All language subtitles for SAS.Australia.S01E08.Strength.WEBRip.7plus.en

(HEAVY BREATHING)

NARRATOR: Selection for the SAS
is a test like no other.

These celebrities are going to have
the shock of their lives.

This is not a game.

(HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR)

(STAFF YELL)

17 celebrity recruits...

Fight back!

..have volunteered to put
their glamorous lives behind.

Move!

Hopefully they can keep me in line
'cause I'm going to give it to them.

Stop being selfish.

There is no winner, simply whether
you have what it takes or not.

(SQUEALS)
(SCREAMS)

They're put through the most
gruelling stages of selection...

Are you OK?
Yes, staff.

..by an elite team
of special forces soldiers.

Eugh!

We haven't even started yet!

Chief instructor Ant Middleton

and his team of directing staff
will make no exceptions.

We're going to find out
who they really are

and so will they.

Go!

Break! Break!

(GUNFIRE)

Run! Fucking run!

In an emergency evacuation...

Run!

Please shut up!

..one recruit's actions...
Stay back.

Oi, get that fucking
away from me, you dickhead.

..will bring unrest to the troops.

You're a fucking dead hero now.

He's actually a risk to the group.

I'm asking you for the betterment
of everybody else,

will you please hand
your armband in.

GIRLS: Hey!
MAN: We miss you.

And a heartfelt message from home.

I wish you could come back now.

..will be their toughest test yet.

NARRATOR: It's just past
the halfway mark

on the brutal SAS selection course

and our ten remaining recruits
are sound asleep.

The only recruit to stir is actor
Firass who is up to stoke the fire

in order to combat the freezing
temperature inside the dorm.

Strength is key
to a special forces operator.

Strength comes in all types
of forms.

Strength of mind, strength
of character, strength of body.

And we're there to test
every single one of them.

NARRATOR: The DS are preparing for a
simulated attack on the base to test

the recruits' strength of mind
under extreme and unexpected stress.

When you settle in a location you're
given an ERV - Emergency Rendezvous.

And that is,

if everything goes wrong and you
are compromised in that location,

you make your way to the ERV.

And the ERV is probably one of the
most important pieces of information

that you need to retain.

NARRATOR: Earlier in the course
the recruits were briefed

on where to locate
the emergency rendezvous point.

ERV for this location
if it all goes wrong...

You see those trees up there?

Where that track meets the wood line
will be your ERV.

Everyone understand?
ALL: Yes, staff.

Good.

(WHISPERS) Come on then, let's go.

So, when you are compromised
you'll grab what you can.

You'll have the bearing on your
compass and you will literally go.

(GUNFIRE)

STAFF: Get the fuck out!
Get to the ERV!

(RAPID GUNFIRE)

MAN: Eugh!
(WOMAN SQUEALS)

(RAPID GUNFIRE)

All the recruits must always
be thinking about that ERV.

MAN: Turn your torch to red light.

Because when you're in a war zone
and that location is compromised,

you need to get out of there
as quick as possible.

(GUNFIRE)
STAFF: Go! Go! Get out!

(TENSE MUSIC)

Come on, hurry up!

(GUNFIRE)

Get out here, you people.
Get out!

Go! ERV!

NARRATOR: Engulfed by gunfire,

the recruits must move quickly
and silently...

Come on!

..grabbing essential items

required for survival
in the harsh environment.

(GUNFIRE)

Come on.
Go! Let's go!

ERV! Hurry up!

Using a compass, they are required

to navigate their way toward
the rendezvous point 400m away.

Go, let's go. Come on! Move.

Fucking move.

(RAPID GUNFIRE)

The reason we put
the recruits through this

is because it's all about
being able to do something

and follow a process
when things go wrong.

Because in the special forces
things go wrong all the time.

Hurry the fuck up!

As the remaining recruits
scramble to the ERV...

(GUNFIRE)
Eugh!

..iron woman Candice Warner,
the last exit,

is captured and detained by the DS.

(GUNFIRE)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(GASPS)

Fuck.

I'm not as strong or as fast as I
used to be but mentally I'm stronger

because of things that you've
achieved in your life

and you've overcome.

