External Rating11%
200530 minEnded

The Queen's Cavalry

Network:BBC One

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S01E08 - "Passing Out"

Aired on Dec 1, 2005, 8:30 PM

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Description

Documentary series following the fortunes of the men of The Household Cavalry and telling their stories of war and ceremony.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
30 min
Premiered
September 29, 2005
Ended
December 1, 2005
Schedule
Thursday at 8:30 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 8 Episodes)

The Big Event

Practicing for the State Opening of Parliament in the dead of the night - can 150 cavalrymen trotting through central London go unnoticed?

Sep 29, 2005

30 min

Grit, Spit and Polish

Following the progress of trainee riders, and life in the Household Cavalry. Features a tough competition to be the smartest trooper in the HC - Princess Elizabeth Cup.

Oct 6, 2005

30 min

Just Another Day

It's 4pm and the daily inspection of the Queen's Life Guard. A tank is lost in Farnham's one-way system. And the trainee horsemen, paying up 5 to pounds when they fall off, start jumping school.

Oct 13, 2005

30 min

Fully Armoured

Explores the two sides of the Household Cavalry in action, the armoured regiment on manoeuvre in Canada, and the trainees preparing to guard the Queen for the first time.

Oct 20, 2005

30 min

Cavalry Black

Looking behind the scenes at life in the Household Cavalry. The story of some famous horses of the past and follows the latest equine recruit, Freddy.

Nov 3, 2005

30 min

Trooping the Colour

The Household Cavalry are practising for the Queen's Birthday Parade and the trainees have reached the hardest part of their training.

Nov 10, 2005

30 min

The Sharp End

Trainee troopers take their final exam, the armoured regiment fire live shells on the firing range and the regiment's historian relates their role in the battle of Waterloo.

Nov 24, 2005

30 min

Passing Out

The surviving trainee riders - who've made it through one of the army's toughest courses - finally graduate. They parade in full ceremonial kit in front of their parents.

Dec 1, 2005

30 min

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