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Description: SAS: Rogue Heroes charts the creation of the famed Special Forces unit. Based on the book by Ben Macintyre.

Cast:
David Stirling: Connor Swindells
Paddy Mayne: Jack O'Connell
Pat Riley: Jacob Ifan
Eve Mansour: Sofia Boutella
Jim Almonds: Corin Silva
Reg Seekings: Theo Barklem-Biggs
Dave Kershaw: Bobby Schofield
Johnny Cooper: Jacob McCarthy
Bill Fraser: Stuart Campbell
L Detachment Soldier: Craig Watson
Dudley Wrangel Clarke: Dominic West
Jock Lewes: Alfie Allen
Mike Sadler: Tom Glynn-Carney
General Auchinleck: Adrian Lukis
Dr. Gamal: Amir El-Masry
Eoin McGonigal: Dónal Finn
Georges Bergé: Virgile Bramly
Walter Essner: Paul Boche
Augustin Jordan: César Domboy
Marc Halévy: Arthur Orcier
Grapes: Jordy Lagbre
André Zirnheld: Tom Hygreck
Lt. General Ritchie: Michael Shaeffer
Herbert Brückner: Moritz Jahn
Peter Mitcham: Nicholas Nunn
Major Knox: Miles Jupp
Winston Churchill: Jason Watkins
Pilot: Nicholas Burns
Canary Barman: Beru Tessema
Australian Soldier 1: Michael Shelford
Jan Smuts: David Alcock
Nurse Indira: Nisrine Adam
Australian Soldier 2: Joe Corrigall
Stirling's Mother: Kate Cook
Guardsman Roberts: James Wilbraham
Captain in Mess: Jo Stone-Fewings
Mirren Barford: Isobel Laidler
GHQ Gate Guard: Freddie Bowerman
Wounded Man 1: N.G. Rees
GHQ Secretary: Gabrielle Oke
Wounded Man 2: Andrew MacNaughton
Guard with Dog: Patrick Marciano
Scottish Soldier: Alex Mason
Wounded Lieutenant: Julian Mileta
GHQ Corporal: Tom Claxton
GHQ 3rd Floor Guard: Dean Coulson
Italian Truck Driver: Loris Scarpa
Randolph Churchill: Ian Davies
Dandy Italian: Luca Matteo Zizzari
Snooker Player: Ramzan Miah
De Havilland Pilot: Bradley Banton
Stirling's Father: Anthony Calf
Boxing Referee: Jonas Senhadji
Italian Checkpoint Guard: Youseff Ben Hayoun
Alexander Norton: Ralph Davis
Bill Stirling: Gwilym Lee
General Montgomery: Con O'Neill
Jock McDiarmid: Mark Rowley
John Tonkin: Jack Barton
1 episode, 2024: Paolo De Vita
Egytion Waiter: Daniel Eghan
Rhodesian LRDG Soldier: Ben Simmons
Empire Club Dancer: Michelle Schechter

Written by: Steven Knight

Production: Kudos, Nebulastar

Release date: 30 Oct 2022