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Special Forces: Most Daring Missions

Special Forces: Most Daring Missions

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Special Forces: Most Daring Missions

2024

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

4.0(3 votes)

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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.

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Production Companies

Soho Studios

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

1 featured cast member

Starring

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Creative team

Showrunner: Ian Lamarra
Alan Clements

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