Shit. Shit. Your life is at risk.

Being on the run
and being hunted you know,

you go through a mixture of emotions
of fear, excitement.

But it's all about control.

ANT: The fucking enemy has just
fucking attacked your camp.

Now fucking move.

Get the fuck out of here now.
Do not walk.

(RAPID GUNFIRE)

You walk you're gonna fucking die.

Let's go. Move!

(GUNFIRE)

NARRATOR: Number 11, Firass,
leads the way.

(GUNFIRE)

I perform the best under pressure.

Especially in
a life-and-death situation.

You want to be firing off
at all cylinders.

First to reach the ERV, Firass
helps his fellow recruits find cover.

Guiding in number seven, Erin...

Find some cover. Round the back.
Follow that red light. Quick.

..number 12, James...
Follow that red light.

..and number three, Jackson...

Change your light to red.

..impressing the DS
with his leadership.

Hey, headcount. Headcount.

Five, six.

Once you get to the ERV
you'll do a headcount,

make sure everyone is there.

One, two, three...
Shh.

Relax. Headcount.

Seven, eight. Eight including 11.

As an individual and as a team,

compose yourself,
look at the situation,

come up with a plan, and then you'll
move off straight away together.

Is number two here?

Where is number two?

Realising number two, Candice,
is missing,

Firass silently breaks from the group
on a solo mission to locate her.

(POUNDING MUSIC)

I'd say I'm present
in high-pressure situations.

If I had somebody else's life
in my hands

they could definitely trust me.

I would do everything in my power
to help

and be there for that person.

Firass. Anyone seen Firass?

Number 11.
I saw him when I first got here.

I could hear his voice next to me.

(PANTS)

Fuck. Here's is the thing, right?

If you can't hear that bloke,
he's gone.

Number 11 has gone?
Yeah.

NARRATOR: By abandoning the group...
How is number 11 gone?

He was the first person up here.
How does that work?

He split up from the group.

..Firass has broken protocol

and jeopardised the safety
of his fellow recruits.

ANT: Try and find number 11.
Only do the perimeter and come back.

And then give him a heads up.

Go.

When those unexpected things happen,

there aren't four DS there
telling you what to do next.

It's up to you to work it out.

(GUNFIRE)

Number 11.
Shh.

You're in a team, you're in a group.
Take strength from that.

Number 11.
OK.

It's important that you
stay together,

think about it for a bit,

and then swing into action
as quick as you possibly can.

(WHISPERS)
Number two? Number two?

Number two!

Arriving back at base camp...
Number two?

..Firass makes a desperate
search for number two, Candice.

I need a weapon.

Arming himself, he prepares to raid
the dorm and extract Candice...

..as the DS untie her.

Do your laces up. Sort yourself out.

Fuck.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Just stay the fuck back.

Oi! Get that fucking
away from me, you dickhead.

Give me the fucking pole.
Fucking prick.

What are you doing?

Coming back for number two.
On your own?

Where are the rest of them?

They're at the RV point.

The damsel in distress
has now been rescued

by the midget blue-fisted
fucking freakshow.

Take your fucking
blue glove off.

I appreciate that you came
back for me.

Right next time you do something
fucking heroic like that

I'd suggest you fucking bring
at least two of you.

And don't bring a fucking
5 foot picket to a fucking gunfight.

NARRATOR: Ordered to rejoin the group
at the ERV point...

Come on, Candice. Let's go.

..a final headcount is made before

receiving further instructions
from the DS.

Where's number three?

Shut the fuck up!

That's the last time I'll
fucking tell you!

One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten.

Complete, yes?
ALL: Yes, staff.

OK. What I want you to do now,
under control of you, number 12,

is put your torches on,

get back onto this track which leads
you back down to the accommodation.

OK? And in single file with your
mouths shut but your eyes open.

Get yourself back down
into the fucking square.

If I hear one fucking sound

I'll bounce you all round
this fucking area.

Do you understand me?
ALL: Yes, Staff.

Comprende? Comprende? Good.

Keep it going!

NARRATOR: Having completed the drill,

the recruits will now be
debriefed on their performance.

Number 14, what's an ERV?

