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hannay (1988)

The Terrors Of The Earth (Episode 2 - Season 2)
Director Ken Hannam
Cast Robert Powell, Gavin Richards, Alex Kingston, Peter Halliday
Writer Michael Robson
Plot
As tension mounts in Europe, the British Government prepares antidotes against a possible germ warfare and Richard Hannay finds himself at the center of a demonic plot to steal them.
The Ally
No, you are not dreaming! Count Von Schwabing makes here his last appearance. He also wants the germ, but quickly understands that playing with the terrors of the earth is like playing with fire. And when he has the chance to get rid of Hannay once and for all, he prefers to save him and kill the bad guy. Yeah!
The "Hannay Girl"
Kirsten Larssen (Alex Kingston) is one of my favorite Hannay girls, because she's a brillant scientist and a courageous woman. She not only tries to clarify the death of her father, but she also helps Hannay. Without her intelligence, half of England would have been decimated when Hannay didn't give a damn to threw the box with the germs in a dam.
The Bad Guy
And the bad guy is ... a man of God this time! Reverend Eric Dearth is just one of those crazy people who want to destroy the world just to be proud of it, or maybe because there wasn't tv, nor Internet at that time. Anyway, with tv and Internet and more, crazy people like him still exist and have the same ideas.
Comments
This is the BEST episode ever! I just couldn't believe it when I saw it the first time and haunted me for ages! I found the idea so "interesting" in the way that biological attacks were and still are present in the minds of the leaders of the world and terrorists all the same, and it's a terrifying idea to use something as deadly as viruses to attack, mainly innocent people.