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The Three Hostages

  • TV Series
  • 1952–
  • 30m
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CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

After World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds, when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three promi... Read allAfter World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds, when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three prominent people. Given nothing to go on but a few mysterious clues, Hannay, assisted by friend... Read allAfter World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds, when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three prominent people. Given nothing to go on but a few mysterious clues, Hannay, assisted by friends like Sandy Arbuthnot, must track down the dastardly villains behind the plot before it's... Read all

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    • Patrick Barr
    • Peter Rendall
    • Jill Melford
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    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    • Sir Richard Hannay
    • 1952
    Peter Rendall
    • Lord Mercot
    • 1952
    Jill Melford
    • Adela Victor
    • 1952
    Robert Scroggins
    • David Warcliff
    • 1952
    Carla Lehmann
    Carla Lehmann
    • Lady Mary Hannay
    • 1952
    Stuart Douglass
    • Sgt. Flemyng
    • 1952
    Alan Gordon
    • The Thin Grey Man
    • 1952
    John Byron
    • Dominick Medina
    • 1952
    John Laurie
    John Laurie
    • Insp. MacGillivray
    • 1952
    Raymond Young
    Raymond Young
    • Marquis de la Tour du Pin
    • 1952
    Michael Gwynn
    Michael Gwynn
    • Sandy Arbuthnot
    • 1952
    Danny Green
    Danny Green
    • Odell
    • 1952
    Olga Dickie
    Olga Dickie
    • Madame Breda
    • 1952
    Helen Misener
    • Madame Medina
    • 1952
    Pamela Barnard
    • Elsie Outhwaite…
    • 1952
    Arthur Lawrence
    • Archie Roylance
    • 1952
    Maurice Bannister
    • Julian…
    • 1952
    Brian Oulton
    Brian Oulton
    • Dr. Newhover
    • 1952
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      • June 21, 1952 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
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      • Black and White
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      • Mono
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      • 1.33 : 1

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