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: 7.2 (244 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Robert Powell Richard Hannay

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.95 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.5 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fellowship of the Black Stone	6.7	40
2	A Point of Honour	7.4	42
3	Voyage into Fear	6.7	37
4	Death with Due Notice	7.4	40
5	Act of Riot	7.0	33
6	The Hazard of the Die	6.5	31

Season 2 (1989)

6.90 avg 7 episodes 7.1 → 7.0

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Coup de Grace	7.1	33
2	The Terrors of the Earth	6.9	29
3	Double Jeopardy	7.2	31
4	The Good Samaritan	6.9	32
5	That Rough Music	6.2	27
6	The Confidence Man	7.0	28
7	Say the Bells of Shoreditch	7.0	23