1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,520 Here, under the scorching African sun... 2 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:08,320 SCREAMING 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,200 ..we have created the ultimate military boot camp. 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,760 Oh, my God. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,480 ..with veterans of six of the world's 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,240 fiercest Special Forces units. 7 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:18,920 22 of Britain's toughest civilians 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,440 are about to enter a fortnight of hell. 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,240 - Get it up! - I'm trying... - Get it up, Flynn! 10 00:00:24,240 --> 00:00:25,800 SCREAMING 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,880 Each and every one of them believes they have 12 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,600 what it takes to make it to the end. 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,480 I've never quit anything in my life. 14 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,080 Whatever comes my way, I will get through it. 15 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,360 I don't ever give up. 16 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,560 Standing in their way are former operatives 17 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,960 from the South Korean Special Forces... 18 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,800 What is going on here? Get up! 19 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,240 You want to quit? 20 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,360 ..the US Army's Green Berets... 21 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,560 If you throw up, stick it in your pocket and keep going. 22 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,920 Argh! 23 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,640 ..Grom from Poland... 24 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,600 Do not move, do not talk. 25 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,200 Two minutes, prepare your bergen. 26 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,320 ..the South African Special Forces... 27 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,320 Get up! I want it done now! 28 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:09,240 ..the Australian SAS... 29 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Yes, yes, yes. Come on, come on, come on. 30 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,240 ..and, GIGN from France. 31 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,360 - Fighting stance! - ALL: - Argh! 32 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,040 Living under a strict military regime, 33 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,040 our recruits will experience the unique selection methods 34 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,920 to understand the characteristics and skills required 35 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,040 to become a member of one of these elite units. 36 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,880 Go! 37 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,240 It's happening. 38 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,160 Who has the inner strength to make it to the end... 39 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,320 We're not going to stop until somebody quits. 40 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:42,920 ..and to win Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week. 41 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,440 From this point on, you're in my world! 42 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,480 This is tough! 43 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,080 14 recruits were put through a brutal examination 44 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,800 with a veteran of the South Korean UDT. 45 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,840 Forced to spend hours in the freezing Atlantic Ocean... 46 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,040 Suck it up! 47 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,520 ..the injured Burch was the first to leave... 48 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,400 Burch, I quit. 49 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,200 ..closely followed by Flynn. 50 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:16,680 I hit a wall. 51 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,520 'The instructor pushed live wire Ferguson to his limit...' 52 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,680 Ferguson, what happened, man? 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,360 '..and Palama couldn't take any more...' 54 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,600 - I want to quit, Tana. - Go. 55 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,520 ..before the strict regime proved too much for Blowes. 56 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,520 I'm out, you can stick it up your arse. 57 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:03,480 It's the penultimate stage of our Special Forces selection course. 58 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,840 Just nine recruits remain 59 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,680 and as they await the arrival of their next instructors, 60 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,840 each one knows the smallest mistake now 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,480 could cost them a place in the final. 62 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,400 There's only a few of us left, and it's crunch time. 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,400 I'm quite amazed that my body is still going. 64 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,640 I just want to make it to the end now. 65 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,360 Can everybody hear me? 66 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,520 - Can you hear me? - ALL: Yes, sir! 67 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,080 So, this is Toto, and I am Tana. 68 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,520 We come from 69 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:25,160 the Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie nationale. 70 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,160 In short, GIGN. 71 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,040 The GIGN are an elite law enforcement arm 72 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,200 of the French National Police, specialising in covert surveillance, 73 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,480 hostage rescue and the targeting of organised crime. 74 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,560 Formed in the wake of the massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972, 75 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,440 the GIGN are deployed inside and outside French borders. 76 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,160 With over 1,800 missions to their name, 77 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,760 they have developed into one of the most effective 78 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,120 counterterrorism units in the world. 79 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,200 When I tell you fighting position, 80 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,720 I want all of you to take whatever fighting position you want. 81 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,680 - Fighting stance! - ALL: - Argh! 82 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,560 I'm sorry, but some of them just aren't scary, are they? 83 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,800 We expect you to be full power all the time, 84 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,240 to give everything you have. 85 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:31,160 - Qui veut-etre le leader? - Who wants to be the leader right now? 86 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,960 Who wants to be the leader right now? 87 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,160 - HE CLAPS - Come on, wake up, guys! 88 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,240 Vous, hesitation. 89 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:48,400 You are the leader. What's your name? 90 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,720 Allan! 91 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,520 A doctor from Cumbria, Allan is used to being the boss. 92 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:59,360 I've got my own practice. As GP partner I've got 12, 15 employees. 93 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,320 But here in South Africa, his leadership style 94 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,920 hasn't always been popular. 95 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,560 What we'll do then, it's 13 minutes past, we'll give each other 96 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,800 - two more minutes. - He's stressing me out, 97 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,680 - I can't deal with it. - I can't deal with it either. 98 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,680 He told us to, "man up" earlier, and that... 99 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,560 And in peer evaluation during our South Korean UDT phase, 100 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,000 his fellow recruits didn't hold back. 101 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,280 Who do you most not like on your team? 102 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:26,120 - Allan. - Allan. - Allan. 103 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,600 - Allan. - I pick Allan. - Allan. 104 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,760 Parrott isn't even trying to contain the fact 105 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,160 that she's laughing at Allan being chosen as captain, again. 106 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,040 - Leader. - Team leader, come here. 107 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,040 This is Merlot, 108 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,240 your French friend! You have to protect it, 109 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,960 - to carry it. - You. 110 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,560 - You take Merlot. - Come on, get there! 111 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,840 Allan. These two bags are team bags. 112 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:59,080 They must be with you all the time, too. 113 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:00,680 Take the bags, quickly. 114 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,360 Our recruits are already carrying 20kg in their own packs, 115 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,160 they've now been lumbered with a 5kg rock 116 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,720 and two extra bergens, weighing 17kg each. 117 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,000 - Let's go. - Allez! - Follow us. Come on. 118 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,240 Now, I've met so many different Special Forces experts 119 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,240 during this process, but what can you tell me 120 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,360 about you guys and the GIGN? 121 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:25,000 GIGN is different from the others, because it is not really military. 122 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,800 OK? We are police-based. 123 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,920 Usually, you spend one year to train, 124 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,520 to attend the selection. 125 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,120 La groupe est la tete. 126 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,280 Fitness is part of it, true, but this is not important. 127 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,960 The group and the brain, these are the two elements more important. 128 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,480 As a storm threatens overhead... 129 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,280 Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! 