SAS: Who Dares Wins

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SAS: Who Dares Wins
Genre Reality television
Starring Ant Middleton (2015–21)
Jason Fox (2015–)
Matthew Ollerton (2015–20)
Mark Billingham (2016–)
Jay Morton (2020)
Colin Maclachlan (2015)
Melvyn Downes (2021)
Anthony Stazicker (2021)
Rudy Reyes (2022–)
Remi Adeleke (2022)
Chris Oliver (2023–)
Narrated by Shaun Dooley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8 (regular)
5 (celebrity)
No. of episodes45 (regular)
31 (celebrity)
Production
ProducersPhil Turner
Freddie Foss-Smith
EditorJoss Maines
Running time60 minutes
Production companyMinnow Films
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release19 October 2015 (2015-10-19) 
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21)
Release7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 
present

SAS: Who Dares Wins is a reality quasi-military training television programme broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom since 19 October 2015. [1] There have been eight main series and five celebrity spin-off series. [1]

Contents

Format

The show pits contestants against harsh environments all around the world in a shortened two-week long training course that is designed to replicate a number of elements of the actual United Kingdom Special Forces selection course; a notoriously difficult programme that has been known to claim the lives of those who take it on, although the training has been modified to prevent fatalities. [2] The show's Directing Staff take the recruits through hostile and unforgiving warfare environments, while testing their mental and physical ability through a series of tests. Unlike many reality competition series, there are no formal elimination points; instead, contestants may be culled by the DS, voluntarily withdraw, or be medically withdrawn at any point prior to completion. [2]

History

The fourth series which aired in early 2019 allowed female recruits to take part for the first time, in line with the Ministry of Defence's announcement that Special Forces selection would be open to women. [3] The fifth series proper aired in January and February 2020. [4]

Cast

The original Chief Instructor was Ant Middleton, who is an ex-United Kingdom Special Forces operator serving in the Special Boat Service. [5] He was dismissed from the show by Channel 4 in 2021 over his 'personal conduct'. [6] In October 2021, former United States Recon Marine Rudy Reyes was announced as the series's new Chief Instructor. [7] The other Directing Staff (DS) instructors are: Jason 'Foxy' Fox, a former SBS operator; [8] Mark 'Billy' Billingham, an ex-SAS Sergeant Major; [9] and veteran Navy SEAL Senior Chief Remi Adeleke - who left in 2022, after appearing in that year's civilian and celebrity series. [10] [11]

Series 8 saw the contestants tested in the jungle of Thung Ui, north Vietnam, and Mark 'Billy' Billingham as the Chief Instructor because of his extensive jungle warfare training. Joining the Directing Staff is Chris Oliver, a former Royal Marine Mountain Leader and ex-Special Boat Service operator. [12]

NamePositionCivilianCelebrity
1 (2015)2 (2016)3 (2018)4 (2019)5 (2020)6 (2021)7 (2022)8 (2023)1 (2019)2 (2020)3 (2021)4 (2022)5 (2023)6 (2024)
Jason Fox Directing Staff (1-) Main Main
Mark BillinghamDirecting Staff (2–7)
Chief Instructor (8–)
Main Main
Remi AdelekeDirecting Staff (7) Main Main
Rudy Reyes Chief Instructor (7)
Directing Staff (8–)
Main Main
Ant Middleton Chief Instructor (1-6) Main Main
Matthew OllertonDirecting Staff (1-5) Main Main
Colin MaclachlanDirecting Staff (1) Main
Jay MortonDirecting Staff Guest Main
Melvyn DownesDirecting Staff (6) Main Main
Anthony StazickerDirecting Staff Guest Main
Chris OliverDirecting Staff (8-) Main Main
“The Umpire”Lead interrogator (1-) Main Main
Ian “Dilksy” DilkesInterrogator (5-) Main Main
DebsInterrogator (6-) Main Main
JohnInterrogator (6-) Main Main

Regular series

The original series, featuring regular civilians, was airing from 2015 to 2023. After the eighth series concluded, it was reported that the regular series was 'shelved' indefinitely, because Channel 4 wanted to focus more to the Celebrity version. [13]

