Hannay: The Hazard of the Die


6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, June 12 on Talking Pictures TV (82)

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The Hazard of the Die
Season 1, Episode 6

Richard saves the life of a politician's wife in Monte Carlo - and discovers she is being blackmailed by the villainous Count Von Schwabing. Guest starring Dermot Crowley (Luther)


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Historical/Period Drama Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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Robert Powell (Actor) .. Richard Hannay
Gavin Richards (Actor) .. Count Von Schwabing
Dermot Crowley (Actor) .. Dr Forgan

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Did You Know..

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Robert Powell (Actor) .. Richard Hannay
Born: June 01, 1944 in Salford
Best Known For: Jesus of Nazareth and The Thirty Nine Steps.
Early-life: Robert Thomas Powell was born on June 1, 1944, in Salford, Manchester, the youngest of three children. After leaving school, Powell studied law at Manchester University, where he became hooked on acting. The director of a student play advised him to ditch his plans to become a solicitor and try treading the boards instead. He left university so he could hone his craft at a theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, before moving to London in 1964.
Career: Powell made his film debut in 1967's Robbery, and had a small part in 1969's The Italian Job. A role in spooky TV show Doomwatch made him a star in the UK, but he quit after a year to tackle different projects. Roles in such productions as Asylum, The Edwardians, Mahler, and Tommy followed. In 1977 he landed the lead in epic miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, which introduced him to an international audience. Powell followed it with remakes of The Four Feathers and The Thirty-Nine Steps. Since then, he's continued to work steadily, appearing in the likes of The Detectives, Hannay, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Colour Me Kubrick. In 2005, he joined the cast of Holby City as surgeon Mark Williams, where he remained for six years.
Quote: 'I did say about 30 years ago that I would not be acting all my life. It's extraordinary how wrong I was.'
Trivia: In December 2014, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in a Radio 4 adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Gavin Richards (Actor) .. Count Von Schwabing
Dermot Crowley (Actor) .. Dr Forgan
Born: March 19, 1947 in Cork
Best Known For: A string of roles.
Early-life: Dermot Joseph Crowley was born in Cork on March 19, 1947. In 1976, he made his TV debut in Victorian Scandals. During the 1980s, he had roles in Return of the Jedi (1983) and Octopussy (1983), and appeared on the small screen in Juliet Bravo, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Call Me Mister, Bulman, Echoes and Hannay.
Career: A prolific character actor, Crowley's other TV credits include guest appearances in Boon, Casualty, El C.I.D., Minder, Stay Lucky, Pie in the Sky, Soldier Soldier, Father Ted, Dangerfield, Jonathan Creek, A Touch of Frost and Holby City. More recently, he has starred in New Tricks, Raw, Father Figure, Borgia and Luther. On the stage, he has starred in A Christmas Carol, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Great Britain and Everyman.
Quote: 'I had seen neither Star Wars nor The Empire Strikes Back before working on Return of the Jedi. I think I would have been completely overawed if I had.'
Trivia: Crowley auditioned for the role of Doctor Who that eventually went to Sylvester McCoy.

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