130 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,120 ..our recruits have just 48 hours to prove to Tana and Toto 131 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,560 they deserve a place in the final. To size them up, 132 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,080 Tana and Toto have selected an exercise 133 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,600 straight from day one of GIGN selection. 134 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,360 Recruits must move in tactical formation 135 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,680 over three square kilometres of rugged scrubland. 136 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,600 Tana and Toto will set tasks to test leadership 137 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,800 and teamwork. 138 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,800 Helicopter! Helicopter! 139 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,080 Come on, come on! 140 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,840 Seven seconds! Go, quickly, quickly! 141 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,040 First up, they're ordered to commando crawl 142 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,440 - over the rocky ground. - Come on, get on the ground! 143 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,680 - On the ground. - And, within minutes, recruit Mok is struggling. 144 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,760 - You're injured? - My knees, yeah. 145 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:34,320 OK, stop. 146 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,920 - Come here. - Both my knees... It's OK, though. I can carry on. 147 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,000 Personal trainer Mok is a woman on a mission. 148 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:47,800 I'm here to break the stereotype that vegans are weak and skinny, 149 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,600 and are all hippies! 150 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,240 Despite struggling under the former South African Special Forces, 151 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:59,480 and the ex-Polish Grom operative, Mok is still here ten days in. 152 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,920 Everyone here is super fit. 153 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,120 We've got marathon runners, we've got tri-athletes, 154 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,040 - we've got ultra-marathon runners. - I don't do any of that! 155 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,120 She's hoping sheer determination will get her to the final. 156 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,160 There hasn't been a point yet where 157 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,160 I've thought about giving up, at all. 158 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,960 Guys, what did we say about teamwork? 159 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,040 Mok has a problem with her knees, 160 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,840 and she's been dragging Merlot for the last 600 metres! 161 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,000 This is not the teamwork! 162 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,880 Do you understand? 163 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,640 Stop thinking only about yourself! 164 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,600 - Come on, team leader? - Come here, team leader, Allan! 165 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:41,880 Come here. 166 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,720 On the knees. Here's your mission. 167 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,560 You take this log, you organise your team and you follow Toto. 168 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:51,440 You don't forget Merlot, you don't forget the two team bags. 169 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,240 During brutal marching, GIGN instructors continually 170 00:09:55,240 --> 00:10:00,720 set new tasks to observe how a leader reacts under pressure. 171 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,200 Allan's new orders are to transport a 100-kilo log 172 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,000 half a kilometre, to a water-filled ditch. 173 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,040 And he must issue them quickly and decisively. 174 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,360 - Merlot? - Where is he? - Merlot, here. 175 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,200 - Where? - There! - OK. 176 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,280 Right, you're rear, watching the rear. 177 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,720 - OK? Defence at the rear, that's your job. - OK. 178 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,160 - Carry Merlot. - Allan, Allan. 179 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,600 That doesn't even make sense, you need to be carrying the log. 180 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,560 No, you're going to be at the back just watching. 181 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:29,880 You're carrying Merlot. You can help out if somebody's having problems with the log. 182 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,560 No, no, no. He needs to carry the log. If anything, I carry Merlot. 183 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,520 - I'm at the back. - You sure? - Yeah. - OK, fine. 184 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,560 - He needs to be carrying the log. - OK. - Quickly, guys, quickly. 185 00:10:37,560 --> 00:10:40,320 - I can do both... - Or I... One minute. - He's doing both! 186 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,120 End of discussion. He's doing both. 187 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,360 Just one leader. 188 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,040 Durance, Durance! You're there, on the log. OK? 189 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,360 Wait. Sparks, Durance, me, and... 190 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,000 Where's Parrott? 191 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,520 After over a minute, 192 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,840 Allan has still not taken control and mobilised his team. 193 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,280 So, a bit of tactics. You give your orders, you don't need to shout. 194 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,240 - You go, "Hey, guys, can you hear me?" - Yes. - OK? 195 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,000 "This is what we are going to do, do, do, we are going to do this, 196 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,080 "and this, and this. Everybody understand?" 197 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,000 - Up. - OK, listen up, everyone, listen up. 198 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,320 We're going to get the log across the hole, like a bridge. 199 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,200 One, two, three... 200 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,840 OK, let's go. 201 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,440 A bit of a pack horse situation going on. 202 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,480 I'm carrying one of the team bags as well as my own bag. 203 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,640 The lightest recruit at just 57kg, 204 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,480 mother of two Donoghue has repeatedly proved her resilience. 205 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,480 I'm very good, strength-wise. Obviously, I don't look it. 206 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,000 The big surprise is probably Donoghue. 207 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,520 Donoghue has a fire within her. 208 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,040 After a tough time under Ken from South Korea... 209 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,200 Donoghue, you don't look too good, do you want to quit? 210 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,400 ..the firefighter from Leeds dug deep... 211 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,240 - First one in. - First one! 212 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,720 ..and came out on top. 213 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,720 Her secret weapon is her mental strength. 214 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,880 Joshua was my second child. 215 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,800 He was quite a big child, and I had to have a C-section. 216 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,240 And the anaesthetic failed, so I was laid on the table being cut open, 217 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,240 and I could feel everything. 218 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,120 It's mind over matter. 219 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,360 Parrott, Donoghue, and Thompson, 220 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:25,680 you're in the hole. We're going to carry that log that way, 221 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:27,640 we're going to cross the river. 222 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,080 Drop it, drop it. Yes. 223 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,840 - Yes! Is good for me. Yes, is good for me. OK? - That's better! 224 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:39,280 - Good job, Allan. - After a shaky start, Allan got the job done. 225 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,440 I'm pleased, actually. 226 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,800 I think he needed it. You know, I've always said he's a really good guy, 227 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,360 he just got himself a little bit overexcited the other day. 228 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,240 So... So far, so good. He's doing really well. 229 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,440 So, now, change leader. 230 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,040 Yes. A new leader? 231 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,720 Sparks, come here. 232 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,440 You've been rotating the leadership role, why's that? 233 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,520 Yes, it's easy to just follow the flow. 234 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,200 But, it's more difficult to organise the flow. Does it make sense? 235 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,240 Mm-hm. What is the reason behind the physical element of what 236 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,040 - it is? - To put them in the red zone. 237 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,480 Because, as soon as you're in the red zone, it's physiology. 238 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,080 - Your heart is pumping. - Right. 239 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,360 Your blood flow is different. It acts on your brain, 240 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,520 and then your brain has to take over and say, "Cool down, cool down, 241 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,840 "think straight, think straight." 242 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,840 The change in leadership, it changes dynamics to the group 243 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,760 really, really quickly. And... 244 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,160 There's going to be some people who haven't been leaders yet. 245 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,520 It's going to be really interesting to see how they work out. 246 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,200 It's the first time I've ever officially been made a leader, yeah. 247 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,120 I feel fine about that, I'm very comfortable. I, erm... 248 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,280 - I enjoy doing this stuff. - Team leader, let's go! 249 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:47,840 OK, guys. Come in, come in, come in. 250 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,320 We're going to take these tyres, two per tyre, over to that location. 