Emergency rendezvous.
Emergency rendezvous.

Who was the first one up there?

What did you do, number 11?

I waited at the standpoint,
waited for everyone to come up.

Then what did you do?

Then I checked if everyone was there
and number two was missing.

Then what did you do?

I ran back down here.
Who did you tell?

Who did you tell?
I didn't tell anyone.

Gone back down to a fucking camp
that had been compromised.

You're a fucking dead hero now.

Probably.
No. No. No. No. Not probably.

You're a fucking dead hero now.
Fact.

(RATTLE OF METAL)

Fear not. He was prepared.

(SILENCE)

Start thinking as a team.

How many of you
have got your compasses on you?

Let's see them.

Where's your compass, number 11?

Where's your compass?

I don't have pants on, sir.

Is your compass in your pants?

Number 11?

Is it?

So, if we go in there,

is your compass going to
be in your trousers?

Is it? I'm asking you.
I hope so, yes.

Go and grab your trousers.
Go with him, Ollie.

Go and grab your trousers
and bring your trousers out here.

NARRATOR: Having already failed
the ERV drill,

Chief Instructor Ant
will not tolerate another mistake.

It's in my locker box.

Just go and pick up your trousers
and go out.

(SIGHS)
Go on. Bye.

NARRATOR: Firass takes his pants

but knowingly leaves his compass
behind in the locker box.

Right, number 11, I've given you
the benefit of the doubt.

It's not in here.

Get your compass out
of your trousers.

It's not in here, sir.
It's in my locker box.

Why are you fucking
lying to me then?

Why are you lying to me?
I didn't...

I fucking just gave you a chance
to fucking redeem yourself,

give you the benefit of the doubt.

Why didn't you just tell me
that it's not in your trousers?

Why are you fucking wasting my time?

I'm not wasting your time.

Everyone disappear
apart from number 11. Go. Move.

Number 11, do yourself a favour

and just keep your mouth shut
for two minutes.

'Cause I see something in you

and that's why you're
still on this course.

ERV, fucking brilliant. Yes,
he's up there, you've got control.

Then you just fucked off.
I was like, where has he gone?

You do something amazing,
really good like that

and then you go and fuck it all up
with your mouth.

You're on a thin line.

Think about what you're doing

because you get it right
at the beginning

and then you
fuck it up at the end.

Understood?
Understood, Staff.

Off you go. Go. Move. Move. Move.

We all make mistakes.

It's not about making the mistake,

it's about recognising
that you've made that mistake

and then working on it.

The recruits turn against Firass.

Firass, it's about you
and you know it.

OK.
So there's no bullshit.

I don't trust you.

To be paired up with you,
I'm worried.

I'm asking you as a man
of integrity

to please hand your armband in.

That's how it is.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

NARRATOR: Fed up with Firass's
reckless behaviour

throughout the course, the recruits
have finally had enough.

I think he's chopping wood because
he knows he has fucked the team.

Before we make a call,
what is the result of the call?

I mean, is it me calling in the DS?
And say we've got a problem.

We want the problem solved.

'Cause he's not working with us
as a team.

I think I'm naturally
a trusting person.

I like to believe the best
in everyone

but a bad team player

looks down rather than
take the responsibility themselves.

The SAS is the most elite thing
you can do. And it is brutal.

So I think I get most wound up
by a white ant,

somebody who doesn't want to
play the game

and is not serious about it.

He's been getting
more and more reserved...

Erratic.
..more and more reclusive.

Well, 'cause he hears us talking.

No, the other day I said to him,

"Listen mate,
it's all about teams.

"We're happy to forgive and forget."

We've tried everything.
We've all had conversations.

You keep making excuses for nothing.

I think the number one thing
with trust

is the first thing that comes
before anything else this respect.

You've both got to respect
one another.

NARRATOR: Concerned that Firass is
a liability to the entire group,

number 10 Merrick takes
the law into his own hands.

What I do is I go to Staff

and I say we don't feel that we can

operate as a functional
team with that member

on our objectives at the moment and
we see greater risks in the future.

And I can say that that's a
universal thing? Yes?

ALL: Yeah.

I can take that to the DS.

