0:00:03 > 0:00:06Here, under the scorching African sun...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08GUNFIRE
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..we created the ultimate military boot camp...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Oh, my God!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14..with help from former members
0:00:14 > 0:00:17of five of the world's fiercest special forces units.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20We have put 22 of Britain's toughest civilians
0:00:20 > 0:00:22through nearly two weeks of hell.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24HE SHOUTS OUT IN PAIN
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Urgh!
0:00:26 > 0:00:27WOMAN SCREAMS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30So far, they have faced veterans from...
0:00:30 > 0:00:31the South Korean Special Forces...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33What is going on here?
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Get up!
0:00:34 > 0:00:36You want to quit?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..the US Army's Green Berets...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41If you throw up, stick it in your pocket, keep going!
0:00:41 > 0:00:42HE STRAINS
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Argh!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45..Grom from Poland...
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Do not move, do not duck.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Two minutes, prepare your baggage.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53..the South African Recces...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Get up!
0:00:56 > 0:00:57I want it done now!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59..and GIGN from France.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01HE SHOUTS AN ORDER
0:01:01 > 0:01:02THEY ALL ROAR
0:01:02 > 0:01:03GUNFIRE AND SHOUTING
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Now, just seven remain...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09and they are about to face former operatives
0:01:09 > 0:01:12from one of the toughest special forces units in the world
0:01:12 > 0:01:14in what will be the most extreme
0:01:14 > 0:01:17physical and mental challenge so far
0:01:17 > 0:01:18in the final of...
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36After ten days of gruelling punishment,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40our final seven recruits await the arrival
0:01:40 > 0:01:43of their final former special forces operative.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I think now is the time where we're going to be pushed to the max.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48We're going to get broken.
0:01:48 > 0:01:5048 hours to go.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52So we've just got to...keep smiling.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Let's go! Let's go!
0:02:19 > 0:02:20My name is Jason Falla.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I'm a former member of the Australian SAS.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Clearly we've got the toughest seven recruits standing right here.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And I'm about to raise the bar.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Over the next 48 hours, you'll be constantly assessed.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36If, for whatever reason,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I don't see that you're putting in 100% effort...
0:02:40 > 0:02:43..I won't hesitate in cutting any of you at any time.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Modelled on the British SAS,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49the Special Air Service Regiment was established in 1957.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Primarily constructed to conduct
0:02:53 > 0:02:55long-range reconnaissance and surveillance,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57the unit also specialises in counter-terror
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and hostage rescue.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02The selection course lasts 21 days
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and is considered one of the toughest in the world,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07with only a 25% pass rate.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11You guys are going to have one minute
0:03:11 > 0:03:14to return back to your bed spaces,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16gather all of your field-issued equipment
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and returned back to this location. Is that understood?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20ALL: Yes, sir!
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Go.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Oh, there's definitely a tone shift. Things are very different.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32And, erm...I get the feeling that this man, he doesn't play around.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Jason will be testing the recruits
0:03:39 > 0:03:41to see who can reach his demanding standards.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Even the smallest mistake can mean the end of their journey.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48What we won't tolerate is a lack of integrity, quitters,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51or anyone that is not prepared to give us 100% effort.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Come on, let's go, let's go!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Hurry up!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Thomson, however, is off the pace.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09The ultra-marathon runner, surfer and ski instructor
0:04:09 > 0:04:11has performed well throughout the competition,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15but struggled to lead her team in the hostage rescue exercise
0:04:15 > 0:04:17under the former GIGN operatives.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19As soon as we got in, it was just absolute chaos.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It was basically just lots of people shouting
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and shoving each other around.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Completely unable to take control, yeah.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Why did it take so long, Thomson, to get back out here with your kit?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I'm sorry, sir, I reordered it in a bad way.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- You had all night to order it. - Yes, sir.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Why didn't you help her out?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Because we were all in a rush. - Because you're not a team.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Right?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Are you a team?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- MAN:- Yes. - It doesn't look like it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48She hasn't got her stuff packed,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50she's late and nobody's helping her.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54All right, we'll see, er... what happens next.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Go ahead and drop your rucksacks.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Go ahead and empty out your rucksacks in front of you.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Let's just see if you've got all the required equipment.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I definitely don't know what to expect from this man,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09but I get the feeling that these next two days,
0:05:09 > 0:05:10someone's going to be forced to walk away,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13or he's going to send someone off in a heartbeat.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Knife, fork and spoon set - KFS - hold them up, three items.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19One, two, three.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Why do you have two of them? - I just have a spare one
0:05:21 > 0:05:23in case someone's forgotten one, sir.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Do you know of anyone that may have forgotten one?
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Not at the moment, sir.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31That is mine, because I definitely had it in my bag this morning.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- How about this?- Sir?- Push-up position. Hurry up. Rucksack...
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Oi, Allan, back here, buddy.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So Allan's just accused Downham of taking his cutlery.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I put it in my mess tin when I packed this morning.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46How about this? We don't know that it's yours or not.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Downham, go ahead and give him yours, on your feet.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I don't know what's been going on for the last ten days,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53but things are about to change.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02I think Jason knows that none of us will give up.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05So he's going to try and break you.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06He's going to be very strict.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09He's going to pay a lot of attention to detail.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12So I think, as a team, we just have to keep checking each other.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16We just have to double, triple-check everything.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Have you got a handle on our recruits?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I was expecting a lot more, trust me.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23What I saw was lateness, disarray.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27They've been here under ten days of training and instruction
0:06:27 > 0:06:30from other subject-matter experts from the world's special forces.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I would have expected a better product right now.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34From here, you're going to beast them, right?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Is that what's happening next? - They'll expect that.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38We're going to take them into a low-intensity phase,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40just to throw their centre of gravity off slightly.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42And then we're going to really ramp it up.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Unexpectedly, the recruits are taken to a classroom
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and presented with a cover story.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51You need to commit this information to memory.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54The details of your cover story, as it states down there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Your name, home address, home phone number, job title
0:06:58 > 0:07:00are all critical pieces of information
0:07:00 > 0:07:04that you will need to deliver in a timely fashion, as required.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Everyone good? - ALL:- Yes, sir. Begin.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Their ability to learn and remember information
0:07:09 > 0:07:12is an essential skill for the SAS regiment
0:07:12 > 0:07:14and a key attribute Jason will be looking for
0:07:14 > 0:07:16throughout the next 48 hours.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And they could be asked to call on it at any time.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24So how important is the information that you're giving them now?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Yes, a cover story, again, it's just something that we do on selection,
0:07:27 > 0:07:28which tests their cognitive ability
0:07:28 > 0:07:30to remember this information in large parts
0:07:30 > 0:07:32and then recall that while they're under stress.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34And if they don't release the correct information,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36again, in reality, that could get you killed.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41After an hour, the recruits move on to the first phase
0:07:41 > 0:07:43of Jason's selection training.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49All right, on the command, we'll begin the circuit.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Ready?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Begin!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Taken from day one of SASR selection...