251 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,160 And every move rookie leader Sparks makes will now be assessed 252 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,960 - by Tana and Toto. - You see where Toto is? 253 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,640 - Go now, let's go. - Durance and Mok on the first one, 254 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,760 Thomson and Downers on the second one... 255 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,080 ..Allan and me on the third. 256 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,920 And there's one extra person, is that OK? 257 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,400 Wait a second, what about these two bags? 258 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:12,640 - Yeah. - Ah-ha! 259 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,520 In his haste to get moving, 260 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,240 Sparks nearly forgets the two extra bergens. 261 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,280 That's nonsense, that would make sense - 262 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,400 - put it on my back. - It's fine, it's OK. 263 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,960 - But he's got Merlot as well. - Are you OK? - Let's go, let's go. 264 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:30,240 Recruit Onyiuke is now carrying an additional 34kg. 265 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,720 With a 5kg rock already in his pack, 266 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,280 the 28-year-old project manager is now carrying 267 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,320 nearly 60kg in total, two thirds of his own body weight. 268 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,120 The one on my back isn't strapped in. 269 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,720 It keeps leaning to the left. 270 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,120 But it's doable, I can do it. 271 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:55,800 People need to try and not be a hero and take too much. 272 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,480 Switch their minds on, and think about what they're doing, 273 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,640 rather than trying to carry ten things at once. 274 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,400 Strength athlete Downham's morale took a big hit under Rafal, 275 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,560 a former member of Polish Grom... 276 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,920 Probably the lowest of the low. 277 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,240 ..when a fellow recruit was sent home for assisting her. 278 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,680 - I dismiss you. - I suppose I feel partly responsible. 279 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,160 But a strong performance under Terry from the US Green Berets 280 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:24,800 got her back on track. 281 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,560 Downham's physical ability is a key part of her confidence. 282 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,600 I sometimes feel like I've got one up on a lot of women. 283 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,080 I'm always about what my body can do, 284 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,040 rather than what my body looks like. 285 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,600 - Just in here? - Yes, yes. 286 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,600 One, two, three, down. OK. 287 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,360 For the final task, 288 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:51,520 all nine recruits and 11 bergens, totalling nearly 220kg, must 289 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,040 squeeze through two lengths of buried concrete pipe. 290 00:15:55,840 --> 00:16:02,400 GIGN units often perform tactical assaults on ships and planes, 291 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,480 so a recruit who cannot handle confined spaces 292 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,040 will not make the grade. 293 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,800 I'm claustrophobic, so being in small spaces like that scares me. 294 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,240 Adventurous Sparks is an accomplished ocean rower. 295 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,040 Rowed across the Indian Ocean in 71 days. 296 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:24,280 First-ever unsupported row from Australia to the Seychelles. 297 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,080 Four world records. 298 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,520 He's conquered two of the world's oceans, but, so far, 299 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,840 the claustrophobic has avoided facing his biggest fear. 300 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,960 - So, you know that box? - Yeah. 301 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,440 I've basically got padlocks in that. 302 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,240 I wouldn't have got in. I would not... 303 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,080 - I would have been on the plane home. - For Sparks to complete the exercise, 304 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,840 he's got no choice but to go through the pipes. 305 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,040 Good, you're doing very good. You're nearly there. 306 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,560 - Two...one metre. Keep going, keep going. - Very good, very good. 307 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,000 Very good. 308 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,160 - Very good. - You're there, you're there. 309 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:58,920 You're free now! You're free. Let's go. 310 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,240 100% focused on overcoming his fear, 311 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,560 Sparks gets himself through both pipes as fast as possible. 312 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,040 Look at me, look at me. Just look in front, you're doing good, 313 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,640 you're doing very good. You're nearly there! 314 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,520 - Good job. - Thanks. - Better outside? 315 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,160 - Yeah. - Go back to your job. 316 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,920 Don't forget you have your team behind you. 317 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,480 Just crawling through tunnels there, with bergens. 318 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,000 Bit of water and that. 319 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,640 I'm a little bit claustrophobic, but that wasn't too bad. 320 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,040 Come on, allez! 321 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,120 Go, go, go, go, go! 322 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:42,320 Sparks, help your team, help your team-mates. 323 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,360 Gather the bags. There's always something to do, 324 00:17:44,360 --> 00:17:46,680 make everybody's life easier. 325 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,160 Don't stand doing nothing. 326 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,400 OK, I've got it from here. I've got it from here. 327 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,040 Disciplined by Tana for resting, Sparks gets back to his team. 328 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,960 He joins them in hauling the remaining bergens 329 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,880 through the obstacle. 330 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,280 Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! 331 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:12,840 After three and a half hours, the brutal marching is over. 332 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,640 - Thanks. - Bodies are patched up... - Allan. 333 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,400 ..and food parcels are distributed. 334 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,160 Our recruits haven't eaten since 6am, 335 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:25,520 and will have burned up to 3,500 calories already today. 336 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,040 Chicken breast in brine. 337 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,880 May stay there, in the tin! 338 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,680 But during GIGN selection, to test the resolve of the candidates, 339 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,760 only simple rations are provided. 340 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,760 I'm munching my lunch. 341 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,440 - And Onyiuke is looking for bad guys! - Yeah. - But... 342 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,960 There's not a huge amount in the ration pack to eat, so... 343 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:54,080 I'm going to eat this biscuit, then let Onyiuke get his lunch. 344 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,240 Take over. 345 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,080 I look forward to it. 346 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,240 I'm starving. 347 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,440 Although the GIGN value physical fitness, 348 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,960 a huge part of their training is psychological... 349 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:12,640 ..as our recruits are about to find out, with their next exercise. 350 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,040 Wow. This looks pretty spectacular. 351 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:23,640 Lashed on top of a 20-metre rock wall in a disused quarry, 352 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,520 the plank is an eight-inch-wide steel girder. 353 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,200 To complete the next exercise, our recruits must walk to the end, 354 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,080 and perform tasks when instructed. 355 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,080 We have so many missions where heights are involved. 356 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,040 Like, when you're a sniper, 357 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:39,560 you get on top of a high building, 358 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,280 and then you have to do your mission. 359 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,080 If you're afraid of heights, 360 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,720 - it's useless. - So, it's that simple, if you can't do this, 361 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,640 - then you're not going to make it? - Yes, it's that simple. 362 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,480 And with the final so close, 363 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,840 all recruits know that the smallest mistake could send them home. 364 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,760 I'm up first. I'm not particularly scared of heights, but I don't think 365 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,920 it will be as simple as just walking along the plank. 366 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,320 I'm sure they've got some other surprises for me. 367 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,400 When the GIGN run the plank phase of selection, 368 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,520 recruits are strapped into a safety line. 369 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,760 If they fall, they fail the task. 370 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,560 First to face the plank is Mok. 371 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,640 OK, Mok. 372 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:35,800 Stop, Mok. 373 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,720 Stop. 374 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,560 Mok. 375 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,960 The end of the plank, is it possible for you? 376 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,800 - Yeah. - OK. 377 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,760 As you want. 378 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,800 I don't think she'll go further. 