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesLocation
119 October 201516 November 20155Wales
217 October 201614 November 20165Ecuador
37 January 20184 February 20185Morocco
46 January 201910 February 20196Chile
55 January 20209 February 20206Scotland
69 May 202114 June 20216Scotland
710 April 202215 May 20226Jordan
823 January 202321 February 20236Vietnam

Winners

SeriesWinners
1Freddie Iron and Ryan Roddy [14]
2Moses Adeyemi [14] [15]
3Jonathan Davis and Matt Sallis [14]
4Mark Peart, Louise McCullough and Milo Mackin [14]
5James Priestley and Chris O [14] [16] [17]
6Connor Smyth and Kieran Lang
7Shylla Duhaney and Paige Zima [18]
8Grant, Hilary and Joshua [19]

Celebrity series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesLocation
17 April 20195 May 20195Chile
220 April 202025 May 20206Scotland
329 August 20213 October 20216Scotland
44 September 202216 October 20227Jordan
526 September 20235 November 20237Vietnam
622 September 202410 November 20248New Zealand

Winners

SeriesWinners
1 Wayne Bridge
2 Lauren Steadman and DJ Locksmith
3 Alexandra Burke, Aled Davies and Wes Nelson
4 Calum Best, Ferne McCann, AJ Pritchard and Maisie Smith
5 Gareth Gates

Series 1 (2019)

In April 2019, a special series in which all of the recruits were celebrities was aired as Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, for Stand Up to Cancer UK. [5] Among the celebrity recruits were Victoria Pendleton, [20] Ben Foden, Heather Fisher, AJ Odudu, Jeff Brazier, Wayne Bridge, Sam Thompson, Andrea McLean, Jeremy Irvine, Dev, Louise Mensch and Camilla Thurlow ( Love Island ). [21] Unlike previous series, this celebrity version was filmed in the Andes Mountains in Chile. [5]

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus (Episode number)
1 Louise Mensch Blogger, novelist & former Conservative MPVoluntarily Withdrawn (1)
2 Dev BBC Radio 1 presenterVoluntarily Withdrawn (4)
3 Jeff Brazier Television presenterCulled (5)
4 Andrea McLean Former Loose Women panellistVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)
5 Victoria Pendleton Former Olympic track cyclistCulled (5)
6 Jeremy Irvine ActorVoluntarily Withdrawn (5)
7Camilla Thurlow Love Island finalist & humanitarian workerVoluntarily Withdrawn (3)
8 Wayne Bridge Former Premier League footballerPassed (5)
9 Ben Foden England rugby union playerVoluntarily Withdrawn (5)
10 Heather Fisher Rugby union and rugby sevens playerCulled (5)
11 AJ Odudu Television presenterCulled (5)
12 Sam Thompson Television & radio personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (5)

Series 2 (2020)

A second celebrity series began airing on Monday 20 April 2020. [22] Among the celebrity recruits were: Katie Price, Joey Essex, Anthea Turner, Helen Skelton, Brendan Cole, John Fashanu, Nikki Sanderson, Jack Maynard (YouTube star), Lauren Steadman, Locksmith (DJ of Rudimental), Tony Bellew and Yasmin Evans. This series was filmed on the island of Raasay in Scotland. [23]

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus (Episode number)
1 Joey Essex Former The Only Way Is Essex cast memberVoluntarily Withdrawn (6)
2 Brendan Cole Former Strictly Come Dancing professionalCulled (4)
3 Katie Price Model, media & TV personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)
4 John Fashanu Former England footballer & television presenterCulled (3)
5 Anthea Turner Television presenterVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)
6LocksmithDJ of Rudimental Passed (6)
7 Lauren Steadman Paralympic athletePassed (6)
8 Nikki Sanderson ActressCulled (6)
9Jack Maynard YouTube personality & DJVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)
10 Helen Skelton Television presenterCulled (6)
11 Tony Bellew Former professional boxerCulled (6)
12 Yasmin Evans Radio & television presenterCulled (4)

Series 3 (2021)

