6.6
14 votes
Channel 4 2019
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Chief instructor Ant Middleton and his directing staff put the celebrity recruits through a series of tests. One celebrity recruit collapses on a mountain and another is badly affected by the extreme cold, as they face brutal challenges.
The episode was rated 8.27 from 15 votes.
The celebrities are paired up to prove that they're team players, and must put their lives in each other's hands, in a terrifying free fall abseil. They must leave their celebrity world behind and learn to trust their partner to keep their place.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 13 votes.
As the pressure is piled on, one recruit cracks and a bad decision puts another's place on the course in dire jeopardy. After being pursued through the Chilean countryside by a military hunter force, the recruits enter the interrogation phase.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 13 votes.
The remaining celebrity recruits face a final, brutal challenge at the El Morado glacier, 3000 metres above sea level. A dozen celebrities started, but only a few have what it takes to complete the course.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 10 votes.
In the second selection phase, the celebs face murderball, a brutal beasting, a backwards helicopter dive into near-freezing waters, and a few home truths.
The episode was rated 7.45 from 11 votes.
From the recruits' very first challenge - a terrifying backwards dive out of a helicopter - Ant Middleton and his team are determined to show there will be no allowances made. Later, the celebrities have to overcome more fears.
The episode was rated 7.31 from 13 votes.
The celebs engage in hand-to-hand combat against the directing staff, run down a 50-metre pillar and go diving for essential supplies. Meanwhile, one recruit is medically withdrawn.
The episode was rated 7.25 from 12 votes.
Twelve celebrities head out for the wilds of the Scottish Hebrides for a series of full-on challenges in a gruelling version of the SAS selection, including an aerial assault course.
The episode was rated 7.18 from 11 votes.
The recruits take on the gruelling task of moving a broken-down one-tonne Jeep in searing heat and through thick sand. Then the celebs must balance on ropes 160 feet above the ground to cross a ravine.
The episode was rated 7.17 from 12 votes.
The celebs do pair work as they descend 100 feet down a rock face, force march and carry a 40kg fuel drum over rough terrain. By the end of all this, some will be heading home.
The episode was rated 7.10 from 10 votes.
The 12 celebrities take on hand-to-hand combat, then put their wits to the test in a hostage rescue mission. With tension mounting, two of the recruits are soon heading home.
The episode was rated from 10 votes.
Twelve celebrities, from Katie Price to Joey Essex, leave their glamorous homes to take on the SAS selection course, the toughest challenge of their lives. Who will pass this test?
The episode was rated from 11 votes.
The recruits are put in pairs to eat, sleep and work as a duo, including a 60-metre cliff drop together. Can leaders Joey Essex and Lauren Steadman do teamwork or are they at risk?
The episode was rated from 10 votes.
The recruits must make split-second decisions about whether to shoot in a simulated warzone. Then the recruits are forced to dive backwards from a seven-metre platform into the Gulf of Aqaba in the dead of night.
The episode was rated from 11 votes.
14 celebrity recruits face the toughest course to date, played out in the unforgiving terrain of the Jordanian desert. The recruits face an intense start to the course, crawling through sand in blistering 40-degree heat, before facing a gas attack.
The episode was rated from 12 votes.Last updated: nov 16, 2022
