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Hannay (1988)

Adventure · Crime · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
7.3 (249 votes)
Episode average
6.9 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.93 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.5 50 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 42 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 44 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 39 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 42 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 35 votesEp 6: 6.5 · 32 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Fellowship of the Black Stone6.742
2A Point of Honour7.444
3Voyage into Fear6.739
4Death with Due Notice7.342
5Act of Riot7.035
6The Hazard of the Die6.532

Season 2 (1989)

6.87 avg 7 episodes 7.0 → 7.0

Ep 1: 7.0 · 35 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 33 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 34 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 29 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 30 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 25 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Coup de Grace7.035
2The Terrors of the Earth6.931
3Double Jeopardy7.133
4The Good Samaritan6.934
5That Rough Music6.229
6The Confidence Man7.030
7Say the Bells of Shoreditch7.025