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Keep pressing them out. Change!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06OK, stand up, grab your bars.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09..iron bar PT is a physical fitness and strength test
0:08:09 > 0:08:11designed to break weak recruits.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13All the way down, Donoghue.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Don't cheat me out of it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Firefighter Donoghue has proved herself a worthy finalist,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22as the first female to cross the line
0:08:22 > 0:08:26during a gruelling endurance exercise with a Polish Grom veteran,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and winner of the tyre-pull race under Ken from South Korea.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- First one in.- First one!
0:08:33 > 0:08:37She's here to prove that petite doesn't mean weak.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38It's not the dog in the fight.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40You know, it's what's inside that counts.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42And, you know, I might not look strong,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44but I like to surprise people.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Go!
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Foot over the line, foot over the line.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Raise them straight up.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And jogging in place. Go!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Pick the knees up, pick the knees up.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Keep your arms straight, Thomson.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10And change.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Keep it up, Allan, let's go.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Pick up the pace.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17A GP, fell runner, and father of two,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Allan has been found wanting as a leader.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Who would you most not like on your team?
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Allan.- Allan.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- Allan.- Allan.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26- I pick Allan.- Allan.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But under the former French GIGN,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31he proved himself amongst his peers.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34We'll carry the log that way and we're going to cross the river.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Drop it, drop it. Yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Yes.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Yes! Is good for me. Yes, is good for me.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Good job, Allan.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43As the oldest recruit in the competition,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46he counts his life experience in his favour.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I think I have what it takes to mentally deal with this.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53So the brain's willing, but the body might not carry me the whole way.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Ten seconds.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03What is it, exactly, that you're looking for here?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05So this is really designed to weed out the people
0:10:05 > 0:10:08who have prepared themselves physically for the selection course.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12We run this type of bar PT early on in the phase
0:10:12 > 0:10:15to basically cull some of the candidates from the course
0:10:15 > 0:10:17that haven't physically prepared well enough,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and then the ones that have,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21obviously go through to the next phase.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Yeah, who's struggling.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Allan's not physically prepared enough
0:10:24 > 0:10:26for this kind of a PT session.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Onyiuke is struggling a fair bit.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30We've got Parrott struggling on the end.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32This is about the right time for people to start struggling
0:10:32 > 0:10:33and they're not even halfway through.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Come on, pump them out, pump them out.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39HE STRAINS
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Allan, get your hips off the floor.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Allan is hanging. This is only the second rotation,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48they've been through all of their exercises once.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And at the moment, you're starting to hear the grunts
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and you're starting to hear the pain.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54And predominantly, those noises are coming from Allan's direction.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Put those arms up, Allan. Put those arms up.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01After 30 minutes, the recruits are already exhausted.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Stop resting. Some of you are starting to rest right now.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Figuring you're not being observed, you're slowing the bar down.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09But you are being observed.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Allan, the DS's are on your case.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Why do you think they're all over you at the minute?
0:11:12 > 0:11:13I'm rubbish at this.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16What is it that you think you're rubbish at, exactly?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Just the...the speed and the strength.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Well, one thing that is undeniable is that you've got heart.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Are you going to keep going? - I think so. I think so.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Has this got you feeling really ropey at the minute?
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Do you think you might be sick?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Yeah, I've already been sick in my mouth.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36And what happened to it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37I had to swallow it again.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Change!
0:11:40 > 0:11:41After 45 minutes,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44even the strongest recruits are finding the session tough.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46And with ten minutes left,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49the final seven are having to dig deep to make it to the end.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Karate black belt Onyiuke signed up on a path of self-discovery.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I really want to see what I'm made of, in terms of a person,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05if I've got the sort of physical ability, the mental strength,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08to push myself in the very sort of, like,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11gruesome, gritty, unusual tasks.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14He has excelled both physically and mentally.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Two, Jabberwocky J71, sir.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Making a personal breakthrough with his fear of heights
0:12:26 > 0:12:28during our GIGN phase.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35But the constant physical demands of the competition
0:12:35 > 0:12:37are taking their toll.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Onyiuke, do you need to see the medic?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Yes or no?- No.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- What's wrong with your shoulder? - Nothing, sir.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Just a slight pain.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50But he's not the only one struggling.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52SHE VOMITS
0:12:57 > 0:13:00This PT exercise is probably the toughest one we've seen so far.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02We've seen them go through so many different versions of this,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04but never to this point.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Literally right now, Thomson is throwing up for the second time.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10They have been pushed to their limits.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12But none of them have given up, none of them.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21With the session over, and on their 11th day of gruelling exercise,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23the recruits' bodies are starting to break.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's slowing me down.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It hurts a lot, but I'm just going to power through.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- You haven't quit yet. - I'm not going to quit.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32- No?- No.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34It doesn't feel like the physical part of today is over.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37If you're made to do more physically punishing things,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39how do you think you're going to cope?
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Well, it's just not going to be pretty, is it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Erm...it's just not going to be pretty.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I'm just so thirsty, feeling really dehydrated.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Downham, a teacher and cross-fit competitor...
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Ah...!
0:13:55 > 0:13:59..was pushed to her physical limits under the Polish Grom veteran.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Probably the worst...
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Oh, I don't know.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06But a gutsy performance under Terry from the Green Berets
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and the former South Korean operative
0:14:09 > 0:14:11have made her a real contender.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I know what it's like when your mind is telling you to stop.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And I think that's why I'm excited about seeing
0:14:17 > 0:14:20just how mentally tough I actually am.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26After an hour of PT, the recruits fall in for the next phase.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31And Jason has some important news about tomorrow's final challenge...
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Tomorrow, we've only got three seats on the chopper.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41With only three available seats, over the next 24 hours,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44the recruits will have to prove to Jason
0:14:44 > 0:14:46they deserve a place on the helicopter.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48We need to see your best performance.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51The other four will be going home.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54The situation is, we've just been given a mission.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58There's a vehicle that's going to be approaching our location,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00they need fuel and they need ammunition.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07Your task is to carry the stores to link up with the vehicle.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Move it!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Designed to test teamwork
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and replicate the kind of weights the SAS carry behind enemy lines,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24the stores carry includes two 20-kilo jerrycans,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26two 30-kilo carry cases
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and a 50-kilo oil drum.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Three, two, one, lift! - Try it and see how it goes.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33A total weight of 150 kilograms.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I can't get under this.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37All right, you just dropped a bomb.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38You've said that only three people
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- are going to make it on the chopper tomorrow.- Right.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43How do you think they're going to react to that news now?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Well, they need to put in 110%, that's for sure, to impress me,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49because we're already, you know, looking at a couple to cut already.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50And who's on your hit list at the moment?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Well, Allan's definitely up there.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Onyiuke's definitely up there, as well.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Parrott, we've got our eyes on her, too.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00All right, I've got it. I've got it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Yeah, a bit of a competition now and, erm...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05only three people will make it through,
0:16:05 > 0:16:06so we're to have to work bloody hard
0:16:06 > 0:16:08if you want to be one of those three.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11On top of the 150-kilo stores carry,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14the recruits all have 20 kilograms in their bergens
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and their four-kilo rifles.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18After just 50 metres,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Jason throws in an extra problem for the recruits.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Gas, gas, gas!
