James Walton

Refreshingly macho: BBC1’s SAS Rogue Heroes reviewed

Plus: more eccentric fact-based TV from the BBC about what might happen if extra-terrestrials show up

Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) takes a break from beating people up in SAS Rogue Heroes. Photo: BBC / Kudos / Sifeddine Elamine
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