Beau Geste

Beau Geste

BBC One Ended Drama • War

1 Season · 8 Episodes · Premiered October 31, 1982 · Ended December 19, 1982

A stirring story of brotherly love, heroic self-sacrifice and death-or-glory adventure in the French Foreign Legion. Benedict Taylor, Anthony Calf and Jonathan Morris play the gung-ho brothers from PC Wren's action-packed novel.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 31 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
At the Geste family home in Devon, the family heirloom, the Blue Water sapphire, mysteriously disappears. And there is a recounting of a curious tale from the Sahara desert.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 7 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 14 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The Blue Water has been stolen, and no one will confess to the theft. Now Beau has disappeared.
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 21 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
John has fled to the Foreign Legion in search of his missing brothers. At the Legion recruiting office in Paris he hears news of them and encounters the sinisterly friendly Boldini.
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 28 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
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 Sgt-Major Lejaune.
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 5 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 12 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
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.
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 19 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The mutiny at Fort Zinderneuf has been averted by an Arab attack. Hopelessly outnumbered, the Legionnaires fight and die bravely - and Sgt-Major Lejaune makes his final attempt to steal Beau's jewel.
Benedict Taylor
Benedict Taylor as Michael 'Beau' Geste
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf as Digby Geste
Jonathon Morris
Jonathon Morris as John Geste

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