Dirty, deadly, and fought outside the rules. Filled with no-holds-barred detail about McNab's capture and excruciating torture, it tells of men tested beyond the limits of human endurance. They were fabulous.' - John Major, British Prime Minister. In 1984 he was badged as a member of 22 SAS Regiment. This was second dramatization of the Bravo Two Zero mission, following ITVs 1996 adaptation of. 'I'll tell you who destroyed the scuds - it was the British SAS. Andy McNab joined the infantry in 1976 as a boy soldier. Sean Bean starred in the film as SAS sergeant Andy McNab. Their only chance at survival was to fight their way to the Syrian border seventy-five miles to the northwest and swim the Euphrates river to freedom. The weather turned cold enough to freeze diesel fuel. Dropped into 'scud alley' carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men found themselves surrounded by Saddam's army. 'They are the true unsung heroes of the war.' - Lt. In January 1991 a squad of eight men went behind the Iraqi lines on a top secret mission. They were British Special Forces, trained to be the best. Theproject also represents BBC Films' commitment to make more ambitious films forwider audiences.Their mission: To take out the scuds.

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. ' Boy Soldier is both a fantastic thrillerand a moving story of the relationship between a boy and his grandfather. Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. 'We are delighted to be renewing ourrelationship with Andy after Bravo TwoZero,' said David Thompson, head of BBC Films. Andy McNab was tasked to destroy these weapons.

His co-writer Rigby is ajournalist and playwright who now writes television dramas including BBC's Byker Grove. SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, under the command of Sgt. Danny runs into trouble when he tries to find hisgrandfather, who is being framed by a senior government figure.įormer Army officer McNabhas also written books including BravoTwo Zero (a 1998 BBC project starring Sean Bean ), Avenger, Aggressor, Deep Black, Immediate Action, and Last Light.

The film is about Danny, an orphan who triesto join the army and learns that his grandfather is a disgraced former armyofficer now on the run. MacNab and Rigby are currently writing a screenplayadaptation of Boy Soldier, a thrillerthat is the first in a series of four books. It’s almost 30 years since former- SAS soldier Andy McNab became a bestselling author with his blockbuster Bravo Two Zero, based on his experience of being taken prisoner in the 1991 Gulf War. BBC Films has acquired the film rights to Andy McNab and Robert Rigby's thriller Boy Soldier and its sequel Payback. Andy McNab (Sean Bean) and his British SAS buddies are sent on a secret mission to destroy Iraqs SCUD missiles aimed at Israel during Operation Desert Storm.

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