The Three Hostages | |
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Genre | Historical thriller |
Written by | John Buchan (novel) |
Directed by | Julian Amyes |
Starring |
Patrick Barr Peter Rendall Jill Melford |
No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Ian Atkins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 1952 |
The Three Hostages was a British television series which aired on the BBC in 1952. It was an adaptation of the 1924 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. Broadcast live before telerecording was utilised in the UK, the series is missing, believed lost. [2]
The Three Hostages | |
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Genre | Historical thriller |
Written by | John Buchan (novel) |
Directed by | Julian Amyes |
Starring |
Patrick Barr Peter Rendall Jill Melford |
No. of episodes | 6 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Ian Atkins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 1952 |
The Three Hostages was a British television series which aired on the BBC in 1952. It was an adaptation of the 1924 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. Broadcast live before telerecording was utilised in the UK, the series is missing, believed lost. [2]