 "The Regiment" was based on a single play broadcast in 1970 as part of the "BBC Drama Playhouse" series.The series followed the Cotswold Regiment from 1895 to 1904, and in particular the Gaunt and Bright families.The first series was broadcast in 1972 and related to the regiment's time in South Africa, fighting in the Boer War, while the second series in 1973 followed the regiment on a posting to British India.