SAS Rogue Heroes has just returned for season 2, but creator Steven Knight is already speaking about the show's future.
The creator, who is also known for Peaky Blinders, took part in a recent Q&A (via Radio Times) where he was asked if he was planning on one more season to wrap up World War II.
"Not one series," he responded. "No, we want to take this to the end of the war, and just a bit beyond."
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He also reiterated something that we previously knew about the show: that sometimes it's had to tone things down from real life.
Knight said: "Most often the thing that really happened is so weird and so bizarre – this is true – that you think the audience either wouldn't go with it, or they would lose empathy with the character.
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"The example I would give in series 1 is we see David Stirling throw a fake hand grenade onto a snooker table in order to get the table. In reality, it was a real hand grenade.
"You just think, 'Nobody would believe that'. So that's the thing, you’re sort of almost contracting the reality."
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In Digital Spy's review of season 2, we called it "even more feral" than season 1, something that not everyone may be into.
Star Jack O'Connell defended the show against criticism that it glamorises violence, stating: "I don't know if I've got a counter-argument for that. My stance is: this is an important period in history.
"The actions of these fellas are responsible for the liberty we have. That rise up against fascism is amazing to me. And if it glamorises violence in doing so, then... I don't know."
SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One, while all episodes of the season can be streamed now on iPlayer.
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