Miniseries

Miniseries (1992)

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.




Episodes List

Ep.1 Episode 1

Air Date: 1992-09-22

Frank Dillon retires from the Army after 18 years and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He tries to find a job, while trying to resist the temptation of the easy money offered by working for local gangland villain Barry Newman.

Ep.2 Episode 2

Air Date: 1992-09-29

The stress of civilian life causes Taffy to crack up with frightening consequences. Dillon and Steve get a new job.

Ep.3 Episode 3

Air Date: 1992-10-06

Frank and his team of ex-paras go to Scotland to tackle salmon poachers. When they arrive, they find that security is being dealt with by another ex-para, Tony Malone, the soldier whom Frank blames for the bomb explosion which killed six of his young recruits in Belfast.

Ep.4 Episode 4

Air Date: 1992-10-13

Frank is stunned by the suicide of his military buddy Steve. The ex-paras form a company, Stag Security Car Hire. They are contracted to do a job for local gangster Barry Newman. Tensions mount between Frank and Jimmy.

Ep.5 Episode 5

Air Date: 1992-10-20

Frank, increasingly tortured by his past in Northern Ireland, finds himself an accomplice to a crime.

Ep.6 Episode 6

Air Date: 1992-10-27

Frank, Harry and Cliff are arrested and accused of a crime they didn't commit in the final episode