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Penry-Jones Stars in 39 Steps Remake

By Staff ⋅ August 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Spooks star Rupert Penry-Jones is to star in a new BBC One adaptation of John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’.

The one-off drama, set in 1914, has been adapted by Lizzie Mickery who has been asked to “to re-imagine it for a modern audience more familiar with James Bond and Jason Bourne“ by producer Lynn Horsford.

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