379 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,160 - She didn't give up. - She was... 380 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,480 It was decent. 381 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,640 One of the GIGNs seems to have a little black notebook. 382 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,280 We all want to complete the test and make sure 383 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,960 he writes good things in his little black book. 384 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,160 Next, it's 24-year-old postgraduate Parrott. 385 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,040 Can you touch your shoes? 386 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,040 - OK. Up. - What's he going to ask her to do now, a backflip? 387 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,720 - OK, come on. - Though hesitant, 388 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,080 Parrott becomes the first recruit to complete the plank. 389 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,600 Now it's the turn of Durance. 390 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,280 I'm all right, but I don't know 391 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,920 how I'm going to perform on this one, 392 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,720 because I've never done anything like this before. 393 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:01,120 GP Allan understands how Durance could be at a disadvantage. 394 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:03,560 Hearing's very much connected with balance, 395 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,760 so it will be really interesting to see how he does 396 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,600 on what looks like quite a narrow beam. 397 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,640 You see, he's there. He's got a good pace going. 398 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,040 - He's moving quite quickly now. - Yes, he's doing good. 399 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,360 - That's pretty straight, no? - Yeah, yeah, he's doing good. 400 00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:26,400 - Oh, there he goes. - Very good. 401 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,520 - He did very good. - I wanted to get to the end at least. 402 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:34,560 - Yeah, and you did. - Yeah. - You did. - I just lost my balance. 403 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,080 Next up is Sparks... 404 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,000 - Turn around. - ..who was singled out during the brutal marching. 405 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,640 - Yes, very good. - This time, he makes the grade... 406 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,000 Where is the car? 407 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,080 At two o'clock, at the bottom. 408 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,200 ..as does firefighter Donoghue. 409 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,440 The sixth recruit up is extreme sports enthusiast Thomson. 410 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,080 Are you jumping...canopies? 411 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,080 I jump off cliffs into deep water. 412 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,520 So, it's easy for you? 413 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,520 I hope so. 414 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,440 Thomson has consistently ranked as a top female recruit. 415 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,200 She's a multi-talented athlete... 416 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,280 I trained him dance when I was younger. 417 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,480 Then, in 2011, I won a European gold in sports karate. 418 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,120 I finished ninth in the UK Pro Surf Tour last year. 419 00:23:22,120 --> 00:23:25,760 ..and has enjoyed the process so far, despite the hardship. 420 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,560 I love being in vain. Physical pain motivates me. 421 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,840 My aim is always to finish on top, always. 422 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,280 That's all I ever want. 423 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:34,840 Thomson is an absolute legend. 424 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,080 You could put her up to anything and she would have a go. 425 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,360 She'd probably do it without a harness. 426 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,440 Very good. 427 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,040 - She's on it. - Whoa, look at her go. 428 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:50,160 - Look at her, she looks really comfortable. - She's flying. 429 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,000 I think that's the quickest we've had anyone get to the edge, right? 430 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,120 - Yes. - Touch your shoes, please. 431 00:23:58,120 --> 00:24:00,920 - Easy for you. - Look at this. 432 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,760 She's a freaking ballet dancer, isn't she? 433 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,840 - Nothing to say. - She's got this, right? 434 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,760 - Yes, she's got it. - Is that her done? 435 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,440 Yeah. Yeah. 436 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,400 I surf and snowboard, so I'm kind of used to being stood 437 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,040 in that side-on position in movement. 438 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,640 So, I'm kind of glad it was wobbling. 439 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,560 I think that played to my favour. 440 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,800 The standout performer so far, Thomson made the plank look easy. 441 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,960 That's exactly how you were on that. 442 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,120 - Just ran out. - Just running out. 443 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,680 But those following her are not finding it quite so simple. 444 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,200 Yes, you... 445 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,240 Come back. 446 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,000 Now you turn. 447 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:47,720 He's nearly at the end. 448 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,920 Go on, Allan, stay there, stay there. 449 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:51,920 Turn around - the left, Allan. 450 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,040 Yes. Very good. 451 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,160 - Relax. - The final recruit is Onyiuke. 452 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,440 Onyiuke's last and he's been consistently strong, hasn't he? 453 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,560 How is he with heights, has he ever spoken about them? 454 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,280 Very scared. He's very scared. 455 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,760 It's a tough one. I can feel the tension building on the inside. 456 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,120 I just feel, like, nervous. 457 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:14,080 Karate blackbelt Onyiuke is the most 458 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,320 physically powerful recruit on the course. 459 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:22,120 Though he struggles in water, he overcame his fear under Kim, 460 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:24,600 a veteran of the South Korean UDT. 461 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,200 But, so far, no Special Forces expert 462 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,600 has exposed his one big weakness. 463 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,840 I'm really afraid of heights, so anything to do with 464 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,560 really high places, I sort of like... My legs turn to jelly 465 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,120 and I get really shaky. 466 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,680 Step here, please. 467 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,240 OK. 468 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,400 As the last recruit, Onyiuke must contend with failing light. 469 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:49,240 Focusing on the eight-inch-wide beam will be even tougher. 470 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,080 He just took a massive breath. 471 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,640 - You turn around on the left. - OK. 472 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:06,560 - OK. - Go, turn and you keep on at the end. 473 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,240 Well, he's definitely battling some demons. 474 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,000 Come with me. 475 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,280 Touch your shoes. 476 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,880 Yes. Very good. 477 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,280 Relax. 478 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,040 Relax. 479 00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:37,000 OK. 480 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,840 Very good. Come up. 481 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,560 - Good job. - It was very scary. 482 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,360 My legs couldn't stop shaking. 483 00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:57,840 Like every time I sort of turned, I... 484 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,040 Yeah, it was just very scary. 485 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,040 When I turned to the side, I couldn't see the bar, 486 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:07,040 I couldn't see anything. I just had to rely on my instinct, really. 487 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,400 I'm just glad it's over, that's all. 488 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,320 How were you able to get through it then, 489 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,520 if you have such a real issue with heights? 490 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,800 Well, in karate, we have like a stance called, "kiba-dachi." 491 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,840 It's like a horse straddle stance. 492 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,360 I just tried to focus on "OK, like, I'm not here, 493 00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:24,600 "I'm like at the dojo, doing that," all the way through and back again. 494 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,320 And that's what I just literally had in my mind all the way through. 495 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,520 Just like, "You're not here, keep calm, breathe, 496 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,480 - "and just get the work, get the task done." - Sure. - Yeah, and somehow, 497 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,440 miraculously, I was able to complete it without falling off. 498 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,840 - That's great. I'm really happy for you. Well done, man. - Thank you. 499 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,840 As the recruits head back to base camp, 500 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,720 Tana and Toto need to discuss their efforts so far 501 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,080 and who doesn't deserve a place in the final. 502 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,040 Who would you say, at the moment, is doing really well for you? 503 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,920 - For me, Onyiuke. - Yeah. 504 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,280 - Very good. - He's actually scared of heights. 505 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,680 - Yes. - He did brilliantly up there. 