Ross Kemp - Return to Afghanistan (2009)
Sky 1

Description

Following last year's critically acclaimed series Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, Ross and his team return to one of the world's most dangerous areas, the Helmand Province, where the British forces continue to fight the insurgent Taliban. Ross joins up with the Canterbury-based Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the town of Musa Qaleh and investigates how things have changed in this war torn province one year on. Ross explores how the British and coalition forces are combating the changing tactics of the Taliban, the conditions the troops face and how the huge task of reconstructing this country is progressing.

Ross Kemp - Return to Afghanistan is a truly unique documentary that marches the viewer to the front line to experience a very real depiction of modern warfare.

Tags

2000s, Afghanistan, Taliban

Collected reviews and ratings

10 Amazon (UK) user reviews

Regarded as one of the most significant pieces of television on the conflict so far, Ross Kemp - Return to Afghanistan continues to be an eye-opening account of a soldier’s life on Britain’s frontline.
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8.0 The Independent | Tom Sutcliffe

Every time Kemp lifted his head to do a piece to camera, there would be the zing of a passing bullet, a proximity to fire that he initially seemed to find invigorating, but then clearly decided was getting to be too much of a good thing: "Woah!... woah... fucking hell!" he said, after a particularly close call. The Taliban declined to woah.
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8.0 The Guardian | Charlie Broker

In a way it's the war zone equivalent of a Steve Irwin wildlife doc: the sheer perilous spectacle threatens to override any deep thought process. Nonetheless, Kemp deserves credit for putting himself through it.
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