foreign Office goes undercover to pursue his own type of prey. Drew suspects a traitor may be working with the spies, and soon learns they are more than willing to kill to get what they want.


Cast

  • William Drew : Derek Jacobi
  • Marquess of Macclefield : Richard Pearson
  • Foreign Secretary : Ralph Truman
  • Beatrice Graham : Lisa Harrow
  • Jack Bellingham : Simon Gough
  • Miss Baines : Denise Coffey
  • Gerda Krempelstein : Sara Clee
  • Colonel Davidoff : Peter Arne
  • Count Krempelstein : Richard Warner
  • Sybil Fitzwilliam : Karin Mac Carthy
  • George Fitzwilliam : Peter Eyre
  • Dr. Ewing : Clifford Parrish
  • Laval : Henry szeps
  • Musgrove : David Webb
  • Sergeant Tapling : David Tate
  • Heargreaves : Kenneth Barrow


  • Director : Graham Evans
  • Screenplay : Gerald Kelsey
  • Producers : Jonathan Alwyn, Kim Mills
  • Music : Robert Sharples


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