8.059 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestJoe's future in the army hangs in the balance. Armstrong fears for Yusra's safety. Honor is devastated by Joe's secret past. Markham struggles between duty and his own moral compass.
Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families deal with the challenges of politics, love and war in British-controlled Aden.
Acting
Jessie Buckley's simmering rage steals every scene.
Production
Aden locations that feel authentically suffocating.
Creator
Peter Moffat
Jessie Buckley
Honor Martin
Stephen Campbell Moore
Lieutenant Ed Laithwaite
Amanda Drew
Mary Markham
Ben Miles
Major Harry Markham
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Captain Joe Martin
Jessica Raine
Alison Laithwaite
Ouidad Elma
Yusra Saeed
Chris Reilly
Sergeant Alex Baxter
Kevin Sutton
Corporal Israel Orchover
Richard Dillane
Harvey Tilbrook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in South Africa standing in for Aden because Yemen was too dangerous — art imitating life, unfortunately.
The real British withdrawal from Aden in 1967 was even messier and bloodier than depicted; this barely scratches the surface.
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