Episode #1.5

Paddy is given the mission of training The Free French, in his own unique style, sterling leads a daring mission to Benghazi, with William Churchill's son a spectator.

Hard not to enjoy the sheer octane rush that was the penultimate episode of SAS Rogue Heroes, it's exciting, it's dramatic, it's also a little comical at times.

I had a feeling that The French were going to add a bit of something, and they didn't disallowed, they truly are a mixed bunch, including a couple of Germans.

Amazing production, scenes of an African town draped in Swastikas, that's not something you see very often, the visuals have been on point since the start.

I'm not sure by this stage how they're going to tie it up, considering that we're still in 1942, it seems likely that a second series is going to follow.

Very enjoyable, 8/10.

The French soldiers arrive on the base and nobody in the SAS unit wants them, least of all Paddy who is tasked on training them.

Stirling manages to persuade Paddy to give the French soldiers a chance. He does it in his own inimitable way. The French soldiers build two 30 foot scaffolds while Paddy takes pot shots at them.

Meanwhile Striling is accompanied by Randolph Churchill, Winston's son as an observer as they make a raid on Benghazi.

Not an episode that will do much to improve Anglo-French relations. At least the French soldiers were multicultural, even with several Germans who were being racist to a Jewish soldier whose family had been taken away by the Nazis.

There was an humane side to Paddy who felt sympathy for the Jewish soldier. Paddy had an opportunity to take a shot at his feet but refused to do so.

The raid at Benghazi would had been better if I could see the action taking place in the dark. It seems to be a feature in this series, unfortunately my night vision is not so good.

This time around, there were a few highlights interspersed with the standard fare. To me, this episode's highlight was the development of Paddy's character through his interactions with the new recruits. Yes, we knew to some extent that Paddy was going through a period of grief, but his genuine inner workings are portrayed here, and towards the end, we begin to see some progress in his character. The remaining elements are standard fare for the show, although it lacks the dynamism of the earlier episodes. Not as good as the last couple of episodes, but still enjoyable.

Rating: 7.8/10 (Impressive)