Hannay(1988)

Hannay is a 1988 British television series starring Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, the Edwardian mining engineer he played in the 1978 film adaptation of John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps. Set in pre-World War I Britain, the show follows Hannay's adventures across the country as he navigates espionage, danger, and intrigue. Though loosely inspired by Buchan's literary universe—borrowing character names and settings from his novels—Hannay charts its own course with original storylines that diverge significantly from the source material. Powell's portrayal anchors the series as a man caught between his Scottish heritage and his colonial past, drawn into a web of secrets that threaten the nation's security.