The Think Defence Top 20 British War Film Countdown Chosen not on their artistic merit, historical accuracy or 100% Britishness but just because I think they are great and well worth a watch. Details – Who Dares Wins
When a British government undercover agent is assassinated, a radical anti-nuclear group is held responsible. SAS agent Skellen (Lewis Collins, The Professionals) is called upon to infiltrate the group and put an end to their terrorist activities. He is welcomed into the group by its fanatical leader Frankie Leith (Judy Davis, A Passage to India) and gets closer to uncovering her plan to attack a major political target. The group raids the American embassy and Skellen, from within the residence, must use all of his skill and courage to support and guide his SAS colleagues to save the lives of the high-ranking hostages being held captive. Who Dares Wins was inspired by the SAS rescue of hostages at the besieged Iranian Embassy in May 1980.
Watch it because…The music is great, it has SLR’s and a leading actor with a bit of a military background. Best of all, the original embassy re-decorators were closely involved including, if Wikipedia is to be believed, in a number of scenes. The final raid scene is brilliantly done, OK, so the ninjas hanging underneath the Scout helicopters might have been a bit far fetched but the rest is cracking stuff including a visualisation of just how crap S6 respirators were to look out of. It didn’t receive great critical acclaim but critics, what would they know. Second man on the balcony! Ask Santa
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Top 20 British War Films – 14 Who Dares Wins