SAS Rogue Heroes [DVD]

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David Stirling - an eccentric young officer, hospitalised after a training exercise went wrong - is bored. Convinced that traditional commando units don’t work, he creates a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare.

Mayne's story in particular is quite remarkable. He played international rugby for Ireland - as well as the Lions - before the war. Standard Delivery - Free UK delivery - usually takes between 2-3 working days from the date of dispatch. SAS Rogue Heroes stormed on to BBC One and iPlayer last Autumn, becoming a huge hit with viewers and critics alike, attracting an audience of 9.4 million viewers (30-day all screens episode 1 figure). Inspired by Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book of the same name, series two will again be a dramatised account of the origins of the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS. Beginning in 1941, the series tells the story of David Stirling, an eccentric young officer who finds himself hospitalised in Cairo after a training exercise goes wrong.As well as telling the story of the birth of the famous SAS regiment, this is also the foundation story for special forces units the world over. Will there be an SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2? At the beginning of each episode, the viewer is informed that the series is "[b]ased on a true story", and that "the events depicted which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true". [16] Foley, Billy (12 November 2022). "TV review: SAS Rogue Heroes is not to be relied on but it's great fun". The Irish News. Belfast . Retrieved 25 November 2022. From the creator of Peaky Blinders Steven Knight), comes SAS: Rogue Heroes. SAS: Rogue Heroes is the dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two. Cairo, 1941. Rogue Heroes: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022 . Retrieved 16 November 2022.

McLean, Craig (25 October 2022). "Tough Enough? What did it take to step into the boots of the men who made a myth?". Radio Times. London: Immediate Media Co. p.19.SAS Rogue Heroes is airing each Sunday on BBC One until December 4 while all episodes are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer. On 4 December 2022, the BBC confirmed that a second series had been commissioned, based upon SAS operations in the European theatre of war. [5] Premise [ edit ] Spring, 1943. With David Stirling captured and Paddy Mayne now in charge of the SAS, their attention must turn from the conflict in North Africa to mainland Europe. But GHQ have cast doubt over the future of the regiment, while the creation of a new unit and a surprise arrival make things even more difficult for the men. Can they prove that the SAS remains essential to the war, wherever it may lead them?