War Tactics

The battle for the Italian town of Termoli, which begins in the third episode, sees the SAS up against the 16th Panzer Division. ‘The flamethrowers were real,’ shares Stephen, whose credits also include acclaimed BBC1 dramas The Serpent and Ripper Street. ‘We had stuntmen in safety equipment who were covered, including their faces and hair, in a gel which protects them. Then they were covered with another gel that burns at a very low temperature and you can set them alight. But you can’t do it f...