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Sherlock Holmes: Untold: The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society

Sherlock Holmes: Untold: The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society

22 October 2025 · Jonathan Barnes · Directed by Ken Bentley · Sherlock Holmes #20 · at Big Finish

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Christmas, 1887. A grieving widow receives a curious invitation from a club of which her late husband seemed to be a member: the Amateur Mendicant Society. Dr Watson and an uncharacteristically distracted Holmes investigate, only to pick up the thread of a mystery which will have dreadful ramifications for decades to come.
deathRomance not assessedInferred themesgriefmysteryconspiracylegacy
A Victorian mystery of grief and secret societies with lasting, dreadful consequences.
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Cast · 8 voices

Christopher NaylorHarriet KershawHarry MyersJohn BanksLuke BartonNicholas BriggsRichard EarlTimothy Bentinck

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Directed by Ken Bentley

Written by Jonathan Barnes

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