The Final Problem

4/19/2026

Perhaps this ought to have been entitled "The Final Solution" as it really just smacks of a writer attempting, for the moment at least, to rid himself of a character with whom he was no longer in love. "Holmes" (Eille Norwood) and "Watson" (Hubert Willis) have been drafted in by the Yard's finest "Insp. Taylor" (Tom Beaumont) on the ultimate challenge: to thwart the dastardly "Prof. Moriarty" (Percy Standing). The police have managed to apprehend most of his gang, but the elusive professor remains at large and, as "Holmes" suspects, is on his trail for a final reckoning. It looks like things are all going to come to an head amongst the sharp cliffs of Cheddar Gorge, but who will triumph in this battle of intellects that might just be about to become physical? The first half of this is fair