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The Paras Episode Guide

  • 480 Platoon

    S1 Ep1

    1.0

    The 480 Recruit Platoon begin training to become members of the Parachute Regiment.

  • The Maroon Machine

    S1 Ep2

    The Paras' basic training continues and they earn the right to wear maroon berets.

  • Basic Wales

    S1 Ep3

    The recruits put their infantry theory into practice in the windy Welsh hills.

The Paras was a 1983 BBC TV documentary series about British Parachute Regiment recruits of 480 Platoon undertaking their basic training between January and June 1982. The series aired on BBC1 in November and December 1983. It was later repeated in 1984, with an update on the platoon members' lives in the last episode. Written and presented by Glyn Worsnip, it was shot in the fly-on-the-wall style, giving the viewing public a unique insight to military life. The programme's timing could not have been better as it began filming just prior to the onset of hostilities of the 1982 Falklands War. The series was accompanied by a book of the same name written by the principal researcher Frank Hilton The series was accompanied by a score of military music written and arranged by Conn Bernard. Some of those recruits passing out in 1982 went on to have long and distinguished careers including Dean Ward and Rod Stoner. In addition one of the platoon staff corporals, Al Slater was later killed in Northern Ireland whilst a member of the SAS. This incident and some of this involvement in the SAS were described in two of Andy McNab's books Immediate Action and Seven Troop.

There are 7 episodes of The Paras.

There is one season of The Paras.

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The Paras is set to return for future episodes.