Special Forces Heroes

Iranian Embassy Siege

Directed by Mark Hedgecoe
S1 • E1    Nov 10, 2008    60m
9.6
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.

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Cast of Iranian Embassy Siege

  • Michael AshcroftSelf - Introduced by
  • Bijan DaneshmandSalim
  • Kester HodgsonSAS Commanding Officer
  • Mark JamesRusty Firmin
  • Bruce LawrenceJohn Macalleese
  • Shane NolanSimm Harris
  • Lee ScrivnerChris Cramer
  • Sabera MangeraHostage
  • David SpeedDetective
  • Mark HedgecoeDirector / Producer
  • Rhidian BridgeProducer
  • Ian RussellProducer
  • Vanessa TovellProducer

 

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