Ross Kemp in Afghanistan (2008)
Sky Broadcast

Description

In this critically acclaimed series Ross Kemp joins his father's old regiment, 1 Royal Anglian, and travels to Britain's frontline in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to experience for himself the British Army's fight against the Taliban.

Filmed during the summer of 2007, Ross dodges the bullets to witness and endure the worst fighting British troops have suffered for over fifty years.

Candid and brutally honest, this series is the first on UK television to show in detail what our soldiers are doing to win peace in this war torn land. Extraordinary battle scenes show us in close up the brutality of war. Off the battlefield we find out what a soldier's life is like and why they continue to fight this fanatical enemy. And with exclusive footage, we tell the stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, along with powerful and moving interviews from relatives bereaving the loss of their sons.

This hard hitting and thought provoking series of 5 programmes is Ross' most difficult assignment to date.

Tags

Afghanistan, Taliban

Collected reviews and ratings

10 Amazon (UK) user reviews

What differentiates Ross Kemp in Aghanistan from the news reports and documentaries that have also tackled similar subject matter is the sheer candidness of it. There’s no hiding the brutality of war, or the intensity of the fighting here. Some of the footage is quite extraordinary and frequently shocking. And you can hardly accuse Kemp of shirking the action: he’s often slap-bang in the midst of it.
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10 Spectator | Fraser Nelson

Kemp’s film of Delta Company in Helmand shows the very best of the British character. It tells us about the sort of people that all too often we only hear about when they die.
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8.0 Telegraph.co.uk | Matt Warman

Watching the series, over its five episodes, it is clear that Kemp is often in very real danger – even the MoD were surprised when they reviewed the film – but what comes through most powerfully is the resourcefulness and humanity of the soldiers who are fighting.
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