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Gas, Gas, gas!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Gas, gas, gas! Come on, come on!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Gas masks on! Gas masks on!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Suddenly everything's changed
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and the recruits have to get those masks out ASAP.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37How are you going to get a seal with that headband on?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40The recruits have only seconds to protect themselves
0:16:40 > 0:16:41from the gas attack.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44In a combat situation, even momentary exposure
0:16:44 > 0:16:48to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51otherwise known as CBRN, could be fatal.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56What's wrong with your own hands, Allan? Tighten your own up. Come on.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58You guys, step it out. Pick it up, pick it up!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Good job, guys! Good job!
0:17:00 > 0:17:03You're going to blow the RV, if you don't hurry up.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05OK, guys, keep moving.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Come this way, come this way. - I can't.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11You better get it through your head
0:17:11 > 0:17:13that there's only three seats on this chopper.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Let's get this stuff moving.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's incredibly impressive just how well Onyiuke is doing at the moment.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22He's carrying the hardest and heaviest thing to carry,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24which is that barrel, and it's on his right shoulder,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26which he was complaining about during the PT.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29He's taken the pain for his team and I think they've noticed.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32That's it, well done, well done. Keep going.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34OK, suck it up, suck it up. We are going up the big hill now.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Come on, let's go.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38People fighting wars do this for a living.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40OK, and gas masks.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42There've been times overseas in Iraq that we have fought the enemy
0:17:42 > 0:17:45while wearing gas masks in full CBRN gear.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47You guys need to get this stuff moving.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Good job, guys!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- How are you feeling inside that mask, Allan?- Fine, sir.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Are you feeling good, are you? Well, then, start moving faster!
0:17:55 > 0:17:58THOMPSON SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY
0:18:00 > 0:18:02The recruits are struggling at the moment, because,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04well, they've been going for what feels like an age.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07They're still carrying everything they've been given,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09regardless of the beating they had during that PT session.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Thomson is in charge and she is bossing this at the moment.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14We're going up in five seconds.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Five, four,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19three, two, one!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Individually, the recruits are carrying 45 kilos each.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27For some, this is over three quarters of their total body weight.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30And as the temperature rises above 35 degrees,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32it's the oldest recruit, Allan,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34who's finding the physical strain too much.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- I can't breathe. - Somebody sort Allan!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I've got to go down, guys.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Onyiuke, sort Allan! - I've got to get down!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Sort Allan, OK?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45ALLAN GROANS
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Christ...!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Under pressure to deliver the stores to the rendezvous point,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56the recruits are having their every move scrutinised by Jason.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00THOMPSON SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Allan!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- OK?- Yeah, just help me up.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Allan, are you OK? - Yeah, I'm good.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Allan, get up. Get up. Move.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Moving off!
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Literally 20 metres dead!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21THOMPSON SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY
0:19:23 > 0:19:25All right, here's the deal, you guys have blown your timings.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28The truck's not coming now.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30You've got to take all this stuff back to the start point.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32You guys have blown it. Pick it up, let's go.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37After a two-hour, 1.5k uphill trek,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39they've been unsuccessful in their mission.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43They'll now have to carry everything back to the start.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Let's go, guys. Moving...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49MUFFLED, INDISTINCT VOICES
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Let me take it round, you can direct.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57What's going on, Allan? Are you going to be on the chopper tomorrow?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- I'd like to be. - You'd like to be?- Yes.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- How are you feeling now?- Erm...
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- Pretty beat.- Yeah?
0:20:04 > 0:20:08I'm a bit worried that I might vomit in this mask and then, er...
0:20:08 > 0:20:09that wouldn't be a pretty sight.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Let's go, let's go!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Despite failing to meet the RV,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Parrott has seized an opportunity to prove to Jason
0:20:17 > 0:20:20she has the leadership skills to keep her in the competition.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Does anyone need to slot in position?- No, we didn't.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26OK, let's just get to the bottom of the hill, OK?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Postgraduate student Parrott
0:20:30 > 0:20:32completed officer training with the TA.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37But under Terry, our Green Beret operative, she failed as a leader...
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Let's just stop. Let's just stop.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Stop the chit-chat. Get the equipment up, let's move.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I like bossing people around. I like being in charge.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48..and has a lot to prove
0:20:48 > 0:20:51if she wants to make it on to the chopper tomorrow.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Come on, guys, we're nearly there!
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- OK, so we're ready? - Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Yeah?- OK, let's move out!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Last stretch, last push!
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Come on, guys, we're nearly there!
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Come on, guys, this is the last little bit as a team.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Back at base camp, the exhausted recruits are set to face Jason.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35How's everyone feeling with those gas masks on?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Pretty hot.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Hating life?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Not hating life. It's just pretty hot.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Just thirsty, sir.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Did you drink any of that sweat Downham?- Oh, yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Oh, it's tasty, right? - Uh-huh.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49OK, go ahead and rip them off.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57HE BREATHES HARD
0:21:59 > 0:22:02When I first met you guys, I told you that I wanted 100% effort.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Sometimes, that's not enough.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Just because you tried 100%
0:22:09 > 0:22:12doesn't mean that you'll always pass a selection course.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Just because you make it to the end doesn't mean that you'll pass.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19You may be deemed unsuitable for other reasons.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Everyone understand that? - ALL: Yes, sir.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Nobody quit. And we want to see that, the perseverance.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27See some leadership with Parrott.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Thomson, a bit of leadership, too.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32I didn't hear a lot of voice coming necessarily from anybody else.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Onyiuke, especially.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39The PT session identified several individuals
0:22:39 > 0:22:42that were performing under standard.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And it just happened to be that the same individuals...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48performed to the same standard,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51or a lower standard, during the stores carry.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54There's only three seats on the chopper tomorrow.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57And there's seven of you.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59So, unfortunately...
