Episode Dr. Watson Meets Mr. Sherlock Holmes Adaptation: Gielgud radio dramas Episode: 1x01 Airdate: 05 October 1954 Canon basis: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Next: A Scandal in Bohemia Cast John Gielgud as Sherlock Holmes Ralph Richardson as Dr. John H. Watson John Cazabon as Insp. G. Lestrade Philip Leaver as Charles Augustus Milverton Norman Claridge as Stamford Monica Grey as The nobleman's wife