Commando: On the Front Line

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S01E08 - "Royal Marines - To Your Duties!"

Foi ao ar em Nov 8, 2007, 9:00 PM

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The Royal Marine Commandos are Britain's elite front line troops, currently fighting a vicious war in Afghanistan. Part of the Royal Navy, they are specialists in expeditionary warfare and have a fearsome reputation, bonded and toughened by a training regime that breaks all but the best. With unprecedented access to this highly respected military force, Commando: On the Front Line provides an insight into the making of a Royal Marine Commando through the gruelling eight-month training regime. The series also follows successful recruits onto the front line in Afghanistan. During this ground-breaking eight-part series, filmed over 12 months, award-winning director Chris Terrill not only follows the 50 raw recruits of 924 Troop: he also trains alongside them. From this unique position inside the training troop as well as the front line company, the series provides an intimate...

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Status: Encerrada
Idioma: English
Duração: 60 min
Estreia: September 20, 2007
Encerrada: November 8, 2007
Programação: Thursday às 21:00

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 8 Episódios)

The Shock of Capture

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

Sep 20, 2007

60 min

Carrot and Stick

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

Sep 27, 2007

60 min

The Lost Patrol

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

Oct 4, 2007

60 min

Tears and Fears

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

Oct 11, 2007

60 min

Enemy Contact

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.

Oct 18, 2007

60 min

Operation Sparrowhawk

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.

Oct 25, 2007

60 min

Assault at Dawn

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.

Nov 1, 2007

60 min

Royal Marines - To Your Duties!

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.

Nov 8, 2007

60 min