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  • 2007-09-19T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 1h
  • 8h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, War
A hard hitting ITV series that follows Royal Marines recruits from day one of training, through 32 weeks of the longest and hardest military training in the world and then to the front line in Afghanistan.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-09-19T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Shock of Capture

Series Premiere

1x01 The Shock of Capture

  • 2007-09-19T23:00:00Z1h

Fifty recruits arrive at camp as they begin training for the Royal Marines.

2007-09-26T23:00:00Z

1x02 Carrot and Stick

1x02 Carrot and Stick

  • 2007-09-26T23:00:00Z1h

After four weeks, some recruits are still trying to adapt to the rigors of the program, while the mud run looms on the horizon.

2007-10-03T23:00:00Z

1x03 The Lost Patrol

1x03 The Lost Patrol

  • 2007-10-03T23:00:00Z1h

The recruits are taught survival skills, including hunting and killing for their dinner.

2007-10-10T23:00:00Z

1x04 Tears and Fears

1x04 Tears and Fears

  • 2007-10-10T23:00:00Z1h

Second Lieutenant Bertie Kerr is followed as he trains for deployment to Afghanistan.

2007-10-17T23:00:00Z

1x05 Enemy Contact

1x05 Enemy Contact

  • 2007-10-17T23:00:00Z1h

Halfway through their commando training, the recruits of 924 Troop are pushed to new physical and emotional limits prior to their deployment to Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Second Lieutenant Bertie Kerr, just three weeks out of training, leads his troop into enemy territory and comes under fire from the Taliban.

2007-10-21T23:00:00Z

1x06 Operation Sparrowhawk

1x06 Operation Sparrowhawk

  • 2007-10-21T23:00:00Z1h

Adam Collins of 924 Troop makes a shocking accusation against his training team after being admonished for failing to achieve high standards. In Afghanistan, Bertie Kerr and his comrades dig in on a remote mountain and brace themselves for a possible attack by Taliban forces.

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

1x07 Assault at Dawn

1x07 Assault at Dawn

  • 2007-10-29T00:00:00Z1h

Bertie Kerr and his men find themselves fighting for their lives as they embark on a dawn assault against an enemy-held mountain in Afghanistan. Back in Devon, the remaining recruits of 924 Troop are on their final military training exercise before they too will be deployed on the front line.

The successful soldiers fly to Afghanistan, where they join Bertie Kerr's 11 Troop to begin sentry duties as well as taking on day and night patrols in the war-torn country. The programme shows how the new recruits react to the harsh realities of battle and how those who have been taking part in the conflict cope with the death of a comrade.

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