At 8am I will approach Staff.

I will say that there is
dissent in the ranks.

Done.

Oh, Jesus.

NARRATOR: After being rescued
by Firass in the ERV drill,

number two Candice is the only
recruit to offer support.

They keep thinking how can you keep
enduring all this torture and pain

and still be here.

They just...

They think, how can one person...

Things keep happening to
this one person.

Character is very important.

People question my character
all the time

but in a group situation when people
gossip, they talk down about someone

when they're not there to defend
themselves, I can't tolerate that.

When you're under stress
and under pressure,

you make decisions that
you might not normally.

Maybe.
You know what I mean?

If you're going to
say something about someone

you say it to their face.

Your heart was in the right place.
It was.

Obviously it was the wrong decision
but we all made bad decisions.

You're the only one who is
sticking by me.

Can you believe that?

I'm not here to judge.

I'm just here to get the job done.

Staff!

What's up, number 10?

I've been delegated
by the entire group to come out

and speak to you about number 11.

ANT: Right.

They are concerned that he
sacrifices mission objectives,

that he puts us all at risk
when we're on mission,

and his behaviour continually upsets
the group, not on a personal level,

but on a mission objective level.

And we think that going forward with
missions becoming more complex,

with missions becoming
more difficult,

that he is not just a weak link,
he's actually a risk to the group.

It's not your decision, is it?
I didn't say that.

I know. I'm just telling you.

We decide if he deserves to be here.

Obviously he's still here so there's
something in there

that we believe that we can extract

otherwise we wouldn't be
wasting our time.

He is on the course,
you have to make it work.

Understood?
Understood, Staff.

Off you go.
Thank you.

NARRATOR: Unable to convince the DS
to remove Firass from the course,

the recruits stage an intervention.

So guys, we'll have
an open discussion.

I'll kick it off
and it'll come back to me.

Firass, it's about you and you
know it. So there is no bullshit.

There's no point us having any more
conversations or any dialogue

without your presence.

Yep.
Alright?

I think your behaviour...
Yep?

..dictates your actions.

Your actions dictate team results.

And the team results are bad.

Righto.

I don't trust you.

I don't trust you and coming into
the last few exercises,

to be paired up with you,
I'm worried.

You're not thinking about
your teammates.

Everybody so far has said

they would not like to be with you
heading into the next part.

Mm-hm.

It is universal.

So I'm asking you
as a man of integrity

to please hand your armband in

for the betterment of everybody else
in your team.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I can't hand in my number.

I...

I belong here.

That's what I feel in my heart.
My heart of hearts.

Sometimes people might
misunderstand me.

In my late 20s I had
a dependency on alcohol.

When I woke up I thought,
I wouldn't mind...

you know, healing this hangover
by having a couple of beers.

A certain friend,
they were going as hard as me

and he overdosed and it was...

It was definitely a wake-up call.

But I still, that personality,

that loose guy who's always
been there from a young age,

he always sometimes comes back.

I own it. I own me.

Hopefully through this experience

I can exercise my patience
with people or situations.

But for me,
I'd feel terrible if I quit.

Because I would have let myself down
and, you know, friends.

I can't see myself quitting.

I'll do whatever the fuck
it takes.

Period.

For whatever it is.

Move!
Speed it up.

Next.

Let's go!
The ultimate test of endurance...

Eugh!

Leave him.
..separates the strong...

Move. Take them both.
..from the weak.

Lift your fucking standard.

You might as well
give me your number now.

What do you want to do?

NARRATOR: After a failed attempt

at forcing number 11, Firass,
to quit the course...

I'll be there by your side,
whatever you need.

Morale is low
and the group is fractured.

If you jeopardise another mission

it will fucking rain shit.

If there is an option know,
DS removing you, us removing you,

the best option will be taken

to make sure that we achieve
the objective.

Yep.

If that means your head
that's how it is.

Righto.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: The recruits will now
undergo a punishing endurance task.

Stay focused. Stay strong.

They will march 11 kilometres
across mountainous terrain,

carrying full kit in a test of both
physical and mental strength.

ANT: Move!

Let's get a shift on. Let's move.

Let's go. Straight in front of me.

