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Who dares wins.
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.
Steven Knight
BBC One
12
60 min
Spring 1941. Frustrated with military command’s handling of war, Stirling and Lewes formulate a plan to parachute men into the desert, attacking enemy forces from deep in the desert.
Oct 30, 2022
While recovering in hospital, Stirling ruminates on Lewes’s idea to attack the enemy from behind and hatches a plan to get approval for their unit from General Auchinleck at GHQ.
Nov 6, 2022
The newly recruited members of the SAS carry out a disastrous and devastating first mission. Determined to prove their strategy will work, they prepare to try again.
Nov 13, 2022
As the SAS's reputation spreads among the Axis Italian and German forces, another daring mission results in a shocking and devastating loss to the team.
Nov 20, 2022
Paddy initiates the Free French soldiers into some unorthodox training methods, and Stirling leads a raid on Benghazi accompanied by the prime minister’s son, Randolph Churchill.
Nov 27, 2022
A meeting with Winston Churchill sees the SAS embark on their most daring operation to date. While success sees them achieve official status, Stirling receives some terrible news.
Dec 4, 2022
David Stirling
Paddy Mayne
Eve Mansour
Jim Almonds
Reg Seekings
Pat Riley
Johnny Cooper
Dave Kershaw
Bill Fraser
Bill Stirling
John Tonkin
Jock McDiarmid
