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Hannay (1988)

Hannay poster
Genre
action & adventure, mystery, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Richard Hannay, a retired soldier, gets into various espionage and mystery adventures in 1910s Britain. The show follows his efforts to solve crimes and outwit villains.

light-heartedadventurousfast-pacedsuspensefulquaintcleverperiodthrilling

What happens

Hannay is a 1988 ITV television series, a prequel 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 in the post Second Boer War years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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