To be a special forces operator,
the human mind

and the human body pushes beyond any
limit that you thought was possible.

What we're about to start
is known as a pack march.

It essentially means getting
yourself and your kit from A to B

and then at the end of it you should
be in a fit state to fight.

It's something that requires
strength of mind, strength of body.

So remember, this is an individual
effort that requires you to dig deep

and show us
that you've got strength.

Is that clear?
ALL: Yes, staff.

Come on, then.

NARRATOR: The recruits are under
strict instruction

to pack their Bergens at a weight
of no less than 18.1 kg.

Fucking just.

Yeah, 19.5. Put it down.

Nineteen. Good effort.

(BLOWS A RASPBERRY)

Put that down.

You are on 16 there.
It should be 18.1.

NARRATOR: Number 11 Firass
has packed his kit

at more than 2kg under weight.

Number 11, whack that
in your fucking bergen.

At roughly an extra 7kg...

19, yeah.

..Firass's bergen will far outweigh
the other recruits' kits.

Punishment for once again
defying DS orders.

Alright, get your bergens on.

Move!

A pack march is the bread-and-butter

of the United Kingdom
special forces.

Go on then,
let's start speeding it up.

The first four weeks of special
forces selection is timed marches.

Close that gap. Close right up.

In the first four weeks
of my course 160 people failed.

Eugh!

(THUMP)
Eugh!

(STRAINS)

(STRAINS)

Leave him. Leave him.

Let's go.

Let's go. Move.

Move. Let's go. Catch him up.

Move.

Bet you wish you would have
carried that extra 5 pound now.

Let's go, number three. Let's go.

I think I've got a pretty good
mental game

of being able to just block
some stuff out.

And going into another place
when things get hard

and you've just
got to hang in there.

Let's go.

NARRATOR: In the rear of the pack,

despite the extra weight,
Firass overtakes Jackson.

Number three is carrying twice
the amount that you're carrying.

I suggest you get past him.

Catch him up. Let's go.

Move. Move!

Do not fuck this course up,
number three,

by being last for yourself.

This is where your fucking
mind takes over.

Keep moving. If you stop
you're fucked.

All I remember is at school,
if a teacher would ever yell at me

I'd always sort of go into
my little shell and just hide.

If you've got it in your head
that you're coming last

you might as well give me
your number now.

What do you want to do?

Look at me.
What do you want to do?

I'll give you my armband, Staff.

No. Do you want to give it to me?

No.
Get a fucking move on then.

Move.

JACKSON: Just have to dig deep
and just push through it

and just not feel
as humiliated as I should be

and just be comfortable
with where I'm at.

I just have to block it out.

Let's go!

NARRATOR: The stronger recruits
and front runners,

James, Sabrina, and Merrick,
take the lead.

SAS selection is exactly what I need
because this pushes you physically

and it pushes you mentally to be
the strongest version of yourself.

As is an athlete's way, we're always
trying to test ourselves

and see how far
we can push our boundaries.

MARK: Let's go! Get moving!

In times where you're under pressure

and feeling like your
mental strength is being tested...

Keep going.

..I draw on my physical strength
being aggression.

Well done.

Move away!

Take them both.

But I feel like my whole life
is a constant fight.

Yep, she's left you standing.

She's left you fucking standing.

I'm constantly confronted with
people saying I shouldn't do this

or I shouldn't be this way.

I'm willing to show that
a woman can win the thing.

Keep going. Well done.

Move!

NARRATOR: Meanwhile...

Move.

Number three Jackson is struggling

under the weight
of his 18kg bergen...

Fucking move.

..and has slowed to a crawl.

Let's move.

Come on, let's move.

He is now over 2 kilometres
behind the rest of the recruits.

(PANTS)

Number three, you are so far behind.

Listen to me.

The fucking wagon there.

There's a wagon there.

Make a decision now.

All you're doing is prolonging
your suffering.

Unless you get a fucking shift on

then I suggest you give me your
number, do the right thing,

and go to that wagon.

Look. Look where you are.
Look how far behind you are.

They're right over there.

What do you want to do?

(HARSH MUSIC)

Move!

