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Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 31^st Aug 1986, 21:10 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Aug 1988, 21:30 on BBC One Wales

Story of Percy Toplis, one of the ringleaders of a mutiny in the British army which took place in Northern France in 1917 at the height of the First World War.

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The Monocled Mutineer

Episode 2: Before the Shambles

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Sep 1986, 21:05 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Aug 1988, 21:30 on BBC One Wales

Percy Toplis has arrived at the notorious Etaples traning camp where soldiers are put through brutal training, watched over by sadistic instructors. A mutiny is inevitable. Show more

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The Monocled Mutineer

Episode 3: When the Hurly-Burly's Done

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Sep 1986, 21:05 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 1988, 21:30 on BBC One Wales

Percy Toplis takes charge of negotiations but when the mutiny is over, he becomes a marked man. Using his talent for disguise, Percy escapes to England, where he meets Dorothy.

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The Monocled Mutineer

Episode 4: A Dead Man on Leave

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Sep 1986, 21:10 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Sep 1988, 21:30 on BBC One Wales

The war is over and Woodhall is still seeking the ring leaders of the mutiny. He catches up with Charles Strange but it is Percy Toplis he really wants. Show more

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