SAS Rogue Heroes [DVD]

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The narrative begins in a Cairo hospital in 1941, when, after a failed training exercise, British Army officer David Stirling has the idea of creating a special commando unit which could operate deep behind enemy lines. [1] Cast [ edit ]

The series made its premiere on BBC One on 30 October 2022 in the UK. [2] It simultaneously made its US debut on MGM+. [11] TV & Film SAS Rogue Heroes: what happened to Paddy Mayne after the war and why he was refused a Victoria Cross Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne became more withdrawn as World War II continued and he was deeply affected by the death of his father, with his request to attend the funeral refused. Despite that, Mayne was initially awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions at Oldenburg in April 1945. Moreover, it was Stirling who asked General De Gaulle to have Frenchmen in the SAS because he needed men ready to do anything to deal with the Germans. So the 1re Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes was sent, which became the French Squadron SAS. [20]

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The first episode was watched 5,526,000 times on iPlayer alone during 2022, making it the fifth most viewed individual programme on the platform that year. [12] Reception [ edit ]

SAS Rogue Heroes has become one of the biggest TV hits of the autumn. The true story of Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) has captivated viewers with the third episode set to air on Sunday night on BBC One for those who have not already binged it on the iPlayer. a b "First full-length trailer and new pictures released for SAS Rogue Heroes, coming soon to BBC One and iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. 30 September 2022. Sheridan, Danielle (7 December 2022). "SAS hero is 'turned into someone he wasn't' in new BBC series, family says". The Telegraph. London . Retrieved 7 December 2022.

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a b Nicholson, Rebecca (30 October 2022). "SAS: Rogue Heroes review – is the follow up to Peaky Blinders fun? Does Arthur Shelby like a drink?". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 31 October 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.

SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British television historical drama series created by Steven Knight, which depicts the origins of the British Army Special Air Service (SAS) during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. [1] [2] The storyline is a broadly accurate representation of real events, as described by Ben Macintyre in his book of the same name. [3] [4]

As military historian Antony Beevor noted, whilst events surrounding the creation of the SAS "certainly defy belief", it is true that "some liberties with the precise record" were taken – for example, in the scripting of a romantic association between David Stirling and Mansour, the French intelligence agent. However, his opinion was that these were "mainly additions, fleshing out characters and context", rather than being significant "distortions" of the facts. [3]

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.Further new cast members for series two include Paolo De Vita (Anonymous, La Grande Guerra del Salento), Anna Manuelli (Blocco 181, Pezzi unici), Edward Bennett (Industry, Save Me Too) and Matteo Franco. 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. 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.