Across six days in 1980 the eyes of the world fix upon London's Iranian Embassy, where terrorists hold over 20 hostages. Next door a squadron of SAS soldiers sit quietly, primed and ready to raid and rescue those held.
Season 1
3 episodes
A regiment of British soldiers find themselves held hostage by Sierra Leone's notorious West Side Boys. It is up to British Special Forces to conduct a rescue of a scale not seen since the Second World War.
With Africa's smallest country, Gambia, in the midst of a coup, a select group of British Special Forces are sent in to covertly rescue the absent President's wife and children.
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Episode 1
Operation Nimrod
Across six days in 1980 the eyes of the world fix upon London's Iranian Embassy, where terrorists hold over 20 hostages. Next door a squadron of SAS soldiers sit quietly, primed and ready to raid and rescue those held.
45 min
Episode 2
Operation Barras
A regiment of British soldiers find themselves held hostage by Sierra Leone's notorious West Side Boys. It is up to British Special Forces to conduct a rescue of a scale not seen since the Second World War.
45 min
Episode 3
The Gambian Coup
With Africa's smallest country, Gambia, in the midst of a coup, a select group of British Special Forces are sent in to covertly rescue the absent President's wife and children.
45 min
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