After a long wait, the second series of SAS Rogue Heroes is about to be released.
From Peaky Blinder’s creator Steven Wright, the show revolves around the Special Air Service (the SAS), a special commando unit that operated behind enemies during World War II.
SAS Rogue Heroes Series 1 was released in 2022, so fans have had a long wait for this second series, and it is expected to be followed with a third at some point.
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The second season will pick up in spring 1943, with the action shifting from Cairo to mainland Europe, as Paddy Mayne (Jack O’Connell) takes control of the SAS following David Stirling’s (Connor Swindells) capture.
The official series 2 synopsis reads: “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?”
The BBC previously released some dramatic first-look images, including one showing cast members O’Connell, Dominic West and Sofia Boutella sat around a dining table, and another showing Swindells in action as Stirling.
Alongside returning characters, there are some new additions, including Con O’Neill (known for Happy Valley) as British Commander General Montgomery, and Mark Rowley (from The Last Kingdom) and Jack Barton (from Heartstopper) as new SAS recruits Jock McDiarmid and John Tonkin.
When is SAS Rogue Heroes on TV?
The full series will be available to watch from 6 am on New Year’s Day, 1 January. The episodes will also be aired on TV – the first episode will also air at 9pm on BBC One that evening, with the second episode airing one day later on Thursday 2nd January.
SAS Rogue Heroes cast
These cast members are returning for SAS Rogue Heroes season 2:
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Connor Swindells as David Stirling
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Jack O’Connell as Paddy Mayne
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Dominic West as Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Wrangel Clarke
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Theo Barklem-Biggs as Reg Seekings
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Corin Silva as Jim Almonds
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Jacob Ifan as Pat Riley
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Jacob McCarthy as Johnny Cooper
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Stuart Campbell as Bill Fraser
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Bobby Schofield as Dave Kershaw
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Sofia Boutella as Eve Mansour
One character that won’t be returning will be Alfie Allen after his character, Jock, died in season 1.
Jack O’Connell as Paddy Mayne in the second series of SAS Rogue Heroes -Credit:Dino Sertovic/Banijay Rights/BBC/PA Wire
Other new cast members are:
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Con O’Neill as British Commander General Montgomery
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Mark Rowley as SAS recruit Jock McDiarmid
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Jack Barton as SAS recruit John Tonkin
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Paolo De Vita
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Anna Manuelli
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Edward Bennett
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Matteo Franco
How many episodes of SAS Rogue Heroes will there be?
There is a total of six episodes in the second season, the same as the first.
Is SAS Rogue Heroes a true story?
SAS Rogue Heroes is based on real people in the war, and writer Steven Wright took plot lines from historical books.
It is based on the 2017 Ben Macintyre book Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War, which has been retitled SAS Rogue Heroes to align with the series.
The majority of the characters in SAS Rogue Heroes are based on real people. Paddy Mayne, David Stirling, Bill Stirling, Reg Seekings, John Tonkin, Dudley Clarke and more were all real.
One character who was created specifically for the series is Eve Mansour, the Deputy Head of French intelligence in Cairo played by Sofia Boutella.