Old Time Radio Detective — Sherlock Holmes: "The Norwood Builder" (1955) | Full Episode

VintageRadioShows.com · Feb 17, 2026 · 27m

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a prestigious British radio drama series featuring Sir John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes and Sir Ralph Richardson as Dr. Watson, produced by Harry Alan Towers and aired on BBC and WCRA-NBC between 1954 and 1955. In "The Norwood Builder," Holmes takes on the desperate case of John Hector McFarlane, a young solicitor accused of murdering his client, Jonas Oldacre, a wealthy builder from Norwood. When Oldacre mysteriously changes his will in McFarlane's favor before disappearing, with only burnt remains found at his home, Holmes must use his brilliant…