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Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week is a British reality television series where physically fit civilian contestants are put through special forces style selection exercises.[1] Each episode features an instructor and exercises from a different force, and contestants either withdraw voluntarily, are medically withdrawn, or are dismissed for poor performance.
| Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Andrew Flintoff Reggie Yates |
| Starring | Clinton Agnew Rafal Nowakowski Terry Schappert Jason Falla Ken Rhee Yann 'Tana' Delrue Sonny Puzikas Bob Podesta Woodie Mister Itay Gil Ray Care |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rachel Watson (9 episodes, 2015–2017) Aysha Rafaele (1 episode, 2017) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Documentaries |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 30 August 2015 – 5 March 2017 |
The first series was presented by former cricket player Andrew Flintoff and the second by media personality Reggie Yates.
Instructors edit
Series 1 edit
| Force | Name | Addressed as |
|---|---|---|
| United States Navy SEALs | Ray Care, Woodie Mister | ? |
| Israeli YAMAM | Itay Gil | ? |
| Philippines NAVSOG | Dante Membrere | Tor |
| Australian SAS Regiment | Jason Falla | ? |
| Russian SPETSNAZ | Sonny Puzikas | ? |
| British SAS | Bob Podesta | Sir |
Series 2 edit
| Force | Name | Addressed as |
|---|---|---|
| South African Special Forces Brigade | Clinton Agnew | Colonel |
| Polish JW GROM | Rafal Nowakowski | ? |
| United States Green Berets | Terry Schappert | Sergeant |
| Republic of Korea Navy UDT | Ken Rhee | Captain |
| French GIGN | Yann 'Tana' Delrue | ? |
| Australian SAS Regiment | Jason Falla | ? |
Contestants edit
Series 1 edit
Seven (7) women and twenty-two (22) men entered base-camp on day 1.
| Reason for exit | Training style during exit | Phase during exit | Name | Gender | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary | SEALs | Tent building (team bonding) |
Brookes | Male | ? |
| Voluntary | SEALs | Breakout (shock and awe survival) |
Bevan | Female | ? |
| Medical suspected back injury |
SEALs | Sugar Cookies (punishment and reward) |
Coe-O’Brien (Cob) | Female | Triathlon |
| Medical Achilles tendon injury |
SEALs | Dump Boat (physical endurance and leadership) |
Owen | Male | Gymnastics |
| Voluntary | SEALs | Dump Boat (physical endurance and leadership) |
Simpson | Female | ? |
| Medical knee injury |
SEALs | Log PT (individual strength and team unity) |
Cherry | Male | ? |
| Dismissed weakness |
SEALs | - | Pounder | Male | Firefighting |
| Voluntary | YAMAM | Route March | 988-Lycett | Female | Ambulance call handling, grandmother |
| Medical wrist fracture |
YAMAM | Krav Maga (close quarters protection - combat skills) |
982-Folarin | Male | Stage performance |
| Dismissed weaknes |
YAMAM | - | 995-Parker | Male | ? |
| Dismissed low engagement |
YAMAM | - | 990-McGuire | Male | Stripping |
| Medical torn calf muscle |
NAVSOG | Search & Rescue: River Evacuation (observation, team coordination) |
Lacey | Male | ? |
| Dismissed weakness |
NAVSOG | Hell Blast (determination, team spirit) |
Hellard | Male | ? |
| Voluntary | NAVSOG | Search for Iron Man: swim (navigation, stamina) |
Francis | Male | ? |
| Dismissed poor navigation |
NAVSOG | Search for Iron Man: 15k run | Anderson | Male | ? |
| Voluntary | SASR | 15K Ruck Run (40 mins) (strength, G) |
Martlew | Female | Obstacle racing |
| Failure to complete Iron Man | NAVSOG | Search for Iron Man: 15k run | Steggels | Male | ? |
| Dismissed poor leadership |
SASR | Stores Carry 1 (physical endurance, leadership) |
M. Miller | Male | ? |
| Voluntary | SASR | Search & Rescue (resistance to fatigue) |
Hunter | Male | Competitive coal carrying |
| Dismissed old age |
SPETSNAZ | - | Parrish | Male | Endurance swimmer |
| Dismissed poor consistency, questionable motivation |
SPETSNAZ | - | Doran | Male | ? |
| Dismissed dishonesty |
SPETSNAZ | - | Spicer | Male | ? |
| Dismissed not accepting personal responsibility for failures |
SPETSNAZ | - | Proctor | Male | ? |
| Voluntary | SAS | Interrogation (to not reveal operational information) |
Murphy | Female | ? |
| Dismissed arrogant attitude |
SAS | Interrogation (to not reveal operational information) |
Gatenby | Male | ? |
| Dismissed revealing too much information |
SAS | Interrogation (to not reveal operational information) |
Curnyn | Male | ? |
| Winner | Un-dismissed finalists | |
|---|---|---|
| C. Miller (Female) | Bent (Male) | Brassington (Male) |
Series 2 edit
| Reason for exit | Training style during exit | Phase During Exit | Name | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed weakness |
South African Special Forces Brigade | Physical Assessment (fitness, mental alertness) |
Summerville | Prison officer |
| Voluntary | SA Special Forces Brigade | Physical Assessment (fitness, mental alertness) |
Francis | Iron Man |
| Dismissed weakness |
SA Special Forces Brigade | - | Logan | ? |
| Dismissed weakness, tardiness |
JW GROMS | Sleep Deprivation (physical and mental alertness) |
Nawaz | ? |
| Dismissed low engagement, failure to follow orders |
JW GROMS | 10k run; Memory hill (individual endurance; memory recall during extreme exertion) |
Harisson | ? |
Locations edit
- Series 1: Wales, United Kingdom
- Series 2: Wemmershoek, Western Cape, South Africa
See also edit
- SAS: Are You Tough Enough? (2002–2004)
- SAS: Who Dares Wins (2015–)
References edit
- ^ "Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
