About this season
Documentary series following a batch of fresh-faced teenage recruits going through the British Army's basic training.
Episodes (4)
1. Break Them Down, Build Them Up
Aired 3 October 2016 • 45 min
On the first day the physical demands are high for the new recruits as they are pushed to their limits by mandatory fitness assessments. They are also taught how to correctly strip down a rifle and how to use a gas mask.
2. Episode #1.2
Aired 10 October 2016 • 45 min
The rookies of 19 Platoon continue their Phase 1 training travelling to Catterick, North Yorkshire to spend 3 days and 2 nights out on field exercises that will test their stamina and endurance. There is excitement ahead of Families Day.
3. Episode #1.3
Aired 17 October 2016 • 45 min
The rookies confront the realities of soldiering and the difficult truths associated with it - that they will be asked to put their own lives at risk and potentially have to take the lives of others.
4. Do or Die
Aired 24 October 2016 • 45 min
The members of 19 Platoon enter the final, month-long phase of their training. They head to Otterburn in Northumberland to put to the test everything they have learned. Who will make it to the passing-out parade?