Episodes

1. Operation Nimrod

Across six days in 1980 the eyes of the world fix upon London's Iranian Embassy, where terrorists hold over 20 hostages. Next door a squadron of SAS soldiers sit quietly, primed and ready to raid and rescue those held.

2. Operation Barras

A regiment of British soldiers find themselves held hostage by Sierra Leone's notorious West Side Boys. It is up to British Special Forces to conduct a rescue of a scale not seen since the Second World War.

3. The Gambian Coup

With Africa's smallest country, Gambia, in the midst of a coup, a select group of British Special Forces are sent in to covertly rescue the absent President's wife and children.

Overview

Follow UK's SAS operations during incidents such as 'Operation Nimrod', the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980. Each episode of Most Daring Missions will celebrate a real life assignment undertaken by an elite military force.

Details

Cast

Tom Hardy