0:23:05 > 0:23:07..Allan, you need to pack your bags, mate.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11HE SIGHS HEAVILY
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It's like things end finally for Allan
0:23:18 > 0:23:21and I feel heartbroken for him
0:23:21 > 0:23:23because he has such a huge heart
0:23:23 > 0:23:26and he has been pushing himself the entire day.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29All right, at this point, you guys are going to be dismissed.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32All right? And we'll catch you guys later on.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33OK?
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Come to attention.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Left turn.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38By the left, left wheeling, quick march!
0:23:38 > 0:23:41What are you going to walk away from this whole process feeling,
0:23:41 > 0:23:42or thinking about yourself?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I have pushed myself harder than anything.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48This is the hardest thing I've ever done
0:23:48 > 0:23:50because it's just persistent
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and it gets inside your head and it never stops.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59So, I guess sausage surprise is our last dinner, guys, as a six.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Yeah, the last supper.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Did you guys say goodbye to Allan?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Yeah, we just waved.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I said, "I love you, Allan!"
0:24:06 > 0:24:08He looked gutted when he walked off.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10But he gave his everything.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- You're the oldest. - Yeah, Durance, you're the dad now.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Dad?- Yeah.- I ain't no dad!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16LAUGHTER
0:24:18 > 0:24:2135-year-old Durance has faced challenges since childhood.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Because I was deaf,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26school for me was quite hard.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I was lucky I had the right friends to help me
0:24:29 > 0:24:32and, obviously, I used to copy their notes all the time.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Though he struggled with communication under Clinton
0:24:35 > 0:24:37in the South African phase...
0:24:37 > 0:24:38- This way!- I hope I don't trip!
0:24:38 > 0:24:41..he grew in confidence to take charge
0:24:41 > 0:24:45in the night-time surveillance during our GIGN selection...
0:24:45 > 0:24:48You will be the next team leader.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51If you have the willpower, well, you can act. So...
0:24:51 > 0:24:54..and has a particular reason for wanting to make it
0:24:54 > 0:24:56all the way to the end.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00I want to inspire all disabled people out there.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02You can achieve anything.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05There's only three places on the chopper tomorrow.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Well, whatever happens, less than 48 hours now.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18It's been 14 hours under the command of Jason
0:25:18 > 0:25:22and, as night falls, he gathers the six remaining recruits together.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28A lot of SAS work is intelligence gathering,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31particularly operating behind enemy lines.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Whenever there's an opportunity to glean any information,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37we're always collecting and we're always determining its value.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Everyone understand that? - ALL:- Yes, sir. OK, good.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Another person.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Stand up!
0:25:56 > 0:25:58During Australian SAS selection,
0:25:58 > 0:26:03it's essential a soldier must be able to withstand cross-examination
0:26:03 > 0:26:04if caught behind enemy lines
0:26:04 > 0:26:08and take any available opportunity to gather intelligence
0:26:08 > 0:26:11that may aid their combat mission.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Talk me through what exactly
0:26:12 > 0:26:14you're going to make our recruits do in here.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So, the point of capture was over by the fireplace
0:26:16 > 0:26:17and they're coming straight in here.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19This is like a field tactical questioning office.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We want them to classically multitask, if possible,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24or kind of quickly fend off a question
0:26:24 > 0:26:26and then be able to glean information from the room.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27And there is a lot to remember.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30How much are you expecting them to bring back to you?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32So, we've got a layered amount of information here.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Some of low-level of importance
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and then some of more higher-level of importance
0:26:36 > 0:26:38because, clearly, there's a lot of props
0:26:38 > 0:26:39that we've put on the desk here.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41What are you expecting to see here?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Well, hopefully, we get them to perform as required
0:26:44 > 0:26:45and that is to protect that information,
0:26:45 > 0:26:46not crack under the pressure.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And then, hopefully, they've learned their cover story,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52so that the information they do present is accurate
0:26:52 > 0:26:54and that they do also glean the information
0:26:54 > 0:26:55from the room that is required.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56We'd like them to come away
0:26:56 > 0:26:58with at least a couple of key points from here.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Jason will be watching on CCTV,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08evaluating the recruits, who are now in enemy hands.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13They'll be facing personnel that are qualified in conduct after capture
0:27:13 > 0:27:15and resistance to interrogation techniques.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20What's your name, son?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Sam Jennings, sir.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Where were you born?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I was born in New South Wales.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29So, getting the story straight is one thing,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and it is important and he's definitely getting the story across,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35but is he even taking any information in?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38It looks like his eyes are pretty much remaining straight, doesn't it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I think he's preoccupied, maybe due to his disability,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- of focusing on maybe lip-reading a little bit.- Yeah.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46My last interrogation took six hours.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Do you want to do this the hard way or the easy way?
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Start telling the truth.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Start telling the truth.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's not that hard. You've got two choices.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Either you tell the truth or we take you into the room next door
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- and it's not nice.- And it's going to become a very long night.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05All I can give you is the truth.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07He's doing a great job. I don't know whether he's trying to,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- but he looks bloody scared! - He does, yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11And if I were them, I'd think he's clearly a scared man.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14The good thing is, he's still sticking to his cover story.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Your work address?
0:28:15 > 0:28:20My work address is 3 Geneva Boulevard Road,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22New South Wales,
0:28:22 > 0:28:24postcode 23...
0:28:29 > 0:28:3123...
0:28:31 > 0:28:34After a strong start, the pressure gets to Durance.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39The postcode is 2376.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Oh, you've got it now?
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Tell me what information you were able to gather from that room.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56So the desk, where I...
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Was there anything else on the desk that you saw?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Did you see any weapons?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- No, not to my knowledge. - You didn't see not one weapon?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05No, no.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06OK.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Why are you here?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I'm a journalist. I've come here to write an article
0:29:15 > 0:29:19about the doctors in the city of Lakuma.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21In the City State Hospital.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- So she's giving too much information way too early.- Yeah.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Stop lying to me. What is your real name?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Sam Jennings. - What is your real name?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- Sam Jennings.- Stop this now!
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Tell us the truth. What's going on?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Really, I had three days off before I started my article
0:29:39 > 0:29:41at the hospital in Lakuma.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44I was travelling around taking photos.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47We know you're a spy. Who's your handler?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I'm not a spy.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51'I think I was just trying to stay quite Zen.'
0:29:52 > 0:29:55It's really hard to remember stuff when you're flustered.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57'But I don't think I let it show, hopefully.'
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Remove the hood.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Do you have anything on you that you shouldn't have?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Do you want me to search you, or are you just going to take it out?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Do you want me to search you? Stand up.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Is it all right for me to search you?- Yeah.- All right.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Please, step to the side.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Turn around.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Take a seat.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37What's she found?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40She found the cover story note that she wrote down
0:30:40 > 0:30:43that she wasn't supposed to write down.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44What is this?
