One of the best British films of all time is now streaming for free

Loosely based on John Buchan’s 1915 novel of the same name, The 39 Steps was ranked the fourth greatest British film of all time in a BFI poll of industry professionals.

Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller follows a man who is mistaken for the murder of a counter-espionage agent.

He ends up going on the run to Scotland as he becomes entangled in preventing a spy organisation called the 39 Steps from stealing British military secrets.

Orson Welles called this film starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll “a masterpiece”.

In fact, a parody stage version with four actors playing every character is on for a couple more weeks in the West End and you can read the review here.

The 39 Steps is streaming for free on Plex and is also on Amazon Prime and ITVX Premium.