Ross Kemp in Afghanistan ambient background
CinebyCineby
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan backdrop

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan

★ 10.0/10•2008•44m•15•Documentary
Similars

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, also known as Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan for series 2, is a Sky One British documentary series fronted by actor Ross Kemp about the British soldiers fighting in the War in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force mission against the Taliban. The two series involved Kemp and a small embedded film crew following troops fighting in Helmand Province, documenting their part in the ongoing Operation Herrick.

StatusEnded
Runtime44m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 21, 2008

Episodes

Episode 1 - Royal AnglianE144m

Royal Anglian

Ross prepares for deployment and joins up with 1 Royal Anglian as they train during a cold British winter on Salisbury Plain. They're training for what they will face in Afghanistan which includes convoy protection and deploying from Chinook helicopters. During one exercise Ross' group is attacked and Ross and several others are told that they have been 'killed' by the enemy. It's a sobering thought. Three months later and Ross will be playing this scenario for real.

Jan 21, 2008

Episode 2 - Camp BastionE244m

Camp Bastion

Ross arrives at Camp Bastion, he's given a medical briefing then straight out on an offensive operation in the 'green zone', a thin strip of agricultural land that lines the banks of the Helmand. It's during this first foray that Ross experiences the dangers faced by British soldiers. Only a few hours out from base and the convoy immediately behind Ross' hits an explosive device andthe crew learn that Corporal Darren Bonner has been killed. Further into their mission B Company patrol come under fire from Taliban positions. Ross and the crew are pinned down in open ground for some minutes by enemy fire before the Army can extract them.

Jan 28, 2008

Episode 3 - Now Zad BaseE344m

Now Zad Base

Episode three focuses on the life of the soldier - what's it like to live on Britain's front line at the Now Zad base. It's at Now Zad that the Royal Anglians suffered their first casualty, Private Chris Gray, killed during a fierce fire fight with Taliban fighters in May 2007. Ross meets his mother Helen Gray and talks to her about how it feels to have lost her son to the conflict.

Feb 4, 2008

Episode 4 - B CompanyE444m

B Company

While Ross is back in the UK three soldiers from B Company are killed in a tragic blue-on-blue accident. On the 23rd August Privates Aaron James McClure, Robert Graham Foster and John Thrumble died when the air support called in to help defeat the enemy hit the compound in which the three were engaging the Taliban from. Eight days later Ross returns to the frontline to be with the men of B Company and 7 platoon. We tell the story of how the men were affected by the attack. The families have given us exclusive access to video footage showing the moments before, during and just after the bomb destroyed the compound; and we talk with the men who tell Ross how they feel about what has happened. Ross joins the fire-support group as they attack Taliban positions and re-assert their dominance of the area since the blue-on-blue attack. This is just one-half of the operation.

Feb 11, 2008

Episode 5 - Hunt For TalibanE544m

Hunt For Taliban

In Episode five Ross joins 1 Royal Anglian as they capture and destroy the compound in which the three men were killed. At times the Taliban are no more than 50 metres away. Back in the UK Ross talks to the Foster family about their tragic loss and interviews Corporal Stuart Parker, a soldier who miraculously survived the bombing. After six months overseas 1 Royal Anglian returns to the UK. It's an emotional moment as their families meet them on the parade ground. They've been away fighting on Britain's Frontline for six months.

Feb 18, 2008

Actors

Ross Kemp

Ross Kemp

Recommendations

Top Gear
The World at War
Mysteries at the Museum
World War II in Colour
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
American Experience
The Circus
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
Gadget Man
E! True Hollywood Story
WWII in HD
Trials of Life
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Savage Kingdom
American Masters
Leaving Neverland
Long Way Home
The War
Nazi Megastructures

Similars

Inside Combat Rescue
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
My Fighting Season
The Red Empire
Royal Marines Mission Afghanistan
Onze man bij de Taliban
Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Great Game - A Personal View by Rory Stewart
Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline
Onze missie in Afghanistan
The Empire Files
Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War
Falklands Hero: Bravo November
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land
9/​11 - Der lange Schatten des Terrors
Velkommen til frontlinjen
Battleground Afghanistan
Norge i krig: Oppdrag Afghanistan
Viewpoint '86: Afghanistan: The Agony of A Nation
Afghanistan: The Lion's Last Roar?