Hannay (TV series)


Hannay was a 1988 ITV television series, a spin-off from the 1978 film version of John Buchan's 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps. The film and series starred Robert Powell as Richard Hannay.

Plot

In the series, Powell reprised the role of Hannay, an Edwardian mining engineer from Rhodesia of Scottish origin. It features his adventures in pre-World War I Britain. These stories had little in common with John Buchan's novels about the character, although some character names are taken from his other novels.

Principal Cast

Series One

Series Two

Production

There were two series, the first with six episodes, the second with seven. Though a mixture of studio and location filming, the entire production was shot on videotape rather than the more expensive practice of shooting TV drama location exteriors on 16mm film. This maintained a more consistent atmosphere and look to the episodes.

Home media availability

Hannay was released in a four-disc Region 2 DVD set by Delta Visual Entertainment in February 2006.
Hannay was later released in a four-disc Region 2 DVD set by Network in September 2016.