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Earlier in the day,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50recruit Parrot wrote down her cover story
0:30:50 > 0:30:52and concealed it in her underwear...
0:30:53 > 0:30:57..breaking the golden rule of any special forces operative.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59- What the- BLEEP- is this?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- It's just information. - Information about what?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Could have taken a dark turn if this was the real deal?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08That would probably lead to an execution.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Straight away?- I mean, yeah, they've found your cover story.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Oh, dear...
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- What's your name? - Sam Jennings.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Obviously, you're a spy.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19You won't be carrying your name on a little piece of paper.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I know what my name is. You need to carry it on a little piece of paper.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- This is your cover story. - What's your real name?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26My name is Sam Jennings.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- What's your real name? - Sam Jennings.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Why were you in a restricted area?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I was just trying to take some pictures for a story I'm writing.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Dial it up, Anton.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Stop- BLEEP- around!
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Who are you?- Sam Jennings.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- Who do you take your instructions from?- My boss.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Who's your boss?- Philip Franks. - Give me his contact number.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Erm...
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- It's 345...- Sorry, do you need your crib notes?- No, I don't.
0:31:53 > 0:31:553452 8356.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Take her out.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Having blown her cover story, Parrott is led away.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Right, Parrott, tactical question session is over.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Tell me what information you gained from the room.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19There's two people. A blonde woman...
0:32:20 > 0:32:23..and a large guy with a beard, grey beard.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Is that it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Erm...
0:32:27 > 0:32:29What other relevant pieces of information
0:32:29 > 0:32:30did you see there that could be useful?
0:32:34 > 0:32:35I don't know.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Because I was a bit stressed out.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Tell me why you had your cover story written down.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- It was a stupid idea to keep it on me.- You think?- Yeah.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48'I don't know. Maybe I failed the task'
0:32:48 > 0:32:50for making such a stupid mistake.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Can we offer you coffee, or do you want a hot milk?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- You look really cold. Are you OK? - No, I'm OK, thank you.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Are you all right?- Yeah, thank you.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03All right, now, you've gone a bit good cop, bad cop, this time.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- Why is that? - Maybe get onto her personal side,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08see if that, you know, brings out some information.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Start telling us, what are you doing here?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I'm writ... I'm writing a piece of work.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Now, where are her eyes at the moment?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19She's holding her eye contact, which adds to her believable story,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21but is she paying any attention to the room?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22No, not at all.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- What is your own telephone number? - My telephone number is 02...
0:33:28 > 0:33:30..8...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Sorry. Erm, again, sorry, I've just...
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Don't know your own telephone number?- No, I do.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36OK, she's messed up the number
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- and it's suddenly gone wrong for her.- Right.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Downham has stumbled on her cover story.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Like her fellow recruits, under the stress of interrogation
0:33:45 > 0:33:47she has also ignored her surroundings
0:33:47 > 0:33:49and the chance to gain valuable intelligence.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I was just so flipping focused on remembering who I was...
0:33:55 > 0:33:57..you just forget to...
0:33:58 > 0:34:00..do anything else.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04After a disappointing start from the first four recruits,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Onyiuke is led in for the penultimate interrogation.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11HE SPEAKS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:34:14 > 0:34:15IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:34:17 > 0:34:18HE SHOUTS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:34:21 > 0:34:22I'm sorry, I don't understand.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24What is your name?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Sam Jennings.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29OK, he looks like probably one of the most disorientated
0:34:29 > 0:34:31out of everybody, but he seems to be looking around.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33That's a good thing.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35What were you doing at the military base?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37It's a restricted area.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38I wasn't actually...
0:34:38 > 0:34:40HE SPEAKS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:34:40 > 0:34:41I didn't know there was a military base.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45What I was doing is I went with a team of three on an expedition.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Come on, look around. Look around the room. Come on.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Nothing you say is the truth.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Where do you work?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56I work with, erm...
0:34:56 > 0:34:59the Australian Association Press.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- The AAP. - What's their telephone number?
0:35:01 > 0:35:06So the work telephone number is 02345...
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- You don't know, do you?- Stop lying!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12No, it's 03345 28356.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I know this, sorry, it's just, er... It's really hard.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16What's your telephone number?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- My home address... - No, your home telephone number.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Yeah, so 02764 43566.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Cor, this is tough, isn't it?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Get him out of my sight!
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Tell me about all the information that you saw in the room.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I saw a globe. I also saw a map.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44It had a red circle, a circle around the Cape Town area.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45What do you think that meant?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48It could be a strategic position for the organisation,
0:35:48 > 0:35:50or it could be a target area,
0:35:50 > 0:35:53perhaps they might want to operate in.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00What were you doing at a military base?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I was... I was just gathering information.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Gathering information about what?
0:36:04 > 0:36:05- I was...- Stop lying! - I was just...
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Gathering information about what?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Oh, wait, I think she wants to change her story.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- Do you want to change your story? - I don't want to change my story, no.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15OK, you were gathering information.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Yeah, I was told there were some doctors working...
0:36:18 > 0:36:19At the military base?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22She looks really emotional, doesn't she?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Yeah. She's not looking around the room at all, is she?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Have a look around. Look around, Donoghue.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Where do you live?
0:36:30 > 0:36:3317 Chartfield Street,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36which is in, erm, New South Wales, Newcastle.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38And what's your phone number there?
0:36:38 > 0:36:43It's 0276 443566.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00OK, so the tactical questioning session is now finished.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04OK, overall I thought you guys did pretty well with your cover stories.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07OK? I thought that the information you passed
0:37:07 > 0:37:09to the tactical questioners
0:37:09 > 0:37:12was fairly accurate, for the most part.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16However, there was so much information in that room...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20..that none of you ever saw.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26There was weapons and equipment and other intelligence there,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28right in front of your face. There was a weapon on the table.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32It was right in front of you and not one of you saw it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36At least Onyiuke gave me a little bit of actionable intelligence,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38but everybody else,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42it was a pretty poor effort on gathering intel.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Which makes me a little bit confused right now.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47Because, as we know,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50there's only three seats on the chopper for tomorrow.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54So I'm going to have to think about this overnight
0:37:54 > 0:37:55and get back to you tomorrow.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58With interrogation over,
0:37:58 > 0:38:02it's been an intense first day under Jason's instruction.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07If I got to stay and didn't go home, it would just be amazing.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09I would just be so chuffed.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I mean, this is the final. It's tough.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15There's only three people able to stay and there's six of us.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Yeah, I'm up for a new challenge.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19If I can.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I can't dictate that, sadly.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24We'll have to see.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Onyiuke did the last challenge probably the best,
0:38:26 > 0:38:30because he got a few things, a few observations from the room.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34But on the whole, everyone here, throughout the whole process,
0:38:34 > 0:38:35has performed really well.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38So how do you, how do you choose?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Over the last 12 days,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50the recruits have been pushed to the very edge of their limits.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Morning, everyone.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Final push today.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57So let's not let ourselves down.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00And only three will be selected to board the chopper
0:39:00 > 0:39:02for the final exercise.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0575 seconds.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Final breakfast and there's bacon, so I'm happy.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Are you sad that it's the last day? - Yeah.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Oh, yeah.- A little bit, yeah.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17This is probably the most nervous I've been,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20especially when we know that someone's going to be sent home.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24You've always said there's only three seats on the chopper.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Have you made your decision? - I've made the decision.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28It, to me, appears that it's pretty clear cut for you,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30you look really sure about it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33The decision-making point was tactical questioning last night.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35So was it not even close for you, then?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36It was close leading up to that.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40And then just some clear delineation points
0:39:40 > 0:39:42that sort of tipped it over the edge, one way or the other.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Come on over. Right over here, in front.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Look, you guys have done really well to get this far.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54It's the final today, right?
