Beau Geste is a BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 television mini-series, based on the novel

Beau Geste

Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren. It has been adapted for the screen several times.-Plot summary:Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator , by contrast, is his younger brother John...

 by P. C. Wren

P. C. Wren

Percival Christopher Wren was a British writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, and its main sequels, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal Percival Christopher Wren (1 November 187522...

. The series aired in 1982 and starred Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Sean Taylor is a British actor. His adoptive sister is Femi Taylor...

, Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf is a British actor, born in Hammersmith, London, England. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He has recurring roles in the television medical drama Holby City, as Michael Beauchamp, and New Tricks as Strickland...

 and Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris is an English actor and former television presenter.-Career:Morris is best known for his role as Adrian Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread, in which he starred for the series' entire five-year run between 1986-1991, and which made him a well-known face on British Television.Prior...

 as the three brothers.

Plot

Although minor plot points separate the versions, all of the versions share a common element of a stolen gem, which one of the Geste brothers, Beau Geste, is thought to have stolen from his adoptive family.

Cast

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Sean Taylor is a British actor. His adoptive sister is Femi Taylor...

.... Michael 'Beau' Geste

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf is a British actor, born in Hammersmith, London, England. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He has recurring roles in the television medical drama Holby City, as Michael Beauchamp, and New Tricks as Strickland...

.... Digby Geste

Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris is an English actor and former television presenter.-Career:Morris is best known for his role as Adrian Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread, in which he starred for the series' entire five-year run between 1986-1991, and which made him a well-known face on British Television.Prior...

.... John Geste

Andrew Armour .... Recruiting Sgt. Major

Sally Baxter .... Isobel

Lucy Benjamin

Lucy Benjamin

-Career:Born Lucy Jane Baker in Reading, Berkshire, England, she took the stage name of Benjamin after her brother. Benjamin trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Her first acting role was as a child actor in Doctor Who in 1983 playing a young version of the character Nyssa...

.... Young Claudia (as Lucy Baker)

Jonathan Burn .... Colonna

John Cannon .... Legionnaire

Nicolas Chagrin .... St. Andre

John Challis

John Challis

John Challis is an English actor.-Career:He is probably best known for his role as Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long running comedy show Only Fools and Horses, and its 2005 spin-off, The Green Green Grass....

.... Cpl. Dupre

Julia Chambers

Julia Chambers

-Selected filmography:Television* The Mallens * Cribb * Sense and Sensibility * Agatha Christie's Poirot * Wycliffe -References:...

.... Claudia

Les Conrad .... Legionnaire

Robin Crane .... Young Digby

Paul Critchley .... Young John

Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen is an American actor, singer, and writer.Dennen was born in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City from 1960 to 1963, he had a relationship with Barbra Streisand, including living together for a year, during which time he helped her develop the nightclub act that began her successful...

.... Buddy

Harry Fielder

Harry Fielder

Harry Fielder is an English actor and supporting artist who has worked extensively in British films and television since the 1960s.Fielder was born in Islington, London...

.... Legionnaire

John Forgeham

John Forgeham

John Forgeham is a British actor who is probably best known for playing businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV series Footballers' Wives....

.... Sgt. Maj. Lejaune

Nadio Fortune .... Guantaio

Pat Gorman

Pat Gorman

This article is about the British actor. For the American actor, see Patrick Gorman.Pat Gorman is a British actor who, despite never appearing in a starring role, appeared in minor roles in a large number of films and television productions, including The Elephant Man and I, Claudius.He appeared in...

.... Legionnaire

Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff is an Australian actor of Polish origin. He has specialised in playing Russians, Poles, Greeks and other Mediterranean types....

.... Boldini

Terry Gurry .... Corporal

Paul Hawkins .... Young Beau

Randal Herley .... Recruiting Officer

Andrew Lodge .... Glock

Christopher Malcolm

Christopher Malcolm

Christopher Malcolm is a Scottish television and film actor, director and producer. He first achieved fame for his role as Brad Majors in the original stage production of The Rocky Horror Show.-Early life and education:...

.... Hank

Red Milner .... Legionnaire

John Moreno

John Moreno

John Moreno a.k.a. Juan Moreno is a British actor, probably best known for his role as Luigi Ferrara in the 1981 James Bond feature film For Your Eyes Only....

.... Maris

Kenneth Owens .... Brandt

Daniel André Pageon .... Vauren (as Daniel Pageon)

John Patrick .... Rastignac

Sian Pattenden .... Young Isobel

Maurice Quick .... Burdon

Terry Raven .... Indian Gentleman

Bunny Reed .... Schwartz

Christopher Reilly .... Young Augustus

John Repsch .... Corporal

Jon Rumney .... Bolidar

David Shawyer .... Sgt. Maj. Dufour

Philip Shelley .... Augustus Brandon

Barry Summerford .... Legionnaire

David Sumner .... Maj. Henri de Beaujolais

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas is a British actor noted for his roles in British films and television, such as his role as Richard Mason in the 1983 BBC production of Jane Eyre....

.... Capt. Renouf

Robert Vowles .... Guard Corporal

Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams (actor)

Wendy Williams is a British actress.She is best known for her work on television, with credits including: Danger Man, Z-Cars, The Regiment, The Pallisers, The Carnforth Practice, Thriller, Doctor Who , Survivors, Poldark, Tenko and The Darling Buds of May...

.... Lady Brandon