Special Forces Heroes

Iranian Embassy Siege (1x1)

Air date: Nov 11, 2008

Docu-drama series using first-hand interviews and dramatised segments to reveal the dangers faced by British special forces as they try to protect the West from the ever-changing threat of terrorism. This first episode focuses on the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980, a six-day hostage crisis that culminated in an SAS assault on the building, and shown live on TV.