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The Monocled Mutineer is a 1986 BBC television drama series starring Paul McGann about the Étaples mutiny in 1917 during the First World War. The four-part serial, which was the first historical screenplay written by Alan Bleasdale, dramatised the life of British Army deserter Percy Toplis.
The Monocled Mutineer: During World War I, Percy Toplis, a deserter from the British Army, plays a major role in the Étaples Mutiny in September 1917.
The Monocled Mutineer. Home. Episodes. All. Available now (0) Next on (0) A Dead Man on Leave. Woodhall is seeking the ring leaders. He finds Strange but it is Toplis he really wants. When...
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.
The Monocled Mutineer. 31 August 1986. The first part of The Monocled Mutineer was shown on 31 August 1986. The four-part drama, written by Alan Bleasdale, was adapted from a book by William...
A dramatisation of the life of Percy Toplis, one of the ringleaders of a mutiny in the British army which took place in Northern France at the height of the First World War.
When the Hurly-Burly's Done. Further events of the mutiny and its resolution. 8.7/10. Rate. Top-rated. Sun, Sep 7, 1986. S1.E2. Before the Shambles. The events leading to mutiny in the British Army during World War I.
