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Episode Three

Stirling is locked away in Hitler's prison. Leadership of the SAS passes to Paddy Mayne, a man who has built his reputation on the battlefield as a warrior. In 1943, the SAS leaves the desert for Europe to enter a darker theatre of war. They will face the terror of execution and the trauma of civilian casualties. And they will be the first to witness the nightmare of Belsen concentration camp.

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Episode Two

Disaster strikes when Stirling is captured by the Germans.

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Episode One

The story of the founding of the SAS in the heat of the North African desert in 1941.

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