Scripted series · BBC One
SAS Rogue Heroes
Who dares wins.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alfie Allen
Jock Lewes
6 eps
Connor Swindells
David Stirling
12 eps
Jack O'Connell
Paddy Mayne
12 eps
Sofia Boutella
Eve Mansour
12 eps
Dominic West
Dudley Wrangel Clarke
8 eps
Corin Silva
Jim Almonds
12 eps
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Reg Seekings
12 eps
Tom Glynn-Carney
Mike Sadler
6 eps
Dónal Finn
Eoin McGonigal
7 eps
Jacob Ifan
Pat Riley
12 eps
Amir El-Masry
Dr. Gamal
6 eps
Jacob McCarthy
Johnny Cooper
12 eps
Bobby Schofield
Dave Kershaw
12 eps
Stuart Campbell
Bill Fraser
12 eps
Virgile Bramly
Georges Bergé
6 eps
Gwilym Lee
Bill Stirling
6 eps
Jack Barton
John Tonkin
6 eps
Mark Rowley
Jock McDiarmid
6 eps
Miles Jupp
Major Knox
1 eps
Beru Tessema
Canary Barman
1 eps
Michael Shelford
Australian Soldier 1
1 eps
Joe Corrigall
Australian Soldier 2
1 eps
James Wilbraham
Guardsman Roberts
1 eps
N.G. Rees
Wounded Man 1
1 eps
Andrew MacNaughton
Wounded Man 2
1 eps
Julian Mileta
Wounded Man 3
1 eps
Ramzan Miah
Snooker Player
1 eps
Bradley Banton
de Havilland Pilot
1 eps
Anthony Calf
Stirling's Father
1 eps
Nisrine Adam
Nurse Indira
1 eps
Kate Cook
Stirling's Mother
1 eps
Jo Stone-Fewings
Captain in Mess
1 eps
Freddie Bowerman
GHQ Gate Guard
1 eps
Gabrielle Oke
GHQ Secretary
1 eps
Tom Claxton
GHQ Corporal
1 eps
Dean Coulson
GHQ 3rd Floor Guard
1 eps
Michael Shaeffer
Lt. General Ritchie
2 eps
Adrian Lukis
General Auchinleck
4 eps
Jonas Senhadji
Boxing Referee
1 eps
Nicholas Nunn
Peter Mitcham
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How SAS Rogue Heroes actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
SAS Rogue Heroes reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20226 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E06 Episode 6
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20256 episodes
7.6IMDbSpring, 1943. Paddy Mayne takes control of the SAS following David Stirling's capture, as attention turns from the conflict in North Africa to mainland Europe. But GHQ have cast doubt over the future of the regiment, while the creation of a second unit and an influx of new arrivals make things even more difficult for the men. Can they prove that the SAS remains essential to the war, wherever it may lead them?
Best episode · S02E04 Episode 4
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E04
Episode 4
As Reg Seekings struggles to cope, he strikes up a friendship with a young Italian boy which ends in yet more horror.
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E01
Episode 1
With a new mission and the threat of disbandment facing the SAS, an ally is found with a familiar name.
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S01E06
Episode 6
A meeting with Winston Churchill sees the SAS embark on their most daring operation to date. While success sees them achieve official status, Stirling receives some terrible news.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
- Written by Steven Knight
S01E04
Episode 4
As the SAS's reputation spreads among the Axis Italian and German forces, another daring mission results in a shocking and devastating loss to the team.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E06
Episode 6
The SAS return to Britain and are given some time to decompress from the events in Italy. Bill is shocked to hear about the intended role for the SAS in the invasion of France.
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S01E05
Episode 5
Paddy initiates the Free French soldiers into some unorthodox training methods, and Stirling leads a raid on Benghazi accompanied by the prime minister’s son, Randolph Churchill.
- Directed by Tom Shankland
- Written by Steven Knight
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
S02E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
- Written by Steven Knight
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Steven Knight
Showrunner
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Nick Lambon
Executive producer
Karen Wilson
Executive producer
Ben Macintyre
Executive producer
Tom Shankland
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Tommy Bulfin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Robert Raines Martin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Heather Larmour
Executive producer
Jack O'Connell
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Martin Haines
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nick LambonExecutive Producer
- Karen WilsonExecutive Producer
- Ben MacintyreExecutive Producer
- Tom ShanklandExecutive Producer
- Tommy BulfinExecutive Producer
- Stephen SmallwoodProducer
Writing
- Steven KnightWriter
Direction
- Tom ShanklandDirector
- Stephen WoolfendenDirector
Cinematography
- Stijn Van der VekenDirector of Photography
Music
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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