NARRATOR: Drained of energy on the
physically punishing pack march...

Number three, listen to me.

..Chief Instructor Ant

is giving number three Jackson
the option to quit the course.

You're so far behind.

Make a decision now because all

you're doing is prolonging
your suffering.

Unless you get a fucking shift on

then I suggest you give me your
number and go to that wagon.

What do you want to do?

You can have my number, sir.
I can't catch up.

Number three,
definitely the right thing to do.

You are so far behind but yet
personally you have come so far.

This nightmare is over for you.
Well done.

Make your way down to the wagon.
Thank you, Staff.

That is one thing I really
don't like doing

which is letting people down because
if somebody expects so much from you

and then you disappoint,
it's not really a good feeling.

But the course has
physically and mentally broken me

and I can't do any more.

So I'm walking away knowing that
I gave it everything I've got.

NARRATOR: As Jackson makes his way
back to camp,

the frontrunners of the course
compete against each other

to be first to reach the finish.

Number 12 James,

number 10 Merrick...

Let's go!

..and Honey Badger Nick Cummins
who pushes to take the lead.

This selection course will entail
a lot of pain.

Strength to me is seeing out
that pain.

Eugh!

Oi! Come on!
You are fucking falling behind.

NARRATOR: Coming second last
is ironwoman Candice Warner.

I'm doing this for my kids and my
husband but also for my parents.

MARK: Let's go. Let's go.

When you've had some low times
in your life

it's your family who gets
you through.

All the way you two.
Let's go!

NARRATOR: Nearing the end
of the punishing pack march...

Right, you've got
the last stretch now. Come on!

..the leaders are agonisingly close
to the finish.

Why am I on your arse?

Get movin'!

First finish is number six Nick...

Come on, all the way into me.

..followed closely
by number 14 Sabrina.

Good effort up front.
Good to stay with the pace.

Good, Badge.

I've gone through a fair bit
of fighting in my life.

(COUGHS)

It drives me to want to work
harder than the guy next to me.

NARRATOR: Olympic swimmer
James Magnusson finishes third.

Good, Mags.

Come on, move it!

And Comedian Merrick
only just behind.

Alright, kit off. Nice line.

Next in, personal trainer Shannon who
is blown away by Sabrina's effort.

You are fucking incredible.

(LAUGH TURNS INTO A COUGHS)

I've never...

Honestly, I've been a trainer
for 30 years.

I've never seen anything like that.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

(COUGHS)

Last effort, let's dig deep.

All the way now. Let's go!

NARRATOR: At the back of the pack,
number five Molly...

Good job.
Well done, Moll.

Come on.

..number seven Erin...

Mega slow trot.

..and number two Candice
finally complete the march.

I never ever want to give up.

It is not in me to give up.

But I'm very competitive.

I'm very results driven

so if you're working really hard
toward something

and you're not getting the results,
can I push through that?

I don't know.

Let's move!

(PANTS)

Come on, let's get to
the flat ground. Let's move.

NARRATOR: Carrying
the heaviest bergen at 25kg,

Firass still has
another torturous kilometre to go.

Number 11, stop there.

Do you wish you had packed 40 pounds
instead of 35 pounds now?

Do you?
Yes, Staff.

Take that fucking block out
and move like weasel grease.

Right. Let's start shifting.

Let's move!

Let's go.

Downhill now. You can fucking
run downhill, can't you.

Let's go!

All the way in.

Let's get in there. Get in there.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

How are you guys going?
Good effort.

Are you good?

Top effort.

Are you good?

Let's go.

Back at base...

(PHONE RINGS)

..number three Jackson
who VW'd earlier...

(PHONE RINGS)

..makes an emotional call home
to his famous dad, Shane Warne.

SHANE: Hello?
Friend.

Hello, mate. Hello, friend.

Guess what.
What?

I tried everything.

I did everything.

I ate all the food,

I did all the ropes courses,
I did all the water stuff.

I did it all.

(SNIFFS)
Well done.

Are you glad you did it?
Yes. So happy. Yes.

Oh, that's great.
I've learnt so much.

It has changed my life.

Oh, that's awesome.

You look exhausted.

