About this season
Hannay is a 1988 spin-off prequel series to the 1978 film adaptation of John Buchan's novel The Thirty-Nine Steps which stars Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, a role which he reprises in the series, an Edwardian mining engineer from Rhodesia of Scottish origin. It features his adventures in pre-World War I Great Britain. These stories had little in common with Buchan's novels about the character, although some names are taken from his other novels.
Episodes (7)
1. Coup de Grace
7.0Aired 31 January 1989 • 47 min
When Hannay meets the beautiful Sybil Verney at a race meeting, he cannot foresee the web of lies and tragedy in which he will quickly become ensnared.
2. The Terrors of the Earth
7.0Aired 7 February 1989 • 47 min
As tension mounts in Europe, the British government prepares antidotes to possible germ warfare, and Hannay finds himself at the centre of a demonic plot to steal them.
3. Double Jeopardy
6.0Aired 14 February 1989 • 47 min
When Hannay is entrusted with the safekeeping of a dozen diamonds, he underestimates the danger and distress they will bring.
4. The Good Samaritan
5.0Aired 21 February 1989 • 47 min
The pleasures of travelling on the Trans-European Express from Venice are relished by celebrities, diplomats and vacationers alike, but for Hannay, the journey proves to be a nightmare.
5. That Rough Music
Aired 28 February 1989 • 47 min
On the death of his friend, Pelham Swinburne, Hannay inherits a walking-stick, field glasses and the lighthouse on a Fenland marsh .... but what is he to make of them all?
6. The Confidence Man
7.0Aired 7 March 1989 • 47 min
When an East-End gang demand protection money for Sal Alford's music-hall, she turns to Hannay for help.
7. The Bells of Shoreditch
6.0Aired 14 March 1989 • 47 min
When his goddaughter is jilted on her wedding day, Hannay finds himself searching for not just a missing bridegroom but also a shipment of gold.