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The 39 Steps is a 2008 British television adventure thriller feature-length adaptation of the John Buchan novel The Thirty-Nine Steps produced by the BBC. It was written by Lizzie Mickery, directed by James Hawes, and filmed on location in Scotland, starring Rupert Penry-Jones, Lydia Leonard, David Haig, Eddie Marsan, and Patrick Malahide. Following three screen versions of the novel and the 1952 and 1977 television adaptations of The Three Hostages, Penry-Jones became the sixth actor to portray Hannay on screen. This adaptation is set on the eve of the First World War and sees mining engineer Richard Hannay caught up in an espionage conspiracy following the death of a British spy in his flat.
Original Release
12/28/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rupert Penry-Jones | Richard Hanay / Richard Hannay |
Lydia Leonard | Victoria Sinclair |
David Haig | Sir George Sinclair |
Patrick Malahide | Professor Fisher |
Patrick Kennedy | Hellory Sinclair |
Eddie Marsan | Scudder |
Alex Jennings | Captain Kell |
Steven Elder | Vicar / Wakeam / Wakeham |
Werner Daehn | Ackerman |
Peter Stark | Engel |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rupert Penry-Jones | Richard Hanay / Richard Hannay |
Lydia Leonard | Victoria Sinclair |
David Haig | Sir George Sinclair |
Patrick Malahide | Professor Fisher |
Patrick Kennedy | Hellory Sinclair |
Eddie Marsan | Scudder |
Alex Jennings | Captain Kell |
Steven Elder | Vicar / Wakeam / Wakeham |
Werner Daehn | Ackerman |
Peter Stark | Engel |
Del Synnott | London Constable |
Roger De Courcey | Ventriloquist |
David Gallacher | Professor's Butler |
James Bryce | Concierge at Club / Concierge |
Stewart Preston | Waiter at Club / Waiter |
Sandy Neilson | Old Man in Club |
Barbara Downie | Woman on Stairs |
Anna Guthrie | Maid |
George Docherty | Train Policeman |
Sean Kane | Town Hall Policeman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hilary Salmon | Executive Producer |
John Yorke | Executive Producer |
Peter Gallagher | Producer |
Lynn Horsford | Producer |