Still, SAS Rogue Heroes has been well received by people who know their stuff, such as the historian Antony Beevor, often grumpy about historical accuracy in war films. Lt Col Dudley Clarke (played by Dominic West) acknowledges as much when he tells Stirling: “You yourself are a work of fiction, trying to write yourself into the history books.” It focuses on the exploits of three founding members: David Stirling (Connor Swindells), Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne (Jack O'Connell), and Jock Lewes (Alfie Allen).Īs that opening blurb suggests, the show knowingly leans into SAS legend – a legend perpetuated by the self-aggrandising yarn-spinning of “the Phantom Major” David Stirling. According to the opening blurb of the BBC’s souped-up WW2 drama, SAS Rogue Heroes, “those events depicted, which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true.” The six-part series – created and written by Peaky Blinders’ Stephen Knight, and based on the book by Ben Macintyre – tells the story behind the formation of the Special Air Service in North Africa.
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