The Monocled Mutineer - Season 1 - Eps 2: Before the Shambles

1986-09-0770 min⭐ 7/10

Parcy Toplis arrives at the Etaples training camp in northern France, where the soldiers are put through a brutal training regime, under the command of Brigadier General Thomson. There is a mutiny of the troops.

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About The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

Title: The Monocled Mutineer

First Air Date: 1986-08-31

Last Air Date: 1986-09-21

Status: Ended

Rating: 7/10 (from 2 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 4

Network: BBC One

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

The Monocled Mutineer follows the rebellion that took place at the notorious Etaples Training Camp in northern France on the eve of "The Battle of Passchendaele" in 1917. After the mutiny, the dashing Percy Toplis takes flight, dressed as a British officer, soon to embark on a love affair with beautiful young widow, Dorothy. A solder in the First World War, the real Percy Toplis was a rake, rogue and master of disguise who became the most wanted man in Britain. This controversial BBC dramatisation of high romance, hilarious impudence and savage retribution was adapted by Alan Bleasdale from the book by William Allison and John Fairley.

Cast

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Percy Toplis

Philip McGough

Philip McGough

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Jerome Flynn

Jerome Flynn

Franny

Timothy West

Timothy West

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