SAS ROGUE HEROES hits British TV very soon as it surrounds the lives of soldiers in Cairo, trying to free North Africa from the Nazis.
It shows how the creation of the SAS came together – from propaganda to reality.
SAS Rogue Heroes premieres on BBC One on Sunday, October 30
Where is SAS Rogue Heroes filmed
A Moroccan desert
The cast spent three months filming in a desert in Morocco.
SAS Rogue Heroes is set in Cairo in 1941 as it shows how efforts were being made by British and French intelligence offices to free North Africa from the Nazis.
The crew faced several difficulties because of the Covid pandemic with some borders still being shut.
Executive producer Karen Wilson spoke about the importance of filming in Morocco.
She said: “It was crucial to get to Morocco, which proved to be one of the biggest challenges.
“On top of Covid and feeling isolated, and all those things, they shut the border so we had to find a way to actually get our team into the country.
“In these sorts of situations talking about SAS, I become quite emotional because the team were our heroes.
“Everybody that got on that plane that went to Morocco knew they were going to be there for several weeks because we weren’t going to get them out again.”
Olly Lloyd, a stuntman on the show, said how he saw “plenty of scorpions, and snakes” being removed so that the cast can film safely.
Temperatures would also reach 53C at times, which made it even more challenging to film.
Lloyd said: “We’d start very early in the morning and from there go through costume.
“That was providing we didn’t get hounded by sandstorms – we’d be battling with sandstorms all day.
“You just crack on in the heat.
“You’ve just got to do what you’re doing and do your job to the best of your ability.
“It was embodying the spirit of what the SAS went through at that time, we were living in the same conditions that they did.”
Elveden Estate in Norfolk
Elveden Estate, near Thetford, was portrayed as a hospital in Cairo.
The creators also worked with the Norfolk Military Vehicle Group to obtain the vehicles needed in the series and get authentic ones which would match the ones used at the time.
RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk
The crew spent three weeks at the RAF Bentwaters near Tunstall in Suffolk.
They used this location to film plane shots, a desert camp and Jeep attacks.
When is SAS Rogue Heroes on BBC One and how can I watch it?
SAS Rogue Heroes premieres on BBC One on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 9pm.
It will be a series of six episodes.
If you miss the airing of any episode, you can watch it after on the BBC iPlayer.
