The Real Deal

Following his capture, David Stirling (portrayed by Connor Swindells, above) has spent the second series in the Forte di Gavi prisoner of war camp. The real building still stands to this day in Italy. ‘All the exterior prison shots are of the real place – a medieval castle on top of a rock, which essentially remains the same as it was in the 1940s,’ says Stephen. ‘The big interior scenes were filmed at an old fortress at Chatham in Kent, with some other shots taking place in a grain store near M...