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Commando School

Season 1 2014
NR

  • 2014-07-14T20:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 45m
  • 6h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Reality
Behind the scenes of one of the most arduous basic military training programmes in the world. Each episode focuses on a cross-section of trainees that are either struggling or excelling at the physical and mental challenges the training presents.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-07-14T20:00:00Z

1x01 The Shock of Capture

Series Premiere

1x01 The Shock of Capture

  • 2014-07-14T20:00:00Z45m

This first episode follows 56 new recruits through this so-called 'shock of capture'. The recruits spend these opening weeks living in a 60-bed dorm where their every waking hour is controlled by their drill instructor, Corporal 'Froggy' Chauffour.

2014-07-21T20:00:00Z

1x02 Quick Fire

1x02 Quick Fire

  • 2014-07-21T20:00:00Z45m

The raw recruits take the next step on their training and there are challenging new lessons at every turn. If they can make it through the next three weeks, their families will get invited down to witness their progress and they'll get to go home for the first time since training began.

2014-07-28T20:00:00Z

1x03 The Gym Test

1x03 The Gym Test

  • 2014-07-28T20:00:00Z45m

Six weeks into their training, the marine recruits face their first pass-or-fail test. They must complete a tough series of physical challenges in the gym, culminating in three staggeringly high rope climbs. If they fail to complete it they'll have to leave their troop.

2014-08-04T20:00:00Z

1x04 Crash Week

1x04 Crash Week

  • 2014-08-04T20:00:00Z45m

The troop 174 recruits reach the challenging halfway point in training. The second half of the course includes more challenging exercises to prepare the recruits for frontline fighting, but this is traditionally a point when many recruits leave the troop, either through failure or giving up.

2014-08-11T20:00:00Z

1x05 Phase Two

1x05 Phase Two

  • 2014-08-11T20:00:00Z45m

As training progresses, exercises start to imitate life at war, and the nature of the job begins to worry some of the recruits of Troop 174.

2014-08-18T20:00:00Z

1x06 Fight or Flight

1x06 Fight or Flight

  • 2014-08-18T20:00:00Z45m

As training progresses, more and more recruits start to struggle with the tough demands placed upon them.

2014-08-25T20:00:00Z

1x07 The Commando Tests

1x07 The Commando Tests

  • 2014-08-25T20:00:00Z45m

The recruits are within touching distance of their green berets, but first they must face Lympstone's ultimate challenge - the famous commando tests - four gruelling physical exercises attempted over five consecutive days. The members of 169 troop are a tight-knit group who have pushed through 30 weeks of training together. They're desperate to finish the course as one, but not everybody will make it

Season Finale

2014-09-01T20:00:00Z

1x08 To Your Duties

Season Finale

1x08 To Your Duties

  • 2014-09-01T20:00:00Z45m

As the recruits reach the end of training, thoughts turn to life beyond Lympstone. A familiar face, Corporal Froggy' Chauffour, returns to prepare the troop for a final pass-out parade, and four contenders compete for the coveted King's Badge award, which the winner will carry with them throughout their career. Meanwhile, retiring Troop CommanderGinge' Booth contemplates a future beyond the Royal Marines after 28 years of service.

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