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Unfortunately, we've got three seats on the chopper today,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03so I can only take three of you with me.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07So, based on my observations of the last 24 hours going into today,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10these are the names that are coming with me...
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Thomson, you're coming.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Thank you, sir.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Onyiuke, you're coming.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Thank you, sir.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35And, Downham, you're coming.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Thank you, sir.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Sorry, Durance, Parrott, Donoghue.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Unfortunately, you didn't make it.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45But well done for putting in a solid effort this far.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Thank you, sir.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48The three of you need to get all your kit ready to go,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51because we're out of here. That's it. Dismissed.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Go smash it, babe.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01For Parrott, Donoghue and Durance, their journey is over.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04For the remaining three, a seat on the chopper awaits.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Hey, honey...
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Nearly home.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11You've done amazing.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13SHE SOBS
0:41:14 > 0:41:16It's just cos I bottled it up.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18That was a big relief.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21I SO desperately wanted to be stood here now.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23So to actually be here is...
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Yeah, I'm over the moon. I'm really, really happy.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28It's the final push, the last hurdle, and...
0:41:29 > 0:41:32..I'll just do my best with whatever task we're given and just...
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Yeah, just do my best, really. I'm really happy.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Absolutely terrified. This is really unexpected.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Really unexpected.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Need now to try and regain my focus.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Yeah, still smiling, but in complete and utter shock.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47I'm not going to lie.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5711 days ago, we started with 22 recruits.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Now only three remain.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Onyiuke, Downham and Thomson have earned their place
0:42:10 > 0:42:12in the last drill under Jason.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24This last phase is a 10K endurance exercise,
0:42:24 > 0:42:26testing their physical stamina...
0:42:27 > 0:42:32..mental capacity and navigational skills
0:42:32 > 0:42:34over challenging terrain,
0:42:34 > 0:42:35through six checkpoints.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44All right, welcome to the final.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47On the SAS selection course,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51we have a phase of that training course that we call Lone Warrior.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55And Lone Warrior is an endurance event, which is a timed event,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59and it's basically carrying a load over long distances.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01The order of march that we're going to leave in,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Downham, you're going to be first. Thomson, you're going to be second.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05And Onyiuke, you're going to be third.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08OK, let's get the bergens on and let's get moving.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Recruits set off in staggered intervals of five minutes.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17At various checkpoints, their mental alertness will be tested.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Failure will incur a time penalty
0:43:19 > 0:43:22that will be added to their overall race time.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32Today, they have 28 kilos in their bergens,
0:43:32 > 0:43:35the most they have ever had to carry.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Teacher and Scottish national swimmer Downham
0:43:38 > 0:43:41signed up to this competition with one goal in mind,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43to shatter stereotypes.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Yeah, so I'm here in the final three.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50I guarantee that people won't have picked me out
0:43:50 > 0:43:52as being one of the final three on day one
0:43:52 > 0:43:54but, as it slowly went on,
0:43:54 > 0:43:56I'm hoping I've changed some opinions.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59I like my luxuries in life, and I like my girlie things,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02but I'm just as tough as the next person.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07So the last two weeks has been the toughest two weeks of my life,
0:44:07 > 0:44:10both physically and emotionally.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12I've loved every second of the whole process.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14One of the best moments for me,
0:44:14 > 0:44:17that really picked me up and got my head straight in this competition,
0:44:17 > 0:44:18was Memory Hill.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22At the end of that really tough run,
0:44:22 > 0:44:24and my mind wasn't in it,
0:44:24 > 0:44:26forgetting that code for the second time
0:44:26 > 0:44:28and having to go up again,
0:44:28 > 0:44:31just hearing my team running up that hill behind me, screaming my name.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Go, Downham!
0:44:33 > 0:44:35Come on, Downham!
0:44:36 > 0:44:38It was amazing.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43I think this process has definitely shown
0:44:43 > 0:44:47that women can be in the special forces, or in the military.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49The majority of what we doing is all mental,
0:44:49 > 0:44:52and if you can stay in that zone and you can push yourself,
0:44:52 > 0:44:53then you're going to be a winner.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59After 1.9K in the South African wilderness,
0:44:59 > 0:45:02Onyiuke has made ground and caught up with Thomson.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Both are ahead of Downham, who off started first,
0:45:09 > 0:45:11and has wandered slightly off her bearing.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19They hit the first checkpoint together, where Jason waits.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Go, Thomson! Come on, Onyiuke, let's go!
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- All right, how'd you go? - It's all right, sir, yeah.
0:45:26 > 0:45:27Navigation all right? Yes, sir.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- How's it going? - Navigation's a bit shaky.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Thanks to Thomson here,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33I just literally followed her at an arm's pace.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35It's hard to choose a good path in the shrubbery.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Surf and snowboard instructor Thomson
0:45:40 > 0:45:41is an extreme sports enthusiast,
0:45:41 > 0:45:44who has spent her adult life travelling the globe,
0:45:44 > 0:45:46and calls her tent her home.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Getting to this point means so much to me.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52My goal was always to be in the last three.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54So many people back at home that are saying,
0:45:54 > 0:45:56"Why do you want to do this?"
0:45:56 > 0:45:58And I remember saying to my mum, when I was really tiny,
0:45:58 > 0:46:00"I'm never going to quit anything."
0:46:00 > 0:46:01There's always moments,
0:46:01 > 0:46:03and I think everyone has had them at different points,
0:46:03 > 0:46:05where you start to think, "What are you doing here?
0:46:05 > 0:46:07"This is crap.
0:46:07 > 0:46:08"Get out of here, quit."
