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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

This third film version of The Thirty-Nine Steps  stays much closer to the plot of John Buchan's novel than previous adaptations and moves the story's setting back to the eve of The First World War. Colonel Scudder (John Mills) is a British spy who has uncovered a plot to assassinate the Greek premier on his visit to London, something that will spark a crisis in the Balkans and likely lead to war in Europe. When he finds himself pursued by enemy agents determined to kill him and take possession of his evidence against them, Scudder seeks sanctuary in the apartment of a neighbour in his building, Richard Hannay (Robert Powell). 

Way Out West (1937)

The 1937 comedy  Way Out West has a simple plot that sees Laurel and Hardy arrive in the western frontier town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver an inheritance. This is in the form of the deeds to a gold mine, which they are to hand over to Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence), the daughter of a late prospector friend. 

Classic TV: Red Dwarf VI (1993)

The sixth season of sci-fi comedy  Red Dwarf  appeared in October 1993 as  Red Dwarf VI . A new director was brought in for this series, Andy de Emmony, and this would be the last BBC series based around the established foursome of Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Cat (Danny John-Jules) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), before a fifth character joined the ship's crew in series 7.