(CRIES)

Oh, mate. You're OK. You're done.
You've pushed yourself so much.

You've done unreal, mate.
We love you. We're so proud of you.

You've done awesome.
(CRIES)

Bloss. Good, good?

Mate, we're so proud of you.
You've done unbelievably well.

(SOBS)

It's OK. You've done it.
You've pushed yourself so much.

Well done.

I love you, mate.
I love you too.

And I'm so proud of you
and I'll see you soon.

Thanks, friend. See you.

See you. Go and smash 20 burgers.
(LAUGHS)

See you. Bye-bye. Bye.

(SNIFFS)

JACKSON: I came on this show
to prove to myself

that just because of my upbringing
which was very easy

that I could still go through
all the tough stuff.

And I feel like I did.

(SNIFFS)

(DOOR OPENS)

Number three, come with me.

But also just coming away
with this amazing feeling

of I can't believe I did this

and I'm so proud of myself
for even giving it a crack.

I feel accomplished and satisfied.

Hello, Firass!
A test of emotional fortitude.

Hi, Dad.

Some people can take strength
from it.

You can do anything
you put your mind to.

But other people...

I love you, Mum. I miss you.

..it can fuck them up.
Mum...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: The recruits
have just completed

the most demanding test of physical
strength in the course so far.

Dude, do you want me to strap your
feet for shin splints?

Can you?
Yeah. Of course.

They take time out to rest
and recuperate.

Which one is worse?
Both. It sucks.

Poor Jackson.
Yeah.

I knew he wouldn't make it
through that.

It was brutal.

Eugh.

Although physically drained...

Eleven!

..The DS will now put the recruits'
emotional strength to the test.

Watching on, they will play each
recruit a video message from home

and observe how they react

at seeing loved ones
after prolonged separation.

Starting with number 11, Firass, who
has been alienated from the group.

Everyone craves home attention
or attention from home.

We're human beings.

Some people can take strength from
it so yeah, it's a good thing.

But other people
it can fuck them up

and they don't need to
fall into that trap.

Hello, Firass!
Hey!

Hi, Firass!

Yes, Mum.
You can do it.

Yes, absolutely you can do it.
Come on, Firass, you can do it.

Do it and hopefully this video

is gonna boost your morale
and give you encouragement.

And we miss you.

And we're waiting for you.

Your family, we love you.

We're backing you up all the way.
Firass, we love you.

And everyone is good here.

He's crying, eh?

Yeah, he's crying.

Bye!

We love you.

Well, I'm still here.

I'm still kicking,
I'm still breathing.

(DOOR OPENS)

There is no way I can quit.

Fourteen!

Shit.

NARRATOR: One of the most physically
and mentally resilient,

number 14 Sabrina is tested with
a message from her fiance.

Hello.

Do not worry. Everything is OK here.

We all really, really miss you.

Your side of the family,

they're all super proud and just
want you to stick to your guns

because they know that you've been
as stubborn as ever

since you were born.

So, if you ever feel like giving up,

remember you're doing this
for anyone at all

that might look up to you

that it doesn't matter what

the colour of your skin is
or the gender you were given.

You can do anything you
put your mind to.

It's only going to get harder and
whenever you feel like you're alone,

just look up at the stars and know
that I'm looking at them too.

That'll give her
even more determination.

If she needs it.

(SIGHS)

How's it going, mate?

All's good up here.
The surf's been OK.

When you get back we're having
a party at your joint.

Look at that great relationship.

So mate, you'll get there.

And your best will be good enough.

Take care.

(EXHALES)

That'll give him
some inspiration as well.

WIFE: Hi, Dad.
CHILDREN: Hi, Dad.

Max has had a small accident.

He's got a few stitches

but he has been incredibly brave
just like his dad.

I miss you, Daddy.

Keep going and be strong
and tough like me.

He's a thinker, isn't it?
Yeah.

I quite like him.

Hi, sweetheart. We do miss you.

Very much.
We do miss you very much.

Kinga, since you've left,
will only talk in a Russian accent.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

(LAUGHS)

And I'm very cold at night

because I don't have my human
hot water bottle in the bed.

But I've had to resort to a normal
hot water bottle so it's OK.