A third celebrity series began airing on 29 August 2021. Among the celebrity recruits were: Ulrika Jonsson, Kerry Katona, Alexandra Burke, Wes Nelson, James Cracknell, Shanaze Reade, Ore Oduba, Aled Davies, Vicky Pattison, Saira Khan, Kieron Dyer and Jake Quickenden. The series was filmed on the island of Raasay in Scotland. [24]

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus (Episode number)
7 Alexandra Burke Singer, songwriter & actressPassed (6)
8 Aled Davies Paralympic athletePassed (6)
9 Wes Nelson Singer & television personalityPassed (6)
2 Ore Oduba Television & radio presenterCulled (6)
6 James Cracknell Former Olympic rowerVoluntarily Withdrawn (6)
12 Kieron Dyer Former Premier League footballerMedically Withdrawn (4)
4 Jake Quickenden Singer & television personalityMedically Withdrawn (3)
10 Shanaze Reade Former BMX racerMedically Withdrawn (3)
11 Vicky Pattison Television & media personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (3)
5 Saira Khan Television & media personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (3)
3 Ulrika Jonsson Television presenterMedically Withdrawn (2)
1 Kerry Katona Television & media personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)

Series 4 (2022)

A fourth series began airing on 4 September 2022. Among the celebrity recruits were: Calum Best, Maisie Smith, Jonathan Broom-Edwards, Ashley Cain, Dwain Chambers, Shannon Courtenay, Jennifer Ellison, Jade Jones, Amber Gill, AJ Pritchard, Curtis Pritchard, Ferne McCann, Pete Wicks [25] and Fatima Whitbread; she was 60 years old when the series was filmed and is the show's oldest recruit. [26] [27] The series was set in Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan and filmed in October 2021; the former set of French game show The Desert Forges was used as the base.

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus (Episode number)
8 AJ Pritchard Former Strictly Come Dancing professionalPassed (7)
3 Calum Best Television personalityPassed (7)
4 Ferne McCann Former The Only Way Is Essex cast memberPassed (7)
12 Maisie Smith Former EastEnders actressPassed (7)
10 Jade Jones Olympic taekwondo athleteCulled (7)
14 Ashley Cain Footballer & television personalityVoluntarily Withdrawn (7)
11 Shannon Courtenay Professional boxerVoluntarily Withdrawn (7)
6 Jonathan Broom-Edwards Paralympic athleteVoluntarily Withdrawn (6)
1 Jennifer Ellison Former Brookside actressCulled (5)
5 Fatima Whitbread Olympic javelin throwerCulled (5)
9 Curtis Pritchard Professional dancer & Love Island finalistCulled (4)
13 Dwain Chambers Olympic sprinterCulled (4)
2 Pete Wicks The Only Way Is Essex cast memberMedically Withdrawn (2)
7 Amber Gill Love Island winner & authorCulled (2)

Series 5 (2023)

The line-up for the fifth series was announced on 14 September 2023. The series was set in Vietnamese Jungle. [28] A fifth series began airing on 26 September 2023. Among the celebrity recruits were: Danielle Lloyd, Michelle Heaton, Amber Turner, Melinda Messenger, Gareth Gates, Matt Hancock, Gareth Thomas, James Argent, Jermaine Pennant, Siva Kaneswaran, Jon-Allan Butterworth, Teddy Soares, Montana Brown, Kirsty-Leigh Porter, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Zoe Lyons.

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus (Episode number)
7 Gareth Gates Singer-songwriter & actorPassed (7)
11 Danielle Lloyd Model & television personalityCulled (7)
1 Matt Hancock Conservative Party politicianCulled (7)
6 Perri Shakes-Drayton Olympic athleteCulled (7)
3 Teddy Soares Love Island contestantCulled (7)
10 Amber Turner The Only Way Is Essex cast memberVoluntarily Withdrawn (6)
13 Zoe Lyons ComedianCulled (5)
2 James Argent Former The Only Way Is Essex cast memberVoluntarily Withdrawn (5)
8 Montana Brown Love Island contestantMedically Withdrawn (5)
5 Jermaine Pennant FootballerMedically Withdrawn (4)
14 Siva Kaneswaran The Wanted singerMedically Withdrawn (4)
9 Jon-Allan Butterworth Paralympic cyclistMedically Withdrawn (4)
12 Gareth Thomas Former Wales rugby playerMedically Withdrawn (3)
15 Melinda Messenger Model & television personalityCulled (3)
4 Michelle Heaton Liberty X singerCulled (3)
16 Kirsty-Leigh Porter Hollyoaks actressVoluntarily Withdrawn (2)

