Commando: On the Front Line
2007 · ITV1 · 60 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Royal Marines - To Your Duties!
Fri, 9 Nov, 8:00 am
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.
About
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...
Episodes
- E01
The Shock of Capture
Fri, 21 Sept· 60 minFifty recruits arrive at camp as they begin training for the Royal Marines.
- E02
Carrot and Stick
Fri, 28 Sept· 60 minAfter four weeks, some recruits are still trying to adapt to the rigors of the program, while the mud run looms on the horizon.
- E03
The Lost Patrol
Fri, 5 Oct· 60 minThe recruits are taught survival skills, including hunting and killing for their dinner.
- E04
Tears and Fears
Fri, 12 Oct· 60 minSecond Lieutenant Bertie Kerr is followed as he trains for deployment to Afghanistan.
- E05
Enemy Contact
Fri, 19 Oct· 60 minHalfway 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.
- E06
Operation Sparrowhawk
Fri, 26 Oct· 60 minAdam 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.
- E07
Assault at Dawn
Fri, 2 Nov· 60 minBertie 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.
- E08
Royal Marines - To Your Duties!
Fri, 9 Nov· 60 minThe 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.