He added: 'SAS Rogue Heroes tells the true story of war. A more conventional approach would have been to simply focus on success upon success, but these are real men with real flaws who made mistakes along their paths to victories.' 'Bringing characters to life to inhabit this world, especially ones that are not archetypical heroes, was made so much easier by leaning on the facts and the truths. Writer Steven said: 'To create a drama from this amazing story I had to sculpt a world where things are a little bit heightened, much like how war and the absurdity of it heightens every emotion. The drama is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Ben Macintyre and is a dramatised account of how the SAS was formed under extraordinary circumstances. (Image: BBC) Is BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes based on a true story? Lieutenant Colonel Wrangel Clarke played by Dominic West. Here's everything you need to know about the new drama, which was mainly filmed in Morocco, from the full cast list to whether the series is based on a true story. 'Rich with action and set-pieces, SAS Rogue Heroes is the exhilarating story of renegade men taking monumental risks in extraordinary circumstances.' More rebels than soldiers, Stirling’s team are every bit as complicated, flawed and reckless as they are astonishingly brave and heroic. 'He fights for permission to recruit the toughest, boldest and brightest soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines. Read more: BBC's The Pact: What happened in series one and how is it linked to series two?

Convinced that traditional commando units don't work, he creates a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare. David Stirling - an eccentric young officer, hospitalised after a training exercise went wrong - is bored. Other key cast members include Jack O'Connell, Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella, and The Crown's Dominic West.Ī synopsis from the BBC reads: 'Cairo, 1941. The BBC series, which is created, written and executive produced by the Peaky Blinders creator and directed by Tom Shankland, has a star-studded cast list, including Sex Education's Connor Swindells, who plays the unit's founder David Stirling.

The six-part series is an adaptation of historian Ben Macintyre's book and charts the creation of the SAS, which was formed during WW2 in North Africa. Steven Knight's new drama SAS Rogue Heroes is here.

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