It’s rare for a new TV drama to come roaring out of the blocks like a fully-formed beast, but there’s a swagger about SAS Rogue Heroes that’s hard to resist.
A World War II adventure that motors along to the power chords of AC/DC? That’s a lot of bases covered.
Given that combo, it’s no surprise that the creative mind behind this caper is Steven Knight, the writer behind Peaky Blinders.
And while it’s not quite fair to say that SAS Rogue Heroes follows the same formula as the smash-hit saga of Tommy Shelby and co, the two shows are certainly blood brothers.
Where Peaky Blinders called on Nick Cave and PJ Harvey to bridge the time gap between past and present, Knight’s story of the unorthodox trio behind the creation of the SAS enlists punk legends The Clash, The Damned and more to join AC/DC in evoking the madcap maverick spirit of the enterprise.