SAS: Rogue Heroes - Now a major TV drama

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With unprecedented access to the SAS secret files, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with its founder members, SAS: Rogue Heroes tells the remarkable story behind an extraordinary fighting force, and the immense cost of making it a reality. In the show, Stirling, while bedbound, then formulates the plan for what becomes the SAS – a small airborne unit that can drop behind enemy lines and carry out sabotage missions. Still on crutches, he sneaks into British HQ in Cairo, evading the guards, and gets his plan in front of the appropriate general. The story is one of the most legendary SAS tales, but – according to Mortimer – the product of Stirling’s self-serving imagination. 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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While Mayne’s portrayal might be contentious, Mortimer thinks that Stirling is accurately depicted in the series. “It captures his arrogant bravado and entitlement,” he says. Other details and characters – such as Sofia Boutella’s French intelligence love interest – are entirely fabricated.

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Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' - Antony Beevor Excellent... accessible yet authoritative. Delivers stories of tremendous adventure and derring-do, but also offers more than straightforward military history. This book has many strengths but perhaps its greatest is how thought-provoking it is (Laurence Rees Sunday Times) Less complimentary were the family of Paddy Mayne. His niece, Fiona Ferguson, protested his depiction as a “drunk Irishman”. Indeed, the show’s portrayal of Mayne – as a boozed-up, violent and wild-man – lives up to his reputation, which, according to historian and author Gavin Mortimer, was largely crafted by David Stirling. 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. A boxer, a Northern Ireland rugby star and reportedly an excellent shot, Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne went into the Second World War with many ideal qualities for a soldier, and also had a reputation as a rambunctious personality.

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Ben Macintyre's coverage of the SAS in north Africa and, later, Italy, France and Germany, is brilliant, blending gripping narratives of fighting with descriptions of the fears of individual soldiers before battle and their reactions to its horror... Britain's martial pantheon is full of outnumbered heroes who wouldn't throw in the sponge. Henry V's band of brothers at Agincourt, the redcoats at Waterloo, the defenders of Rorke's drift, and the paras who charged at Goose Green are part of the tradition that embraces the SAS. This book explains why ( Times) SAS Rogue Heroes is distributed internationally by Banijay Rights, which has sold the series to multiple global broadcasters and streaming services including MGM+ in the US, HBO Max in Europe, Prime Video in Canada, SBS in Australia, STARZPLAY in the Middle East, Paramount+ in Germany and Canal+ in France. The overall depiction of Mayne is “OTT” according to Mortimer. “I sympathise with his family,” he adds. For Gavin Mortimer, the competitive streak before Stirling and Mayne is one of the best elements of the series. “I don’t think they really had a scoreboard,” he says, “but there was a competitive element. Stirling was intimidated by Paddy Mayne. Mayne was a qualified solicitor, an international rugby player, and idolised by the men. And there’s Stirling, who in the Thirties had acquired a rep as a quitter and a loafer. In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules- a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines.

SAS: Rogue Heroes: Who was Paddy Mayne and how did he die? SAS: Rogue Heroes: Who was Paddy Mayne and how did he die?

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]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] On 4 December 2022, the BBC confirmed that a second series had been commissioned, based upon SAS operations in the European theatre of war. [5] Premise [ edit ] The men were in awe of Paddy Mayne,” says Mortimer. “Not all of them liked him as a man. He could be difficult and bloody-minded – as some commanding officers are – but there was no one else they wanted to be next to in combat more than Paddy Mayne.”

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Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery - the approximate delivery time is usually between 1-2 business days. Once Stirling and Randolph got into Benghazi, the unit couldn’t get their dinghies to inflate. And at one point, some Italian soldiers tagged along with them, believing Stirling’s men to be Germans on a drill (which is depicted in the episode). 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. Wiseman, Andreas (23 June 2021). " 'Outlander' Star Cesar Domboy Joins Steven Knight Series 'SAS: Rogue Heroes' ". Deadline.

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It’s completely fictitious,” says Mortimer. “As I said in my book, his brother Bill was the brains behind the SAS. Why on earth would Stirling break into HQ when he could just say to his brother, with whom he shared a flat, ‘Hey Bill, do you mind giving this to the general?’” In the show, Stirling enlists a number of French paratroopers (which did happen, to make up the numbers lost in the first disastrous parachute drop). Mayne is appointed their instructor, also true, but shoots at them and fights them during training exercises, which is fictitious. And yet six months later his Victoria Cross was downgraded to his fourth DSO instead. It’s not known who took this decision, or why, but it remains a wartime controversy that is still ongoing. According to Den of Geek, there is speculation Mayne’s reputation as a troublemaker could be to blame - he was prone to regular outbursts of violence, especially after drinking. Other sources have argued that downgrading a Victoria Cross to a fourth DSO was standard practice, and Mayne was not the only soldier this happened to. Filming has just begun on series two of the hit BBC drama SAS Rogue Heroes, created by Steven Knight and made by Kudos (a Banijay UK company) for the BBC with MGM+.