bluethrunthru
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What a load of confected made up load of bollocks. The only accuracies I could discern were the location and the names of the main protagonists.
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Absolute shite. Trying to turn the SAS into the Peaky Blinders.
Scottyboi
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Battlefield V did a better tribute to the SAS lol.
Aba452
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The documentary series it's based on is showing in all 3 parts on bbbc4 now. Great factual series by author/journalist Ben MacIntyre, really touching archive interviews with veterans including Stirling filmed in the 1970s/1980s.
BimboBob
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I enjoyed it for what it was. Sure it's "based" on the book but if you ignore that then it's an ok way to spend an hour or so watching tv.
The documentary that played after it was bloody brilliant though.
cleavers
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I've watched the first 2 episodes, the first was a bit "slow" but the second was OK, I suspect it might improve as they get into "operations".
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I’ve read the book (and I’m not a reader at all) and watched the documentary. Both very good.
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I’ve not watched the dramatised series yet. I was hoping it was going to be like Band of Brothers and The Pacific. I take it it’s not?
BBC Two - SAS: Rogue Warriors, Series 1, Episode 1
The remarkable story of the founding of the SAS in the north African desert in 1941.
I’ve not watched the dramatised series yet. I was hoping it was going to be like Band of Brothers and The Pacific. I take it it’s not?
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I watched it, but it was a load of shit. I can only assume it's going to be like Peaky Blinders, in that you have to watch every episode to understand what's going on in the later programmes.
I'll not be watching it again. As a lifelong student of the 2nd world war, my interest faded very quickly.
I'll not be watching it again. As a lifelong student of the 2nd world war, my interest faded very quickly.
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I’ve read the book (and I’m not a reader at all) and watched the documentary. Both very good.
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BBC Two - SAS: Rogue Warriors, Series 1, Episode 1
The remarkable story of the founding of the SAS in the north African desert in 1941.
I’ve not watched the dramatised series yet. I was hoping it was going to be like Band of Brothers and The Pacific. I take it it’s not?
Ben Macintyre is a great writer, I've read a few of his books on the Cold War. The problem here is the BBC haven't done the book any justice with this toss dramatised series which has received the Peaky Blinders makeover. I'm a fond student of then events of WW2 but it's glorification and this faux romantic narrative it seems to have with our population.
stonerblue
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The 3 part documentary 'Rogue Warriors is the one to watch.
BBC Two - SAS: Rogue Warriors
The remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force.
RobMCFC
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I was going to watch this until I saw the BBC adverts over the last week or so. They put me off. I may be wrong but it looks like a case of style over substance, which you’d think a story like this doesn’t need.
And now I find there’s a “punk and rock” soundtrack. What the hell were the BBC thinking?
And now I find there’s a “punk and rock” soundtrack. What the hell were the BBC thinking?
Johnny Mars Bar
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I've not seen this, but the problem with these SAS documentaries and books is they, by definition, can't really contain any interesting insider info on the SAS as members of the SAS need to sign the official secrets act.
I read celebrity former SAS solder Jason Fox's book during lockdown and went to his talk in Stockport earlier this year.
Both kind of fun but no juicy insider knowledge of the SAS really.
I read celebrity former SAS solder Jason Fox's book during lockdown and went to his talk in Stockport earlier this year.
Both kind of fun but no juicy insider knowledge of the SAS really.
cleavers
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It's not a documentary, it's a bbc drama series, "based" on the birth of the SAS in Africa in WW2.
andyhinch
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I think people need to watch it as an entertainment show and not some fact based history program.
cleavers
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I agree, that's exactly how we looked at it, we watched 2 episodes last night on iPlayer, didn't think much of the first episode as it was just setting the scene, and a bit bitty, but the second was much better, as the group was properly formed and the story developed.
cleavers
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Just watched episode 3, a lot of artistic license but good imho.
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I’ve just looked at my book this morning and it isn’t this one^I’ve read the book (and I’m not a reader at all) and watched the documentary. Both very good.
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BBC Two - SAS: Rogue Warriors, Series 1, Episode 1
The remarkable story of the founding of the SAS in the north African desert in 1941.
I’ve not watched the dramatised series yet. I was hoping it was going to be like Band of Brothers and The Pacific. I take it it’s not?
It’s this one…
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I havent watched as I have seen plenty of SAS documentaries.
I prefer the more gritty ture to life
I prefer the more gritty ture to life