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Following an injury, Oli is on his second attempt to join the ranks of the Mountain Leaders, an elite unit within the corps. Although passing is tough, Oli hopes that this year he’ll make it.

Amongst the true elite of the modern commandos are the Mountain Leaders. Known simply as the Cadre, they are the reconnaissance force of the Royal Marines, mountain and Arctic warfare specialists who are capable of operating deep behind enemy lines.

We follow Oli, who has always dreamed of becoming a member of the Cadre ever since he joined the Royal Marines five years previously. He had to come off an earlier course due to injury, and we join him as he faces brutal conditions, including a month-long climbing selection phase in Cornwall, three weeks of survival training on a remote Scottish island during Storm Arwyn and a 200km trek in the frozen north of Norway.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 May 202317:00

Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorDavid Leon
EditorSandeep Singh Rana
Production ManagerJane Hudson
Production ManagerLesley Quinn
Series ProducerGreg Lander Williams
Series ProducerMel Mackie
Commissioning EditorDiana Hare
Executive ProducerMonty Halls
Executive ProducerAmelia Hann
Production CompanySeadog TV and Film Productions

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 May 202220:00
  • Tue 21 Jun 202220:00
  • Tue 5 Jul 202207:15
  • Sun 14 May 202316:30
  • Sun 14 May 202317:00