The Three Hostages (TV series)
| The Three Hostages | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical thriller |
| Written by | John Buchan (novel) |
| Directed by | Julian Amyes |
| Starring |
Patrick Barr Peter Rendall Jill Melford |
| No. of episodes | 6 episodes |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ian Atkins |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 1952 |
The Three Hostages was a British television series which aired on the BBC in 1952. It was an adaptation of the novel The Three Hostages by John Buchan featuring his character Richard Hannay who is played by Patrick Barr. It consisted of six 30 minutes episodes.[1] The BBC adapted the story again in 1977 as a film The Three Hostages with Barry Foster as Hannay. The series is missing, believed lost.[2]
Main cast
- Patrick Barr ... Sir Richard Hannay (6 episodes)
- Peter Rendall ... Lord Mercot (6 episodes)
- Jill Melford ... Adela Victor (6 episodes)
- Robert Scroggins ... David Warcliff (6 episodes)
- Carla Lehmann ... Lady Mary Hannay (5 episodes)
- Stuart Douglass ... Sgt. Flemyng (5 episodes)
- Alan Gordon ... The Thin Grey Man (5 episodes)
- John Byron ... Dominick Medina (5 episodes)
- John Laurie ... Insp. MacGillivray (4 episodes)
- Raymond Young ... Marquis de la Tour du Pin (4 episodes)
- Michael Gwynn ... Sandy Arbuthnot (4 episodes, 1952)
- Danny Green ... Odell (4 episodes)
- Olga Dickie ... Madame Breda (4 episodes)
- Maurice Bannister ... Julian / ... (3 episodes)
- Pamela Barnard ... Elsie Outhwaite / ... (3 episodes)
- Arthur Lawrence ... Archie Roylance (3 episodes)
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