Not long to wait now to see Cairngorms in one of BBC’s best received shows in years
Fans of hit BBC series SAS Rogue Heroes will be able to start the new year with a bang following confirmation of the return date of the show.
TV viewers recently got their first glimpse of the new trailer for the second series of the hugely popular show - with the Cairngorms make an appearance.
The BBC has just revealed that the first of the new six episodes will officially start airing at 9pm on New Year's Day on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The second episode will follow at the same time the next day.
The cast and crew were in the strath last summer recording out in the remote hills for scenes for one of the BBC’s best received shows in many years.
The channel recently launched its first-look trailer and there is a shot of the heroes on the march in the Cairngorms.
The hugely enjoyable first series featuring a mixture of barnstorming action and belting tunes revolves around the formation of the Special Air Service during the Second World War with the Allies under siege in Egypt.
It follows the real life story – or kind of according to creator Steven Knight and the show's own titles – of the formation of the formidable and much-feared fighting unit.
The regiment started out as a just-so-mad-it-might-work idea from a young officer named David Stirling, played by Connor Swindells, and recounts the unit's inception in Egypt during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
The series aired last autumn in six episodes and received rave reviews
Season two will see the action move to the conflict in mainland Europe, kicking off in Spring 1943.
According to an official plot synopsis by the BBC: "With David Stirling captured and Paddy Mayne now in charge of the SAS, their attention must turn from the conflict in North Africa to mainland Europe.
"But GHQ have cast doubt over the future of the regiment, while the creation of a new unit and a surprise arrival make things even more difficult for the men.”
The new season will welcome new recruits Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) and Jack Barton (Heartstopper), who play SAS members Jock McDiarmid and John Tonkin respectively.