0:46:08 > 0:46:10But if you keep going, then you realise that,
0:46:10 > 0:46:12when you come out of the other side,
0:46:12 > 0:46:14each time, you get a little stronger.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17And each time, your sense of achievement gets stronger.
0:46:17 > 0:46:18So to be stood here now,
0:46:18 > 0:46:21I definitely feel like I've gained some self-pride for sure.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22I'm a bit of a pain lover.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25I think anyone that's got this far has to be a pain lover.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27I think a lot of people fear pain.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30But when you actually are in pain and you come out the other side,
0:46:30 > 0:46:32you realise it's always going to stop.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Like, it doesn't go on forever.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Back on the right bearing, but trailing her fellow finalists,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44Downham arrives at checkpoint one.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46How are you feeling? You all right?
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- A little bit miserable. - Why, what's going on?
0:46:48 > 0:46:50I just, erm...
0:46:51 > 0:46:53..chose a few dodgy routes.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56- You're not that far behind. You can catch them up.- OK. Thank you.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02Spurred on by the positiveness from Jason,
0:47:02 > 0:47:06with renewed vigour, Downham heads off, determined to make up ground.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13As the temperature hits 34 degrees...
0:47:15 > 0:47:17..Onyiuke remains hot on Thomson's heels
0:47:17 > 0:47:19as they approach the 4K mark.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24He's been following her route, rather than navigating his own.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28A risky tactic, as not using his own navigational skills
0:47:28 > 0:47:31could prove costly under the watchful gaze of Jason.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38- In you come, Thomson. - Hello.- Hello.- How are you?
0:47:38 > 0:47:40Is that the competitive side of you I see coming out there,
0:47:40 > 0:47:42just running to get here first?
0:47:43 > 0:47:45She's my guardian angel, this one.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47I'm still following her.
0:47:47 > 0:47:48OK, so are you actually helping each other out?
0:47:48 > 0:47:51Because you set off first, and then this man has caught you up, correct?
0:47:51 > 0:47:54Yeah. And Downham... We're not sure where Downham is, actually.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56She set off second, but I'm not quite sure where she is.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59- She set off first.- Was she first? - Yeah, she was first.- Jeez.
0:48:03 > 0:48:04Having picked up the pace,
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Downham is displaying resilience and clawing back her lost time.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18After 5.2K, still side-by-side,
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Thomson and Onyiuke arrive at checkpoint three,
0:48:21 > 0:48:24where they are now given two paragraphs of text to learn.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28This text you must commit to memory. Take as long as you need.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31Any mistakes will incur a severe penalty time.
0:48:33 > 0:48:34With the recruits being so close,
0:48:34 > 0:48:38it's essential they take time to commit these lines to memory.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40Mistakes will mean time penalties
0:48:40 > 0:48:42which, when added to their race time,
0:48:42 > 0:48:44could alter their final position.
0:48:46 > 0:48:47See you.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Having been neck-and-neck up until this point,
0:48:50 > 0:48:53Onyiuke collects a seven-kilo ammunition box
0:48:53 > 0:48:55and is first to leave.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04Nigerian-born Londoner Onyiuke, raised without a father figure,
0:49:04 > 0:49:08and looking to reinvigorate his life coming into the process,
0:49:08 > 0:49:10has performed consistently well,
0:49:10 > 0:49:12and exceeded way beyond his own expectations.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16I live a very normal life back home,
0:49:16 > 0:49:19and life just started getting very slow and mundane.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21So I thought perhaps I needed something
0:49:21 > 0:49:22to really challenge myself.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25I've struggled all my life with a lack of self-confidence,
0:49:25 > 0:49:27not really believing in myself.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30Having never been, like, pushed in any way whatsoever growing up.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33So I just thought perhaps it might be a really good opportunity
0:49:33 > 0:49:36to get to know more about myself.
0:49:36 > 0:49:37It's been quite an adventure.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40I never, in my entire life, would've thought I'd be here in South Africa,
0:49:40 > 0:49:41doing this sort of thing.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46My low point was with the Korean special forces soldier.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49We had our hands bound behind our backs,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52we had to swim across a pool area, back and forth.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54And I knew that I couldn't do it.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Yeah, I think I let myself down there.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01Because, in a sense, I gave up before I actually tried.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05I came into this entire process not really knowing who I was.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08I never really thought of myself as anything special,
0:50:08 > 0:50:10just like a normal nobody.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13And taking part in all the challenges, I've just...
0:50:13 > 0:50:15I have a greater sense of self.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Back at checkpoint two, Downham has finally arrived.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Am I in the right place?
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Well, if you're not in the right place, then I'm in the wrong place.
0:50:30 > 0:50:31So I hope you are in the right place.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33I think that's yours.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36Oh, Jesus, this bag is so heavy!
0:50:36 > 0:50:38What's wrong with your map-reading skills?
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- Never done it before.- Right.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43So I think I'm going...
0:50:44 > 0:50:46..to the other side of that hill that's in front of me.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53Determined to remain on track,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Downham sets her stall out to keep in contention.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59I don't know if I'm going the right way right now.
0:50:59 > 0:51:00Time will tell.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05No longer together,
0:51:05 > 0:51:07Onyiuke and Thomson are now carrying their ammo boxes
0:51:07 > 0:51:10between checkpoints four and five.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14With a total weight of 35 kilos,
0:51:14 > 0:51:17for Thomson this represents half her body weight.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21For Onyiuke it's further strain on his injured shoulder.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31As well as getting the words in the correct order,
0:51:31 > 0:51:34you must get the words on the correct line.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Downham has reached checkpoint three,
0:51:36 > 0:51:40and is committing to memory the passage she must later recall.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43With each error costing a two-minute time penalty,
0:51:43 > 0:51:46a word-perfect read could keep her in the running.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50After 8.9K,
0:51:50 > 0:51:53a weary-looking Onyiuke is at the last checkpoint,
0:51:53 > 0:51:56and asked to write down and recite the passage he was given earlier.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58- OK, yeah. Are you all right? - I am, yeah.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00- I'm just looking for a place to sit down, quickly.- OK.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11With those cold and timid souls,
0:52:11 > 0:52:13who neither know victory nor defeat.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15OK, unfortunately, you've made mistakes.
0:52:16 > 0:52:17OK.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19Disappointed, he heads off
0:52:19 > 0:52:23knowing his errors will affect his overall time.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26Thomson has also made mistakes.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30But undeterred, she picks up the pace and gives it one final push.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47Good job, Onyiuke. Let's go, mate.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52After almost four hours,
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Onyiuke is first to finish.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01- Is that a good feeling? - It's a really good feeling.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03Yeah. If you collapse now, you will be allowed.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05I don't think anyone will begrudge you that.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07How tough was that?
