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Television miniseries based on the novel by P. C. Wren of brotherly love, self-sacrifice and death-or-glory adventure in the French Foreign Legion.
BBC One
8
30 min
Major de Beaujolais leads a relief column to Fort Zinderneuf and encounters a baffling and macabre series of mysteries.
Oct 31, 1982
Lady Brandon has had a mysterious Indian visitor while Beau is hiding in a suit of armour, and John in a chest. When the visitor leaves, John is taken from his airless hiding-place, apparently lifeless.
Nov 7, 1982
The Blue Water has been stolen, and no one will confess to the theft. Beau has disappeared.
Nov 14, 1982
John has fled to the Foreign Legion in search of his missing brothers. He hears news of them at the Legion recruiting office in Paris and encounters the sinister friendly Boldini.
Nov 21, 1982
Reunited in the Legion, the Geste brothers have made two good friends, the Americans Hank and Buddy, and one dangerous enemy: the sadistic and tyrannical Sergent-Major Lejaune.
Nov 28, 1982
Sergeant-Major Lejaune now believes Beau is carrying a valuable jewel, and is determined to have it. A first attempt at theft is a failure. Then Lejaune announces that the squad is to be posted to Fort Zinderneuf where the Geste brothers will be in his power
Dec 5, 1982
Worn out by the strain of life at Fort Zinderneuf and by his struggle against alcoholism, Captain Renouf has committed suicide. Now Sgt-Major Lejaune is in sole command.
Dec 12, 1982
The mutiny at Fort Zinderneuf has been averted by an Arab attack. Hopelessly outnumbered, the Legionnaires fight and die bravely while Sergent-Major Lejaune makes his final attempt to steal Beau's jewel.
Dec 19, 1982
Michael 'Beau' Geste
Digby Geste
Hank
John Geste
Young Augustus
