Plot: Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and entrusts him a coded notebook with map, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must crack himself. Masquerading as a liberal party pundit, Richard also gets stuck with parliamentary candidate Sir George Sinclair's sister Victoria. They must survive with the secrets and decide who they can trust and how to keep it from others.
Alternative Plot: Richard Hannay (Rupert Penry-Jones) returns to London from Africa and finds himself hopelessly bored with the banality of his old life. That changes when Hannay's reclusive neighbor, Scudder (Eddie Marsan), barges into his apartment and announces himself as a member of the British Secret Service. Soon German spies arrive, kill Scudder and flee the scene, leaving Hannay to take the rap. Hannay struggles on the run to decipher a coded message left by Scudder, hoping to complete the man's mission.
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