0:53:07 > 0:53:11I think that was by far the most physically challenging exercise
0:53:11 > 0:53:12we've had to do.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13It's just a long trek.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Thomson is next over the line.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20With neither knowing how many errors they made in recall,
0:53:20 > 0:53:22they are unaware as to who's posted the quickest time.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Well done, babe. Well done.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26- Good job.- Thank you.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Danke schoen.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30- Cheers, man.- It's all right. - Whoo!
0:53:30 > 0:53:32How are you feeling, going into the final three?
0:53:32 > 0:53:33Me, I'm super content.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36Wherever I fall in now, I've got two amazing people.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39- So, wherever, I'm happy.- OK. Well, we're going to find out soon.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41- So I'll see you at the final parade. - Thank you.
0:53:45 > 0:53:46But someone is missing...
0:53:50 > 0:53:51- Downham.- Mm?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53Downham...
0:53:53 > 0:53:55on medical grounds, we are going to pull you from the race,
0:53:55 > 0:53:59because you're never going to make the time at the pace you are moving.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01So let's take off the kit
0:54:01 > 0:54:03and you are done.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Having battled on across the terrain,
0:54:12 > 0:54:15she's been beaten by the final exercise.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18SHE SNIFFLES
0:54:21 > 0:54:22We've just, er...
0:54:23 > 0:54:26..decided that...
0:54:26 > 0:54:27..I'm done.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Just in a pretty bad way,
0:54:30 > 0:54:34with the bag and...trying to move.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Just well and truly broken.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40With the last challenge complete,
0:54:40 > 0:54:44it's time to evaluate each recruit's performance over the past 12 days.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49To help Jason make his decision to find a winner,
0:54:49 > 0:54:50the eyes and ears across Hell Week,
0:54:50 > 0:54:53DS Andrews and Driscoll will assist him.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55So, final task.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58Things didn't go exactly as I expected them to.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00I'd have liked to have seen Downham finish.
0:55:00 > 0:55:01What happened?
0:55:01 > 0:55:03I think she gassed out, to be honest.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Well, if we're going to rule Downham out at this stage,
0:55:05 > 0:55:07that only really leaves two recruits,
0:55:07 > 0:55:09and that is obviously Onyiuke and Thomson.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11So let's start with Thomson.
0:55:11 > 0:55:12What are our thoughts on her?
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Because she has been pretty solid for the entirety of this process.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Yeah, she's been consistent throughout.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19You know, if you've noticed, she always has a smile on her face.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21She is not failed any of the tasks.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24She definitely shows her prowess in her physicality.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Like, her ability to...
0:55:26 > 0:55:29You know, that PT session, it was a pretty bad PT session,
0:55:29 > 0:55:31and she revelled in it.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33It's pretty difficult to pick fault in her performance.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Is that fair? There was one notable thing where, in the kill house,
0:55:37 > 0:55:39she lost control of her team.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41During the interrogation last night, she was...
0:55:41 > 0:55:42She was a little bit focused on that
0:55:42 > 0:55:44and didn't pick up any of the intelligence
0:55:44 > 0:55:45and she came away empty-handed.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47Right, let's move on to Onyiuke.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51Now, he's been on our radar as one of the stronger recruits
0:55:51 > 0:55:52for quite some time now.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54Can you sort of highlight some of the things
0:55:54 > 0:55:56that really shone for you with Onyiuke?
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Yes, I mean, his strength overall,
0:55:58 > 0:56:01he was definitely one of the top flyers in his physical performance,
0:56:01 > 0:56:04both strength and cardio ability and endurance ability.
0:56:04 > 0:56:05We'd have liked to have maybe see him
0:56:05 > 0:56:08show a little bit more aggression, a bit more leadership,
0:56:08 > 0:56:11be a bit more vocal in certain sort of phases, if you like.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13But, you know, that's all mouldable and workable.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Yeah, for someone like yourself,
0:56:15 > 0:56:18who's seen so many new people entering into the special forces,
0:56:18 > 0:56:21what is it that makes a winner stand out for you?
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Things like teamwork, leadership, the perseverance and resolve,
0:56:23 > 0:56:26self-discipline, all of those things that we really want to see,
0:56:26 > 0:56:27especially the toughness.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31Both of them exhibit those characteristics and attributes,
0:56:31 > 0:56:33and it's kind of tough picking one from the other.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35So I suppose it's time to head to the parade ground
0:56:35 > 0:56:37and let them know what that final decision is.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Recruits Onyiuke, Downham and Thomson,
0:56:43 > 0:56:45you can breathe a sigh of relief,
0:56:45 > 0:56:47because we're not going to make you run, jump or swim
0:56:47 > 0:56:48through anything again.
0:56:48 > 0:56:49It is officially all done.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Congratulations and well done for your efforts.
0:56:52 > 0:56:53- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56Now, that last navigation task was incredibly difficult.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59And, Jason, details and the results for you.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02Yeah, first of all, I'd like to congratulate all of you
0:57:02 > 0:57:05on just such a great effort on that task.
0:57:05 > 0:57:06A super challenging task.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09Even though you didn't complete the course, Downham,
0:57:09 > 0:57:10a stellar effort anyway.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12But the times...
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Thomson, four hours 20, you completed the course in.
0:57:15 > 0:57:19And three hours and 55, Onyiuke.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21So well done there. Good job.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24Now, before we get to our ultimate winner,
0:57:24 > 0:57:27myself, Jason and DS Driscoll and DS Andrews
0:57:27 > 0:57:31spent a long time going through everything that's happened
0:57:31 > 0:57:33through the entirety of this process,
0:57:33 > 0:57:35and the last 48 hours, as well,
0:57:35 > 0:57:38and it wasn't an easy decision by any means.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41So...
0:57:41 > 0:57:42the top recruit
0:57:42 > 0:57:47and winner of Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week is...
0:57:51 > 0:57:52..Onyiuke.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Well done, babe. Well done, mate.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03I feel proud of my accomplishments.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Never, in a million years, would I have imagined sort of standing here,
0:58:06 > 0:58:08being the winner.
0:58:08 > 0:58:09I couldn't be happier for him.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13He's kind of been on top of his game from the very start.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16I don't think he even knows himself how amazing he is.
0:58:16 > 0:58:17Well done.
0:58:19 > 0:58:2212 days ago 22 recruits started this process.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26And after blood, bruises and plenty of blisters,
0:58:26 > 0:58:28we're left with one.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33Everyone along the line has helped me to be here tonight.
0:58:33 > 0:58:36It just feels good to do something different, something great
0:58:36 > 0:58:39and have that memory for the rest of my life.
0:58:39 > 0:58:41Congratulations, Onyiuke.
0:58:41 > 0:58:44He is our winner of Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week.