506 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,200 When he came back, 507 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,000 - he had... - He was crying. 508 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,280 - Yes. - Thomson was way too easy. 509 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,240 Not even funny. Him, you could see that 510 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,160 - it really got him. - And he found that control? 511 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,200 - Yes. - That's exactly what we're looking for. 512 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,320 - Yeah. - And how about the bottom two? Because, I mean, 513 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,400 they're the two people I imagine you'll be looking at quite closely. 514 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,160 For me... 515 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:21,960 Mok, I don't know. 516 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,960 - She doesn't really seem focused. - I thought you might have said that 517 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,920 about Mok, just based on how she performed here, 518 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,440 Because she was one of the only people that actually came off. 519 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,600 Now, is there anybody else that is standing out to you 520 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,600 as being at the bottom of your list right now? 521 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:38,280 - J'ai vu Sparks. - On the pipe, he didn't think he went through, 522 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,080 then he took his bag and relaxed 523 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,440 while his team-mates were still in the water. 524 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,200 So, he wasn't enough for the team? 525 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,320 Yes, he wasn't. But, this afternoon, he came back. 526 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,800 So, if Sparks has progressed, who hasn't? 527 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,360 He did good, but I don't know if Allan has the strength. 528 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,960 - I don't know if he is resistant enough. - Right. 529 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,960 After a full 14-hour day of our GIGN training, 530 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,040 the recruits are trying to catch up on some much needed sleep 531 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,040 when they are rudely awoken. 532 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,960 - Attention. - Attention. 533 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,960 Grab your bergen. 534 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,720 We'll come back for you. 535 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:41,680 What's going on, then, guys? 536 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:44,960 They've just taken Mok. 537 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,520 Mok. 538 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,320 Mok. 539 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,120 Unfortunately, you're going home. 540 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,440 Some of the people show more will then you. 541 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:07,640 - You understand? - Yes, sir. 542 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:10,520 - Thank you, Mok. - Thank you, Mok. 543 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,280 - Thank you, sir. - Just like GIGN selection, 544 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,160 she's been pulled from the course with no warning. 545 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,040 I've absolutely had an amazing time. 546 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,440 Super grateful that I've been able to get this far 547 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,640 and experience as much as I have. 548 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,320 As the numbers get smaller and smaller, 549 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,440 they are able to watch us as individuals a bit more. 550 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,920 Argh! 551 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,200 I kind of saw it coming, 552 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,840 but definitely proud of what I've achieved. 553 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,720 With Mok gone, there's no rest for the remaining recruits. 554 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,280 - Attention! - Attention! 555 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,720 In five minutes, I want your bergens ready, everything waterproofed, OK, 556 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:59,000 ready for a field task. Does anyone not understand? 557 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:01,840 You can relay back to him. 558 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,400 It needs to be a blur. You really need a sense of urgency now, OK? 559 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,480 Mok's been taken. 560 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,800 So, we don't know what's happened to her, which is pretty horrible. 561 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,480 - Got three minutes. - Mok's bed, can we just sort that out? 562 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,560 OK, guys, fall in. 563 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,480 OK, bergens lined up nice and neatly. Take a seat. 564 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,280 This is your first mission as a GIGN member. 565 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:37,520 You will be the next team leader. 566 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:44,280 Life has taught 35-year-old Durance to be resourceful. 567 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,360 Of course, I was deaf, 568 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,720 school for me was quite hard. 569 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:52,720 I was lucky I had the right friends to help me and obviously I used to 570 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:54,640 copy their notes all the time. 571 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,960 Though he has struggled with communication, 572 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:58,680 he's a fierce competitor... 573 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,120 - Don't break my foot, Durance! - ..with a point to prove. 574 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,240 I want to inspire all disabled people out there. 575 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,240 You can achieve anything. 576 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:14,120 Last Monday, in Cape Town, a French diplomat had his daughter kidnapped. 577 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,120 What don't you understand? 578 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:19,560 - I'm talking too fast? - I heard something about French diplomat. 579 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,720 Yes. His daughter, his daughter. 580 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,480 - His daughter? Thank you very much. - Yes. Daughter... 581 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,200 Yes. 582 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:28,880 - ..was kidnapped. - ..was kidnapped. 583 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:33,200 Yes. Her name is Isabel Duplus. 584 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,160 The perpetrators will have a meeting tonight. 585 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:42,920 Position yourself at strategic locations in order to observe, 586 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,040 listen and report everything. 587 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:48,560 Rock and roll. 588 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,360 Our recruits have been thrown 589 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,760 straight into a simulated GIGN operation. 590 00:32:58,120 --> 00:32:59,960 It's a two-part mission. 591 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:02,680 Phase one is surveillance, 592 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,760 and phase two is hostage rescue. 593 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:09,520 For phase one, recruits must gather intelligence on a criminal group 594 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,400 who are holding a woman hostage. 595 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:14,800 They've split into four two-man teams 596 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,440 and will deploy to different observation points 597 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:20,040 to gather intelligence. 598 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:21,840 As mission leader, 599 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,440 Durance must have all eight recruits at the RV point by the gate 600 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:30,160 at 6am sharp. For the 35-year-old horticultural engineer, 601 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,080 operating at night presents a unique challenge. 602 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,000 Even in the dark, there's always going to be an issue for me. 603 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,480 No matter what. So, yeah, 604 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,640 it limits the lip-reading 605 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,240 so, I have to be really, really close. 606 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,320 The four teams roll out to take up their covert positions. 607 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,680 Tana and Toto will play the role of the criminal gangs 608 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,040 throughout the night. 609 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,880 They will be on patrol and if any recruit gives up their position, 610 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,280 the mission will be failed. 611 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,600 Basically, you have to keep watch all night and our aim is to... 612 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,400 - Go, go, go! - ..record everything we see. 613 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:13,000 Be careful, be careful. 614 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,880 Recruit Parrott has a history with officer training with the TA, 615 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:30,240 but left feeling she had unfinished business. 616 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,400 I have previous military experience. 617 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,760 I did really enjoy it, but it wasn't the right time for me. 618 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,400 So now, you know, I've got my uni out the way, 619 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,280 I feel like I can really give this everything. 620 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:43,960 Under US Green Beret Terry, 621 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,920 she proved she could handle sleep deprivation. 622 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,640 And though she is small, she's got plenty of fight. 623 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,040 Nice, Parrott, let's go, girl. 624 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,720 We are in OP-4, and we have to monitor this part of the road 625 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:08,600 and the gate for any activity. 626 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:12,680 Any pedestrians, any vehicles, any security. 627 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:17,920 We have to lock it down, so that at the point of extraction, 628 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,400 we've got as much information as possible. 629 00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:27,520 Step-by-step, they will start to get tired. 