The Adventure of the Dancing Men: Part One

12/19/24 • 32 min

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When country squire Hilton Cubitt arrives at Baker Street with a collection of childish stick figure drawings, Holmes faces one of his most cryptic cases yet. The crude sketches keep appearing around Cubitt's Norfolk estate, filling his American wife Elsie with inexplicable terror. As Holmes works to decode these "dancing men" figures, he realises they contain an ominous message connected to Elsie's mysterious past. Realising the Cubitts’ lives are in mortal danger, Holmes and Watson are faced with a race against time.

A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink & Anisha Deva

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink & Anisha Deva

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men: Part Two

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Arriving at Riding Thorpe Manor, Holmes and Watson are devastated to learn that they’re too late. Hilton Cubitt is dead and his wife, Elsie, is gravely wounded. While local police suspect an attempted murder-suicide, Holmes's investigation reveals a more sinister truth. Through brilliant deduction and his knowledge of the dancing men cypher, Holmes identifies the real killer and sets a clever trap. But will the murderer take the bait?

A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink & Anisha Deva

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Liam Cameron

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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