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Channel 4 2014 1 season 8 eps NR Ended

Commando School

2014 1 season 8 eps NR

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Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 · Jul 14, 2014

The Shock of Capture Episode 1

This first episode follows 56 new recruits through this so-called 'shock of capture'. The recruits spend these opening weeks living in a 60-bed dorm where their every waking hour is controlled by their drill instructor, Corporal 'Froggy' Chauffour.

7.7 · You

45 min

S1 · E2 · Jul 21, 2014

Quick Fire Episode 2

The raw recruits take the next step on their training and there are challenging new lessons at every turn. If they can make it through the next three weeks, their families will get invited down to witness their progress and they'll get to go home for the first time since training began.

7.4 · You

45 min

S1 · E3 · Jul 28, 2014

The Gym Test Episode 3

Six weeks into their training, the marine recruits face their first pass-or-fail test. They must complete a tough series of physical challenges in the gym, culminating in three staggeringly high rope climbs. If they fail to complete it they'll have to leave their troop.

7.1 · You

45 min

S1 · E4 · Aug 4, 2014

Crash Week Episode 4

The troop 174 recruits reach the challenging halfway point in training. The second half of the course includes more challenging exercises to prepare the recruits for frontline fighting, but this is traditionally a point when many recruits leave the troop, either through failure or giving up.

7.3 · You

45 min

S1 · E5 · Aug 11, 2014

Phase Two Episode 5

As training progresses, exercises start to imitate life at war, and the nature of the job begins to worry some of the recruits of Troop 174.

7.4 · You

45 min

S1 · E6 · Aug 18, 2014

Fight or Flight Episode 6

As training progresses, more and more recruits start to struggle with the tough demands placed upon them.

7.3 · You

45 min

S1 · E7 · Aug 25, 2014

The Commando Tests Episode 7

The recruits are within touching distance of their green berets, but first they must face Lympstone's ultimate challenge - the famous commando tests - four gruelling physical exercises attempted over five consecutive days. The members of 169 troop are a tight-knit group who have pushed through 30 weeks of training together. They're desperate to finish the course as one, but not everybody will make it

7.9 · You

45 min

S1 · E8 · Sep 1, 2014

To Your Duties Episode 8

As the recruits reach the end of training, thoughts turn to life beyond Lympstone. A familiar face, Corporal `Froggy' Chauffour, returns to prepare the troop for a final pass-out parade, and four contenders compete for the coveted King's Badge award, which the winner will carry with them throughout their career. Meanwhile, retiring Troop Commander `Ginge' Booth contemplates a future beyond the Royal Marines after 28 years of service.

7.6 · You

8 episodes in Season 1

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Behind the scenes of one of the most arduous basic military training programmes in the world. Each episode focuses on a cross-section of trainees that are either struggling or excelling at the physical and mental challenges the training presents.

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Total runtime 6h 0m · Episode length 45 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

July 14, 2014

Final episode

September 1, 2014

Status

Ended

Network

Channel 4

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

6h 0m

Original language

English

Production

United Kingdom

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Languages

Original title

Royal Marines Commando School

Spoken on screen

English

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