630 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,680 But we're going to make a lot of movements for them to adjust, 631 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:33,080 get tired and then they have to wake up. 632 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:37,800 The goal of this training is to test their sleep deprivation and to test 633 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,920 their ability to analyse the situation and get intelligence. 634 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,880 All these scenarios are based on reality. 635 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,080 You spend one night observing an Op point 636 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,440 and you assault it in the morning. 637 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,520 Our recruits have been in position for over three hours. 638 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,760 It's been raining heavily since midnight. 639 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:04,880 The strong winds have also dropped the temperature to just above zero 640 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,680 and still, our recruits have seen little action. 641 00:36:11,720 --> 00:36:17,040 It's really windy. The ground is wet and I feel very, very cold. 642 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:21,400 Honestly, I think I may have snoozed off once or twice already. 643 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,520 Just keep that between you and I! 644 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:28,240 Literally, there was like one second, 645 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:32,160 because I've been checking my watch every, like, couple of minutes, 646 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,680 and my eyes just went out of focus, just... 647 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:37,800 Shh, shh, shh. 648 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,040 There's a man with a gun. 649 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:45,920 And it's a big gun. 650 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:50,360 After nearly four hours of inactivity, 651 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,720 our sleep-deprived recruits must now focus 652 00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:54,920 and gather valuable intelligence. 653 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,360 He wants the one million dollars. 654 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:05,440 - One million. - Where is she from? Is she French? - Yes. Doesn't matter. 655 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,040 He wants to kill her. 656 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,680 We have so far got chatting, right out here, 657 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:44,120 having a conversation. 658 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,800 Not sure what they were saying, but... 659 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:01,640 They've spent nearly six hours out in the elements. 660 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:05,480 Now leader Durance has 12 minutes to gather his teams 661 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:10,360 and make the RV point, ensuring they all avoid detection. 662 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,520 We're going to meet at the gate for our extraction point at six - 663 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:16,480 0600 hours. 664 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,360 Two have gone. 665 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,440 But en route, Team Three's Parrott spots a problem. 666 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:29,960 I saw two of our team members run past. 667 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,040 Suffering from a lack of sleep, 668 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:35,600 Team Four's Sparks and Donoghue are heading in the wrong direction, 669 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,080 away from the RV point, 670 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,960 and they run straight into Tana and Toto. 671 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:44,760 Go down. On your place. Allez, go, go, go, go. 672 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,840 Everyone. Let's do it. 673 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,240 Sparks and Donoghue catch up with the others 674 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:54,840 and all eight recruits arrive at the RV point, 675 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:56,600 but they are two minutes late. 676 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,200 You take your team to your base camp. 677 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:05,120 - Your barrack. - My base camp? 678 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:07,280 - You mean... - The barrack, where you sleep. 679 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,280 The barracks, yeah. 680 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,560 After a chaotic end to the mission, 681 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,960 all eight recruits head back to the block. 682 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:18,640 They collate their intelligence and await further instructions 683 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:20,360 from Tana and Toto. 684 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:24,440 There was a big mistake from team number four, who, 685 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:27,320 on its own initiative, 686 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:28,960 gave up its position. 687 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:32,000 So, we stopped them, asking what was going on. 688 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,360 The answer was interesting, because they say, "Yeah, 689 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,600 "we thought our team leader was compromised and we decided to move." 690 00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:41,240 We made it clear that your rally point is the gate. 691 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,520 So, that was a mistake. 692 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,080 - Attention! - Attention. 693 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:04,320 Team leader. What do you have for us? 694 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,400 Two armed men, with guns, 695 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:12,480 and one man raised his torch and blinked it three times. 696 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:15,160 OK, OK, stop. Give me this. 697 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:18,040 Give me everything. 698 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:21,000 - Super retour. - Yes. 699 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,320 Very good data collection guys, great, OK? 700 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:26,680 Par contre, la mission est foiree. 701 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,040 But the mission is as failed. 702 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,920 Do you know why? 703 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,640 - Number Four. - Number Four. 704 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:41,720 You must have left your location around 0555, 705 00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:44,000 because it was nearly six o'clock when we saw you. 706 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:49,320 In one way, you got lucky, because we stopped them. 707 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:52,640 If we don't stop them, suddenly, it's a huge mess, 708 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,760 because you go there and say, "Oh, where are they? 709 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:57,960 "Where are they?" 710 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,360 So, should we have stayed where we were? 711 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:02,920 Yes. 712 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:05,960 Team Four must now take responsibility for the failure 713 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:09,960 - of phase one of the mission. - A bit of confusion towards the end. 714 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:12,840 We made the decision, but it was obviously the wrong decision. 715 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,680 I don't feel like I've got anything to prove. 716 00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:17,440 I'd go, you know, as soon as they told me to go, 717 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:19,480 and I would put my hands up and say I tried my best. 718 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,280 So, I'm not worried about any of that. 719 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:22,840 I don't think anyone's safe. 720 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:26,080 Our recruits have now not slept for over 27 hours, 721 00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:27,960 but they are given no time to rest. 722 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:29,320 The sleep deprivation, 723 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:32,720 I think that might affect me significantly. 724 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:35,560 I'm really worn out. I've got, like, a slight headache as well. 725 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,360 Erm, I really can't think straight. 726 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,280 So, I think that might affect me today, 727 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,960 hopefully not too much but then, we'll see. 728 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,920 Despite failing the surveillance phase of the mission, 729 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:48,720 it's straight into phase two - 730 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:51,720 a tactical assault and hostage rescue operation. 731 00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:53,600 One, two, safe. 732 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:57,160 But first, they must undertake weapons training. 733 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,360 Be careful. Be careful. 734 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:06,240 Slowly. 735 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:10,960 Now, with all the skills that you're teaching our recruits this morning, 736 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,200 what are you hoping that they take from this session? 737 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:16,040 First of all, as you just mentioned, we just have one morning, 738 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:19,840 so we're trying to be very fast, but still very safe. 739 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,720 What could actually go wrong? 740 00:42:21,720 --> 00:42:23,880 First of all, shoot each other. 741 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:28,000 Second point, shoot the hostage, which is a failure. 742 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,200 Third point, forget a team member. 743 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:33,400 These are, right now, the three key points of this afternoon. 744 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:36,200 This is something that you've always done, and I imagine in the GIGN, 745 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:37,640 when you did this for the first time, 746 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:40,480 - it must have been really difficult. - Yes, it's hard, it's true. 747 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:42,200 But this is why you want to join this unit, 748 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:43,480 for this kind of adrenaline. 749 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,280 Do you think that doing things this way round, 750 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,120 giving them a night of sleep deprivation 751 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,040 and then something this difficult and that requires this much focus, 752 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:54,400 - will separate the weak from the strong? - Yes, without any hesitation. 753 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,080 A GIGN candidate would have at least one year of tactical weapons 754 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:01,000 training before they are put on active duty. 755 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,680 Our recruits have had just two hours. 