[4] In 2019, Lawrence "Larry" Albert and John Patrick Lowrie, both actors/producers on Imagination Theatre, launched a successful crowdfunding campaign to produce further episodes under the name "Aural Vision, LLC".
For example, five actors who have performed on Imagination Theatre (Lowrie, Rick May, Dennis Bateman, Gary Schwartz, and Ellen McLain) voiced characters in the video game Team Fortress 2.
Nile was formerly a cop in Chicago; his real last name was Niletti, but he changed it before he joined the police force to protect his family from potential retaliation from the Mob.
Jim French explained the origins of Harry Nile's name: "It's a twisted anagram of 'Harry Lime', a favorite character from the film The Third Man.
[8] Pat French played a variety of roles in the early episodes before Murphy became a recurring character.
[14] The series announcers have included Jay Green, Terry Rose, Jack Spencer, and Jim French.
[16] John V. Pavlik wrote in a 2017 book that the series is among shows setting "the standard for contemporary digital audio dramatic quality".
Before the start of the series, French obtained permission from the estate of Jean Conan Doyle to use Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and other characters in radio dramas.
[25] Mycroft Holmes has been portrayed by Frank Buxton (in one 1998 episode),[26] Ted D'Arms (2000–2006),[27] and Terry Edward Moore (since 2011).
[33] A different book with a similar title, Sherlock Holmes On the Air!, was published in 2016 with scripts for two episodes of the series by Steven Philip Jones and two by M. J.
[34] A collection of scripts written by multiple writers for the series was published in 2017 in the book Imagination Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes, with all royalties donated for the preservation of Undershaw.
[30] All the scripts written by Jim French for the series were published in a three-volume set in 2019,[35] with all royalties again being donated for the preservation of Undershaw.
[36] In a review of the series published in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine in 2009, Carole Buggé praised the performances of the main cast, and wrote that the incidental music in the series by Michael Lynch "is excellent, and serves to highlight the action and drama of the stories".
A double-length episode, "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", combines Doyle's short stories "The Final Problem" and "The Adventure of the Empty House".
The reviewer wrote that "John Patrick Lowrie skillfully portrays a humbler and more humorous Holmes while Lawrence Albert's Dr. Watson is wiser and even occasionally gets Holmes out of a jam", and added that "Lee Paasch is fun as the long-suffering Mrs. Hudson, who is more outspoken in these performances".
As a result of living a real and imaginary life, Hilary is apparently confused on occasion about where fact ends and fiction begins.
[41] After the show's 22nd episode, released in 2017,[41] the series went on hiatus until it was announced in 2020 that it will return with a new actress in the lead role.
[42] The cast also includes Randy Hoffmeyer as Inspector Julius Finn and Lawrence Albert as Sgt.
The series has four double-length episodes: "The Bitter End" (2007), "Seek and Ye Shall Find" (2011), "A Multitude of Sins" (2014), and "Dead to the World" (2015).
Their main adversary in the series is police detective Inspector Mackenzie, who is assisted by policeman Sergeant Clyde.
[43] The cast includes John Armstrong as A. J. Raffles, Dennis Bateman as Bunny Manders, Lawrence Albert as Inspector Mackenzie, and Gary Schwartz as Sergeant Clyde.
[47] The cast included Terry Rose as Michael Kincaid, Kathryn Shield as Shelly Mars, John Gilbert as Fred "Lippy" Lippman, Richard Sanders as Randall "Biggy" Bigelow, and Terry Edward Moore as Randolph Carter.
[47] Kerides, The Thinker (2006–2016) is a mystery radio series set in Alexandria, Egypt in approximately 276 BC.
The central characters of the series are Kerides, a young Greek scholar who uses observation and logical thinking to solve crimes, and Adrea, an outspoken former slave.
Kerides's ability to solve crimes earns him the attention and patronage of Pharaoh's Grand Vizier and the commander of the Palace Guard.
[48] The cast featured Ulric Dihle as Kerides, Sarah Schenkkan as Adrea, Stephan Weyte as Mentep, David White and Steve Manning as General Karnak, and Mary Anne Dorward as Armarna.
Set in modern New York, the series follows fictional private detectives Maxine Murdoch and her daughter Piper.
[49] Several short radio series have aired on the program, including Mr. Darnborough Investigates (2005–2015, 3 episodes, starring David Natale as amateur detective Freddie Darnborough and Gary Schwartz as his valet Cecil[50]), Phoenix Rising (2005–2019, 6 episodes, starring Caitlin Frances as police detective Dena Rising[51]), and The Chronicles of Anthony Rathe (2006–2019, 6 episodes, starring Terry Edward Moore as retired criminal lawyer Anthony Rathe).