Where you have purchased the goods or services as a consumer (for private use as opposed to business use), please note that you are entitled to cancel any contract completed with us within 14 days of receipt of the goods or services. The Thames Television production starred Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, repeating the role he played in the film, and ran to 13 episodes over 2 series. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. Soon after the end of the war, Hannay marries Mary Lamington, and the following year they have a son, Peter John Hannay.

He finds himself caught up in a spy drama anyway, with the Germans hatching dastardly plots and poor Hannay getting himself repeatedly captured, tortured and threatened with certain death. All 13 episodes from the television drama series, following the exploits of Major Richard Hannay (Robert Powell) - spy, soldier and adventurer - as he helps save the British Empire in the days before the First World War. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If you’re going to put Robert Powell in an adventure series then you expect him to go totally over-the-top.When Hannay saves the life of a desperate young lady, he little realises how quickly this act of bravery will bring him face-to-face with his arch-enemy, von Schwabing.

The family settles in Mary's old home in the Cotswolds, Fosse Manor, Oxfordshire and Hannay (now a KCB) finds peace and enjoyment as a farmer. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . No Subtitles what so ever, which disappointed my 15 year old daughter who suffers from Tinnitus - although she loved the episodes here otherwise (she's a Poirot, Miss Marple, New Tricks, Sherlock Holmes fan). When an East End gang demand protection money for Sal Alford's music-hall, she turns to Richard Hannay for help . This Company does not however exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.The sense that there is a sort of understanding among men of a certain class, even if they are rivals, is very well rendered and certainly reflects the fiction of the time.

OK the series seems oddly set-bound, even when outside on location, but picture quality and sound is quite good on the small screen. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. Plus the action unfolds in a slow fairly realistic fashion, so if someone falls out of a 1st floor window in 'Hannay' chances are they won't get up again. The Bright Young Things partied the nights away, dancing the latest craze, the Charleston, while the Prince of Wales shimmied his way across Europe.

By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. Fortunately, although the German secret service is very efficient their agents have never been taught to tie a knot properly. I haven't seen this since it was broadcast, and barely remember it, apart from the opening titles and bits of the first episode. When Hannay saves the life of a desperate young lady, he little realises how quickly this act of bravery will bring him face-to-face with his arch-enemy Von Schwabing.