Carlton Central 1995 - 1996 1 season 7 eps Ended

SAS: The Soldiers' Story

1995 - 1996 1 season 7 eps

Season 1

No results found

Specials

Season 1

All episodes

25 min

S1 · E1 · May 30, 1995

Iranian Embassy Siege Episode 1

This is an hour long explosive special about the storming of the Iranian Embassy in Kensington, West London where accounts from the actual SAS add up to the most revealing, definitive and human scale history of the regiment ever compiled. Daring, determination, breathtaking skill and bravery were the crucial qualities the SAS troopers displayed to the world as they ended the six-day siege in May 1980 and released the hostages in a manner that immediately catapulted the regiment into the annuals of military legend. Altogether the SAS men rescued 19 hostages of the original 26 seized by the terrorist. One hostage was executed, another was killed in the assault and five released during the siege. The sole surviving terrorist was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter.

25 min

S1 · E2 · Jun 6, 1996

Oman: The Battle of Mirbat Episode 2

Former members of the SAS talk about the battle of Mirbat in July 1972, in which nine SAS men showed outstanding heroism to defeat an attack by 400 Arab rebels. The battle is dramatically reconstructed, and several of the survivors from the platoon are interviewed for the first time.

25 min

S1 · E3 · Jun 13, 1996

The Gulf War Episode 3

The Gulf War saw the largest deployment of Special Air Service since the Second World War. The celebrated exploits of one of them, codenamed Bravo Two Zero, have gripped the world's imagination; but this was only in a massive SAS campaign involving many missions. This was one of the most daring and spectacular of all Special Forces operation.

25 min

S1 · E4 · Jun 20, 1996

Selection and Training Episode 4

Drawing on first hand testimony from many of the Regiment's most decorated soldiers, this film reveals for the first time the inside story of SAS selection. The few that make it through will become 'universal soldiers', elite members of the worlds' most highly trained fighting force. The exhilarating and sometimes brutal elements of SAS selection are presented using powerful and dramatic reconstructions. In the first selection phase candidates undertake punishing endurance marches. Despite severe mental and physical stress, the recruits have to cross the pain barrier many times as they navigate across the Brecon Beacons, carrying immense weights over huge distances. Only the toughest will get through to the jungle phase, known to the recruits as the 'Green Hell'. Enclosed by the dense canopy they are tested to the limit in one of the harshest environments known to man. Those tough enough to endure the hardship and those lucky enough to avoid the plethora of jungle diseases will pass on to combat survival and interrogation. We have reconstructed this phase as a soldier is ruthlessly pursued by a Hunter Force, captured and interrogated. The candidate must prove that he is tough enough to operate deep behind enemy lines. If captured he must prove he has the resilience to resist the fiercest interrogation. Only those with the most immense spiritual strength will be welcomed into the ranks of the SAS.

25 min

S1 · E5 · Jun 27, 1996

The Falklands Episode 5

It was a textbook operation in the best tradition of the SAS - a daring nigh-time `hit-and-run-like-hell' raid on an Argentine airstrip on Pebble Island. This programme includes a first-hand account from one of the men in G Squadron who were secretly landed on the Falklands Islands before the main British landings. About 40 men were involved in high risk missions, relaying a continuous stream of intelligence from covert-observation posts in difficult and boggy terrain set in a desolate and freezing enemy-occupied landscape.

25 min

S1 · E6 · Jul 4, 1996

Jungle Episode 6

This episode looks at SAS missions in the jungle and for the first time reveals that the SAS have operated in Columbia, co-ordinating special units to fight against the drug cartels controlling the production and supply of cocaine throughout the world. In this episode a leading SAS soldier talks first hand about his experiences fighting the drug barons.

25 min

S1 · E7 · Jul 11, 1996

Operation Desert Storm Episode 7

Account of the role of the SAS in Northern Ireland. Former members of the elite force talk about missions they undertook in the Province, reflecting on the realities of fighting terrorism and describing in detail some of the covert operations they launched to suppress the terroist threat.

7 episodes in Season 1

Some details come from TheTVDB.

This series is a rare glimpse into another world - that of what it takes to win at unconventional warfare. Despite the lack of certain details, this tells the ordinary interested person much about the unique history of this fighting unit.

Documentary War

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere

Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.

Data by

JustWatch

Your rating

Your review

Total runtime 2h 55m · Episode length 25 min · Country United Kingdom

Show info

Premiered

May 30, 1995

Final episode

July 11, 1996

Status

Ended

Network

Carlton Central

Country

United Kingdom

Episode length

25 min

Total runtime

2h 55m

Original language

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

SAS: The Soldiers' Story

Season 1

Iranian Embassy Siege Episode 1

Oman: The Battle of Mirbat Episode 2

The Gulf War Episode 3

Selection and Training Episode 4

The Falklands Episode 5

Jungle Episode 6

Operation Desert Storm Episode 7

·

·

Track it on Wubly

Track it on Wubly

SAS: The Soldiers' Story

Season 1

Iranian Embassy Siege Episode 1

Oman: The Battle of Mirbat Episode 2

The Gulf War Episode 3

Selection and Training Episode 4

The Falklands Episode 5

Jungle Episode 6

Operation Desert Storm Episode 7

Details Dates · production Show