Series 6 (2024)

Further, eighth-part sixth series is due to air in 2024. The filming has reportedly taken place in New Zealand. [13] [29] The line-up for the series was reported in July 2023, with Pete Wicks set to feature as the first returning recruit following his medical evacuation from the previous series. [30]

RecruitCelebrityKnown forStatus
Anthony Ogogo Olympic boxer
Bianca Gascoigne Model & television personality
Bobby Norris Former The Only Way Is Essex cast member
Cherry Healey Television presenter
Chris Robshaw Former England rugby player
Ellie Downie Olympic artistic gymnast
Georgia Harrison Television personality
Lani Daniels Professional boxer
Marnie Simpson Former Geordie Shore cast member
Ovie Soko Love Island finalist & basketball player
Pete Wicks Former The Only Way Is Essex cast member
Rachel Johnson Journalist & television presenter
Shazia Mirza Stand-up comedian & actress
Tez Ilyas Stand-up comedian
John Barrowman Actor & singerVoluntarily Withdrawn (1)

Series 7 (2025)

In June 2024, it was reported that filming of the seventh series would take place that summer in Wales. [31]

International versions

Banijay holds the international rights to the show, and total of six international adaptions have currently been produced around the globe, amongst the first ones were Australia, Denmark and Sweden. [32]

An Australian version of the show is currently being produced for Seven Network as SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins . Its first season was Australia's most watched new show of the year. The Swedish version, Elitstyrkans hemligheter  [ sv ] (English: Secrets of the Elite Force), is broadcast on TV4 and premiered on 24 January 2021. It won the reality show category award at Kristallen 2021. [33]

The Finnish version, Erikoisjoukot (English: Special Forces), premiered on 30 May 2022, on Nelonen and its streaming service Ruutu. It was also nominated at the Golden Venla awards in 2022. [34] An American version, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test , premiered on 4 January 2023 on Fox. [35] [36] The Belgium version, titled Special Forces: Wie durft wint  [ nl ] (English: Special Forces: Who Dares Wins), premiered in summer 2023 on VTM network. [37]

Legend:  Currently airing    Upcoming version/season    No longer airing    Current status unknown

CountryTitleNarrated byCurrent Directing StaffNetworkFirst aired
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins Shaun Dooley Ant Middleton
Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton
Anthony "Staz" Stazicker
Jay Morton
Seven Network 19 October 2020
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders)
Special Forces: Wie Durft Wint
(Special Forces: Who Dares Wins)
?? VTM 1 May 2023
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Korpset - Gjort af det rette stof
(The Corps - Made of the right stuff)
N/A Thomas Rathsack
Erik B. Jørgensen
Rune Krogh Danielsen
Rune Viborg
TV2 4 January 2017
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Erikoisjoukot
(Special Forces)
Mikko Leskelä Janne „Janezkyy” Lehtonen
Jan Knutti
Matias Petäistö
Robin Hendry
Nelonen 2 January 2023
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary A Kiképzés
(The Training)
 ?TBA TV2 2025
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Siły specjalne Polska
(Special Forces Poland)
 ?Wojciech „Zachar” Zacharków
Marek „Włóczykij” Stan
Piotr „Gniady” Hajkowski
Piotr „Soyers” Soyka [38]
Polsat 3 September 2024 [39]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Elitstyrkans hemligheter
(The Secrets of Elite Forces)
Stefan Sauk Jesper Berlin
Anders Eriksson
Johan Reispass
Petra Malm
TV4 24 January 2021
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom SAS: Who Dares Wins
(Flagship/Original)
Shaun DooleyMark "Billy" Billingham
Jason "Foxy" Fox
Rudy Reyes
Chris Oliver
Channel 4 19 October 2015
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Rudy Reyes
Jason "Foxy" Fox
Mark "Billy" Billingham
Jovon "Q" Quarles
Fox 4 January 2023

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