Mr Standfast [John Buchan]

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Intrepid hero agent Richard Hannay is recalled to London from the trenches on the Somme to hunt down the leader of a gang of German spies who led him such a dangerous dance in The Thirty Nine Steps.

Much to his disgust, Hannay is ordered to pose as a pacifist and is sent to Glasgow - but along the way he encounters a teenage British Secret Service agent who will change the course of his life.

John Buchan's rip-roaring First World War spy thriller was first published in 1919.

Moxon Ivery - Struan Rodger

Launcelot Wake - Thomas Arnold

Abel Gresson - John Guerrasio

Miss Doria Wymondham - Briony McRoberts

Miss Claire Wymondham - Liza Sadovy

Andrew Amos - John Stahl

George Broadberry - Peter Marinker

Ted Broadberry - Ben Crowe

Dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.

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The action moves to France as intrepid hero Richard Hannay and British agent Mary Lamingon attempt to track down the German spy, Moxon Ivery.

When Ivery changes his identity, the trail goes cold – but Mary has a plan to flush him out. Ivery wants to marry her – and Hannay must agree to let Mary become the bait in a deadly trap....

Conclusion of John Buchan's rip-roaring First World War spy thriller first published in 1919.

The Count von Schwabing - Struan Rodger

Mrs Amelia Gore-Boothe - Briony McRoberts

Forbes - Chris Pavlo

The Prefect - Ben Onwukwe

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Agent Richard Hannay hunts the man who threatens both Britain and the love of his life.