Fighting on the Frontline

TX: September

With unprecedented access to Britain's armed forces, this three-part documentary series, coming soon to Channel 4, allows troops to reveal the inside story of what it's really like fighting on a tour of duty in Afghanistan today.

Filmed on and off the battlefield, each episode follows the story of a group of servicemen and women fighting the war from three unique perspectives: on foot, in the air and from behind the wheel of armoured vehicles. The documentary crew are the first ever to follow the Apache attack helicopter pilots in a war zone. For the first time they speak in detail about a job that until now has been shrouded in secrecy.

Fighting on the Frontline strips away formality with shockingly candid interviews, deploying the no-holds-barred humour of the troops: whether it is the foot soldiers, or ‘bullet-catchers', for whom injury and death are occupational hazards; Chinook helicopter crews flying to the rescue of another casualty of war; the modern-day cavalry soldiers charging through the desert in armoured vehicles, hunting for an elusive enemy; or the Apache pilots in an attack helicopter, targeting and killing the enemy.

This series lays bare the reality of what our troops are up against on a daily basis, hearing them speak honestly and humorously about coping with life in one of the most dangerous places on earth.

Production company
Minnow Films

Fighting on the Frontline pres release