756 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:10,040 And now it's time to find out just how much they've learned. 757 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,760 Can you talk me through the exercise? 758 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,720 Yes, we're going to do that. So... 759 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:22,320 Led by Toto, 760 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:25,920 our recruits will conduct an armed search of a five-roomed building. 761 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:30,920 They will have targets, they will engage them, and they will hit them. 762 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:32,600 OK. 763 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:35,200 This is why we are doing this, to test how well they will react. 764 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:37,240 Go. 765 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,880 Rooms one to four each hold paper targets. 766 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:42,440 Once the target is shot, the room is cleared... 767 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:46,720 ..and our recruits can continue their search. 768 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:52,880 In the fifth and final room, they'll find the hostage, 769 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:56,560 but a hostile gunman will be lying in wait. 770 00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:58,440 SCREAMING 771 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:01,200 - Shoot. Down, hostile. - OK. 772 00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,760 This was different, because you had someone shooting back. 773 00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,960 - Yes. - You don't expect a real target. - Mm. 774 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:08,440 Toto will enter first, 775 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:10,200 he will go down. 776 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,040 So, that'll be the place to see how they react. 777 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,160 Yeah. We have a hostage over here. 778 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:18,000 How are they supposed to protect the hostage? 779 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:19,600 Take the balaclava off. 780 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,400 Who are you? What's your name? Then check her out quickly. 781 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:23,600 If she's fine... 782 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:25,600 - HE WHISTLES - ..outside. - And out. Awesome. 783 00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:27,400 All right, well, that's going to be difficult 784 00:44:27,400 --> 00:44:30,280 and somebody's going to get shot, that's for sure. 785 00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:34,680 Right on cue, Mother Nature adds her own slice of drama. 786 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:37,400 The storm that's been building since yesterday morning 787 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:39,360 kicks in with full force. 788 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:46,880 Now running on 30 straight hours with no sleep, 789 00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:49,240 our recruits have been split into two teams. 790 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:52,960 First to take on the kill house 791 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,760 are Parrott, Sparks, Onyiuke and Downham. 792 00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:00,200 - It's really not nice. - Conditions are far from ideal. 793 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,760 It is absolutely tipping it down with rain. 794 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,360 Body armour and facemasks will protect our recruits 795 00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:08,880 from plastic rounds travelling at 40 metres per second. 796 00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:11,560 After a poor performance in the overnight observation, 797 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,560 Sparks has been given the opportunity to prove himself. 798 00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:17,240 He's team leader and second-in-command to Toto. 799 00:45:17,240 --> 00:45:20,240 I was made leader of the group for this exercise. 800 00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:22,680 Looking forward to it. Not the greatest conditions, 801 00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:25,480 but we'll do our best. Hopefully we'll be able to deliver the goods. 802 00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:28,400 I'm not feeling too nervous, but I know as soon as we get inside, 803 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:30,880 I will be feeling nervous. 804 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:35,040 Sparks, Parrott, Downham and Onyiuke begin their assault. 805 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,040 Go! 806 00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:38,640 Onyiuke is on point. 807 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:44,320 The targets are down, and room one is clear. 808 00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:50,600 - Clear! - Splitting the team, 809 00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:53,160 they efficiently clear rooms two and three... 810 00:45:56,880 --> 00:45:59,080 ..and the fourth follows quickly. 811 00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:02,680 Now, room five. 812 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:05,040 - Hey! - Hey! - Down! - Down! 813 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:09,200 - It's an aggressive entrance, and the hostile is down. - Hostile! 814 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:11,880 - With Toto hit, Sparks is in charge... - What's your name? 815 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:14,240 ..but Downham is the first to the hostage. 816 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:17,120 Are you all right? Let's go, let's go, let's go. 817 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:20,520 Sparks has the hostage in his possession. 818 00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:22,200 - Move! - Come on! 819 00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:24,720 OK, hostage evacuation! 820 00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:28,560 Despite Toto's cries for assistance, 821 00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:31,440 Onyiuke nearly leaves the house without him. 822 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:35,720 Hey, it's me! Go, go, go! 823 00:46:35,720 --> 00:46:39,600 Team One has Toto and the hostage to safety in two minutes. 824 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:43,360 Come on, come on! 825 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:47,080 With the storm still raging, it's the turn of Durance, Thomson, 826 00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:50,040 Allan and Donoghue to take on the hostage rescue. 827 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:53,480 - Get the equipment - all the armour first. - So, Toto's the team leader, 828 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:56,120 if something happens to him, then I take over as team leader. 829 00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:59,480 I'm just nervous about if the situation gets out of control, 830 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:03,400 we're not really sure what's in there, how many people are in there, 831 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:05,840 what kind of weapons are in there, etc. 832 00:47:05,840 --> 00:47:09,640 So, anything could happen, so I think that's where the nerves are. 833 00:47:09,640 --> 00:47:11,040 Sleep deprivation, yeah, 834 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:13,440 it's affecting our ability to concentrate. 835 00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:15,640 All the training we had this morning 836 00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:17,440 we have to now put into action. 837 00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:20,840 Yeah, feeling a bit overtired, so that includes me, yeah. 838 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:23,200 I've been up for a while, now. 839 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:26,720 So, yeah, I just hope my brain will be working inside. 840 00:47:30,200 --> 00:47:32,280 Team Two approach the house. 841 00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:40,720 Thomson is first in through the door. 842 00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:42,440 - Clear, Toto, clear. - Go! 843 00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:47,760 - Rooms one and two are clear... - Clear, clear! 844 00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:56,120 ..and three and four are down. 845 00:47:56,120 --> 00:47:59,400 Now they're outside the room holding the hostage and her captor. 846 00:47:59,400 --> 00:48:01,240 - Hey! Hey! - Hey! 847 00:48:01,240 --> 00:48:03,800 Toto's hit, but the recruits back out of the room. 848 00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:06,240 Come on! Come on! 849 00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:09,400 As second-in-command, Thomson takes over. 850 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:14,040 - Upstairs! - Hostage, are you Isabel? 851 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:16,400 Are you Isabel Duplus?! 852 00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:20,040 - We're going to get you out! - Thomson and Donoghue have the hostage. 853 00:48:20,040 --> 00:48:22,920 Come with us, come with us. 854 00:48:22,920 --> 00:48:27,000 But in the confusion, Allan drags the injured Toto away from the exit, 855 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,120 - and into a dead-end. - Where you going? 856 00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:30,880 Go, go, go, go! 857 00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:32,800 This way! We need to get back to the entrance. 858 00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:36,200 - Come on! - Help me! Hey! Come on! 859 00:48:36,200 --> 00:48:40,280 - Go! - It's my leg, it's my leg! - Go, go, go! 860 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:42,760 After three minutes and 15 seconds, 861 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:46,560 they have the hostage and Toto clear of the kill house, 862 00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:50,160 but they're a full minute and 15 seconds slower than Team One. 863 00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:54,640 The hostage rescue exercise is complete 864 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:58,800 and back at base, Team One's leader is happy with his afternoon's work. 865 00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:00,360 I think I did a fine job. 866 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:02,720 There wasn't a huge amount that was required from me. 867 00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:06,000 Just in, out with the hostage, but it was enjoyable. 868 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:09,040 But Thomson is concerned about how she led Team Two. 869 00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:13,440 Allan, more than anyone, he likes to step up, 870 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:15,520 even when he's not really in control. 871 00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:18,200 I was shouting, and he was flustering and flapping around, 872 00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:20,080 and ended up in a bit of chaos. 873 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:24,960 I'm feeling anything but confident about my position today, actually. 874 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:26,720 If I'm at the top, I'm thriving. 875 00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:30,400 If I'm at the bottom, then I know my mind will start to crumble. 876 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,960 I feel like I've, kind of, been bumped to the bottom of the pack 877 00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:35,360 now, so I'm pretty worried about tonight. 