{"id":6441,"date":"2021-10-29T11:23:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1483112"},"modified":"2021-10-29T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:50:13","slug":"bbc-reveals-first-look-at-peaky-blinders-creators-sas-rogue-heroes-as-jason-watkins-joins-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-reveals-first-look-at-peaky-blinders-creators-sas-rogue-heroes-as-jason-watkins-joins-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC reveals first-look at Peaky Blinders creator\u2019s SAS: Rogue Heroes as Jason Watkins joins cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The BBC has released its first look at upcoming World War Two drama series SAS: Rogue Heroes, a six-parter from the pen of Peaky Blinders<\/a> creator Steven Knight.<\/p>\n

The series, which has officially wrapped filming in both the UK and in Morocco, is described as a dramatised account of \u201chow the world\u2019s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two\u201d.<\/p>\n

The show begins in Cairo, 1941, when eccentric young officer David Stirling (played by Sex Education<\/a> star Connor Swindells) devises a rebellious plan to gather the \u201ctoughest, boldest and brightest soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines\u201d.<\/p>

Alongside Swindells, the cast includes Jack O\u2019Connell, Dominic West (who\u2019ll play Prince Charles in the upcoming The Crown<\/a> season five), Game of\u00a0Thrones\u2019 Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella (The Mummy), and Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk).<\/p>\n

Further cast announcements include Stuart Campbell (Baptiste), Jason Watkins (The Crown, The Trick<\/a>), Virgile Bramly (Luther), Ralph Davis (Small Axe), and Ian Davies (Game of Thrones), among others.<\/p>\n

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SAS Rogue Heroes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Steven Knight, SAS: Rogue Heroes writer and executive producer, said: \u201cIt has been a privilege to work on a project which tells the story of a renegade band of soldiers who used wit and imagination as much as firepower to halt the march of Fascism across North Africa during the darkest days of World War Two. This is a war story like no other, told in a way that is at once inspired by the facts and true to the spirit of this legendary brigade of misfits and adventurers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SAS Rogue Heroes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Karen Wilson, executive producer and Joint Managing Director of Kudos, said: \u201cWith filming now complete, we\u2019re incredibly excited to give the world a first look at our Rogue Heroes. A huge thank you to the series\u2019 peerless cast and crew for bringing Steven Knight\u2019s ambitious, extraordinary scripts to life with such skill and style.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Directed by Tom Shankland, SAS: Rogue Heroes will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022.<\/p>\n

Visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight,\u00a0or check out the rest of our Drama<\/a> coverage.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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