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I quite enjoyed John MacNab as a boy, notwithstanding, it is important to bare in mind that Buchan had cut his teeth in the Colonial Office before becoming the successful author, he was more than qualified to write about events in Africa.

BereniceUK wrote: Thank you, David and Brett. Every time I've re-read 'The Thirty-nine Steps' I've wondered if he had any direct connection, but it seems not.

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In the TV series "Hannay" (starring Robert Powell, in my opinion, the best screen "Richard Hannay"), there are several mentions of the hero's activities during the South African war. The series aired here in the late 80's and some time ago I was able to obtain the episodes on DVD. The scriptwriters of the TV series had "Richard Hannay" as commissioned (of course), attached to intelligence (ditto) and seeing a lot of action with the IY.
I do realise that the above did not come directly from the pen of John Buchan. However, I think the TV scriptwriters did a pretty good job of fleshing out Hannay's character.
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IL.

It is a difficult question to answer, not having access to your TV channels, but, if I was required to give an answer I suppose it might be The Thirty Nine Steps?

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Mike