• Rank #
  • Premiered: Mar 1983
  • Episodes: 7
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
480 Platoon
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 03, 1983
The 480 Recruit Platoon begin training to become members of the Parachute Regiment.
1x2
The Maroon Machine
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 10, 1983
The Paras' basic training continues and they earn the right to wear maroon berets.
1x3
Basic Wales
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 17, 1983
The recruits put their infantry theory into practice in the windy Welsh hills.
1x4
P Company
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 24, 1983
Recruits in 480 Platoon go through a rigorous three day test, known as 'P Company'.
1x5
Wings
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 31, 1983
Parachute training for the 480 Platoon gets underway at RAF Brize Norton.
1x6
Ready For Anything
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 07, 1983
Advanced Tactics training
1x7 Show finale
Down To Earth
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 14, 1983
The recruits are posted to Northern Ireland on operations. (The 1984 repeat included an extra 10 minutes update on the original recruits 2 years later)

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