The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great is a 1981 four part TV mini-series directed by Peter Sykes, and narrated by James Mason.

Plot
Alexander the Great's family and friends reminisce at a banquet, looking back over his life, loves and conquests.

Cast

 * James Mason as Narrator
 * Jane Lapotaire as Olympias
 * Robert Stephens as Darius of Persia
 * Julian Glover as Philip II
 * Nicholas Clay as Alexander
 * Ian Charleson as Hephaistion
 * Michael Williams as Aristotle
 * Michael Byrne as Demosthenes
 * Gabriel Byrne as Ptolemy
 * Barry Stanton as Cleitus
 * Matthew Long as Attalus
 * Jack Klaff as Bagoas
 * Peter Porteous as Callisthenes
 * Justin Sykes as Young Alexander