We will see you soon.

Hope you survive.
(LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHS)

Kids are great, aren't they?

Stay strong.

Stay fixed on all the reasons
you're doing this.

Be persevering.

Don't let those bloody Poms
push you around.

How's this for a final thought?

Bloody Poms.

And I'll see you soon.

But not too soon.
(LAUGHS)

Hi, James. It's been
so strange not having you around.

I love you so much and you are
strong mentally and physically.

But if anyone can finish this,
it's you.

He's a strong fucker, he is.
Yeah.

Hey, baby.

I miss you loads and don't come home
without lots of scars and bruises.

(CHUCKLES)

Before I went to Afghanistan

I told my wife not to send me
any letters, any parcels.

Kiss. Kiss.

Because I needed to be 100% focused
on the mission.

NARRATOR: With her family as her
biggest motivator during the course,

number two Candice is last
to undergo the emotional test.

Hey, darling. How are you going?

We hope you are going well.

I love you, Mum.

I miss you. I hope you're going OK.

Mum, I wish you would
come back now

and come back when you
feel like coming.

And do we say good luck to Mummy?
BOTH: Good luck, Mummy.

And we're really proud of you.
GIRLS: We're really proud of you.

Wow.

I wasn't expecting that.

She seems quite fucking strong.

My biggest strength

but also my biggest weakness is
leaving my kids for the first time.

(SNIFFS)

My family means a lot.

(PULSING MUSIC)

What's the fam bam doing?

NARRATOR: The DS have just tested

the emotional strength
of the recruits

by forcing them to watch
video messages from home.

Yeah, I didn't look at it.
I couldn't watch it.

I chose to sign up to SAS
for my daughters.

I've got three daughters.

And for them to be
proud of their mum.

I want to show them that

if you really want to achieve
something you can.

But if all of a sudden
I feel uncomfortable

and like I shouldn't be there,
that will be really hard.

NARRATOR: As the only recruit

unwilling to watch
all of her video message...

Number two.

Up.

The DS summon number two Candice
for questioning.

We question people because we've
seen something happen.

We bring them in when we've
identified a negative trait unfold.

We're going to ask
why did this emotion take over?

Why are you allowing it to happen?

Ultimately it's about the moment
you get a setback,

how are you gonna deal with that?

How are you finding it?

Today I think I really thought
I let myself down.

Who are you trying to impress?

My family, my kids.

But I want to do it for myself.

Like, I really want to
achieve something.

I haven't achieved anything
for so long.

You're what we call Self-DSing.

You're doing our job for you,
inside your head.

OK.

You've got a sporting background,
right?

Yep.

You didn't just become

a fucking brilliant sportsperson
over fucking night.

Mm-hm.

When you had kids, you didn't become
a brilliant Mum overnight.

Am I right?
Yep, absolutely.

Right.

It took a bit of hard work
and you fell down a few times.

Yep.

It's no different to this.
Mm-hm.

(SNIFFS)

I just want to do really well.
That's all.

The problem is,
the more you beat yourself up,

the more it compounds when things
continually don't go well.

Yep.

But it's about
really stopping yourself

and telling yourself, you physically
have to tell yourself to shut up.

That's the seed of self-doubt.

But a lot of people,

a lot of good people fall
by the wayside because of that.

Instead of thinking about what
has happened

or worrying about what hasn't
happened, you live in the moment.

And you just deal with the moment.

And you just wait for the next punch
to come at you.

And you deal with that.
Yep.

If it hits you in the face,
it hits you in the face.

You roll with it.

If you dodge it, give yourself
a pat on the back.

And keep moving forward.

Learn from the mistakes
but don't dwell on them.

And spend more time in the moment
and less time in the past.

OK.

Do you know what I'm saying?
Yeah, I do. Yep.

Guard.

You pull out and you disappoint
your family

and your kids don't get to cheer
for you at the finish line.

Or you suck it up and find a way.

Sort your hair out.
(LAUGHS)

Being on this course,
I'd like to get to the end.

And that's why we're doing it.

(SNIFFS)

But you've got to also be realistic.

Am I as strong and as tough
as I think I am?

I don't know.