878 00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:43,840 It's now a massive 37 hours since our recruits last slept, 879 00:49:43,840 --> 00:49:46,760 but Tana and Toto are not finished yet. 880 00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:49,640 They're about to crank up the psychological pressure 881 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:51,320 to a whole new level. 882 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:58,160 In the final phase of selection, 883 00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:02,320 prospective GIGN operatives are ordered to don a bulletproof vest, 884 00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:05,600 and take a live round to the body from 15 metres. 885 00:50:07,480 --> 00:50:10,760 If they refuse, they are expelled from the process. 886 00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:13,040 Putting their lives in the hands of comrades 887 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:16,200 is the ultimate test of trust. 888 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,720 Our recruits have been asked to sign waivers, 889 00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:24,800 giving consent to be shot with live ammunition, and all eight agreed... 890 00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:30,040 ..but Tana and Toto are not prepared to shoot civilians with live rounds, 891 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:32,880 and will actually be firing blanks. 892 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:35,160 But as far as our recruits are concerned, 893 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:38,040 they'll be staring down the barrel of a loaded gun. 894 00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,400 - Is it safe? - If it was safe, they wouldn't be making us sign the form. 895 00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:45,840 Oh, God. 896 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:48,720 I would have sat in this seat, wouldn't I? 897 00:50:48,720 --> 00:50:52,400 Blindfolds and ear defenders add to their disorientation, 898 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,360 and prevent recruits from knowing who goes through with the shooting, 899 00:50:55,360 --> 00:50:57,200 and who quits. 900 00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:00,600 Sparks is being led in right now. 901 00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:01,920 He's currently blindfolded, 902 00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:06,800 as he has no idea where he's headed for this incredibly testing task 903 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:08,680 and he's about to find out if he has the mettle 904 00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:11,320 to do what he's literally signed up for. 905 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,920 - How are you? - I'm fine, thank you. 906 00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:22,920 A bit nervous. 907 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:24,760 Why? 908 00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:27,320 - It's pretty scary. - It's going to be fine. 909 00:51:28,680 --> 00:51:30,240 Put that through. 910 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:33,760 It's the weirdest place for me to be right now, 911 00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:35,760 because with every single task that they've had, 912 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:38,080 I've been able to at least see what's going on. 913 00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:40,960 Right now, Sparks is all alone in that dark room, 914 00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:44,200 and the only way I'm going to know if he goes through with it or not is 915 00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:47,400 - when I hear that bang. - Hands on your back. 916 00:51:49,120 --> 00:51:52,240 They stay on your back, they do not come in the front. 917 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,680 - Are you happy to continue? - Yeah. 918 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:31,600 GUNSHOT FIRES 919 00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,560 Well, the gun's gone off, it's happened, he did it. 920 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,360 So, next up it's Parrott. 921 00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:43,240 Now, she has been pretty consistent the whole time she's been here. 922 00:52:43,240 --> 00:52:45,160 Is she going to pull out in the last minute? 923 00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:47,480 Well, we're about to find out. 924 00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:49,840 - You OK? - Yeah. - Do we continue? - Yeah. 925 00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:56,400 Stand still. 926 00:53:01,960 --> 00:53:04,440 GUNSHOT FIRES 927 00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:07,440 One by one, our recruits are asked to step up... 928 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:14,320 ..stand in the firing line... 929 00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:20,160 GUNSHOT FIRES 930 00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:22,720 ..and face the GIGN's final test of courage. 931 00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:27,360 The last recruit is Downham. 932 00:53:32,720 --> 00:53:34,680 GUNSHOT FIRES 933 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:41,920 Congratulations. 934 00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:45,880 It was a blank ammunition, but we still do it for real. 935 00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:49,160 But you did it, you stepped up, very good. 936 00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:51,120 Displaying incredible commitment, 937 00:53:51,120 --> 00:53:55,600 all eight of our recruits pass the final phase of our GIGN training. 938 00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:57,680 Jesus, Allan, there's more grey hairs now! 939 00:53:57,680 --> 00:53:59,920 Well done, everyone. I think that is everyone. 940 00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:02,040 I was convinced that somebody would say no. 941 00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:04,000 Everyone's here to make it to the end. 942 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:06,360 And we've done some pretty horrible things, 943 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:07,920 the past, you know, ten days. 944 00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:10,960 You know, it's all going in the mix, what's that when it's at home? 945 00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:12,680 I never thought I'd get this far, 946 00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:16,240 but I'd now be really disappointed if I didn't get to the final... 947 00:54:16,240 --> 00:54:18,560 - Mm. - ..and that's the first time I've even thought that. 948 00:54:18,560 --> 00:54:22,000 If I don't get through to the final, I'll be gutted, really gutted. 949 00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:28,160 All eight recruits have shown incredible physical 950 00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:31,120 and mental resolve to get this far. 951 00:54:31,120 --> 00:54:33,160 But for Tana and Toto, 952 00:54:33,160 --> 00:54:36,560 it's their performance over the last 48 hours that matters. 953 00:54:36,560 --> 00:54:40,160 Now we are, obviously, one step away from the final. 954 00:54:40,160 --> 00:54:43,240 So, has anyone in particular stood out for you as an excelling recruit? 955 00:54:43,240 --> 00:54:47,600 - Thomson. - Yes. - So what is it about Thomson specifically, do you think, 956 00:54:47,600 --> 00:54:49,080 that makes her so strong? 957 00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:51,080 - Sa volonte. - Her will. 958 00:54:54,600 --> 00:54:56,640 OK, well, let's go to the other end of the spectrum. 959 00:54:56,640 --> 00:55:01,000 At the beginning, we were thinking that Onyiuke would have been there. 960 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:04,120 The plank killed him, because, 961 00:55:04,120 --> 00:55:06,320 for people who have never done this kind of thing, 962 00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:10,400 it's like you run a marathon, that kills you physically and mentally. 963 00:55:10,400 --> 00:55:13,320 So, after that, the night outside, the wind, 964 00:55:13,320 --> 00:55:15,840 this morning he was at the bottom of it. 965 00:55:15,840 --> 00:55:18,840 Sparks, so far we don't know, 966 00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:20,680 we don't feel him. 967 00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:24,520 At some point, he was doing good, 968 00:55:24,520 --> 00:55:27,920 but maybe not constant enough. 969 00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:30,720 So, is that what it is, is it consistency that you're looking for? 970 00:55:30,720 --> 00:55:31,880 It's all about that. 971 00:55:31,880 --> 00:55:33,560 Help me! Hey! Help me, come on! 972 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:35,720 Allan was surprised by the last room, 973 00:55:35,720 --> 00:55:39,400 with the hostage and the bad guy, a little bit froze up. 974 00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:41,440 He doesn't have it as a killer. 975 00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:13,520 So, you are getting close to the final. 976 00:56:15,520 --> 00:56:19,040 The further you get, the more we have to pick up on details. 977 00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:25,200 If you go tonight, that just means 978 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:30,000 that you didn't have this...thing to go further. 979 00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:43,160 So, Sparks... 980 00:56:45,160 --> 00:56:46,760 ..you have your equipment. 981 00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:52,760 Thank you very much. 982 00:56:54,520 --> 00:56:56,560 - Have a safe return. - Thank you. 983 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:02,600 I didn't think that I would drop out at this stage, 984 00:57:02,600 --> 00:57:05,040 but it happened and you've got to deal with it. 985 00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:07,840 At the same time, it's a serious disappointment. 986 00:57:09,080 --> 00:57:11,560 'I've definitely pushed myself the hardest I've ever been.' 987 00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:14,440 If I die, I love you, Mum. 988 00:57:14,440 --> 00:57:17,400 I found it really hard and emotionally taxing, and obviously, 989 00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:19,640 physically, incredibly demanding. 990 00:57:19,640 --> 00:57:22,600 So, I've dealt with it, and it is sad, 991 00:57:22,600 --> 00:57:24,680 and I would have liked to have carried on, 992 00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:26,200 but that was their decision. 993 00:57:26,200 --> 00:57:29,120 - Pleasure. - Thank you very much, mate. - You've been a real champ. Well done. 994 00:57:29,120 --> 00:57:31,120 It's amazing to make it to the final. 995 00:57:31,120 --> 00:57:34,760 Yeah, I think for everyone here, we've all done well to get this far. 996 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:36,560 Anyone could win it. 997 00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:39,200 Now, I'm one of the last men standing. 998 00:57:39,200 --> 00:57:40,760 It's an amazing feeling. 999 00:57:40,760 --> 00:57:42,720 Somehow, I'm still here. 1000 00:57:42,720 --> 00:57:44,160 Pretty ecstatic right now. 1001 00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:47,880 I've been deemed worthy to make it to the final, so I'm happy. 1002 00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:51,120 Yeah, I'm really, really pleased. Really pleased. 1003 00:57:51,120 --> 00:57:53,880 I think this is the hardest thing I've ever done. 1004 00:57:56,560 --> 00:57:58,480 Next time, 1005 00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:00,040 it's the final. 1006 00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:04,880 Our seven remaining recruits will be put through their paces 1007 00:58:04,880 --> 00:58:08,200 by a former operative of the Australian SAS. 1008 00:58:08,200 --> 00:58:10,360 Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Come on! Come on! 1009 00:58:10,360 --> 00:58:12,160 Endurance will be tested... 1010 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:14,120 - I can't breathe. - Go down! 1011 00:58:14,120 --> 00:58:16,120 ..and the pressure reaches breaking point... 1012 00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:18,480 - Stop - BLEEP - around! 1013 00:58:18,480 --> 00:58:21,120 ..as only one of the team can be a winner.