Bluestone 42 - Episode Guide

The Bluestone 42 team experience a tough roadside ops, but it's the new padre, Mary, who really grabs the attention of bomb disposal expert, Nick. Written by Richard Hurst and James Cary.

Nick is desperate to find some decent food to use in an attempt to seduce Mary, whilst Simon gets in to trouble on roadside ops.

After Bluestone 42 join a midnight raid on a bomb factory and rescue a kidnapped Danish aid worker, they find more than they bargained for. Simon tries to get a book deal for his memoir.

Mary reveals a secret about her past before she became a padre and Nick tries to take full advantage. Bird is offered a promotion.

Nick tries to prove he is not superstitious to the padre, while Simon tries to earn respect by joining in dangerous homemade games with Mac and Rocket.

Nick and Simon help each other to learn to dance, whilst the arrival of vet Parikh reveals Bird as a terrible flirt.

A mortar attack on the patrol base sends Bluestone 42 diving for cover.

Nick faces a gruelling challenge with a booby-trapped car bomb, while Simon finally stands up to his fiancée.

It's Christmas in Afghanistan and Bluestone 42's new team member, Corporal House, is thrown in at the deep end. A cocky lad from Leeds, he and Nick don't exactly hit it off, but they need to get on because the Taliban doesn't stop for Christmas. Bird is reeling from some unexpected news and the team plan a nativity play like no other.

Nick regrets showing off to his new number 2, Towerblock. Simon and Bird come to blows over a special book belonging to the Lt Colonel.

A blast from the past knocks Nick off his game. Bird tries to teach Mary a lesson that the padre is out of touch with the troops.

Nick and the Lt Colonel find themselves in an unexpected battle of wills. Rocket gets himself a pet rat, much to Bird's disgust.

The team gets a visit from a government minister, to whom Mary unexpectedly takes a shine. Nick tries to get rid of him with a questionable plan involving high explosives.

Bird hatches a plan to stop Nick and Mary going on about each other once and for all. The lieutenant colonel persuades Towerblock to pimp his ride.

Nick's hunt for the Taliban bomber hots up. Simon's lack of trust in Mac and Rocket comes back to bite him. Bird finds herself the reluctant participant in a girlie chat with Mary.

We rejoin the Bluestone 42 team after the IED explosion has hit their mastiff. Have they all survived, and will they be ambushed?

The team are called out to a major operation, where events take a worrying turn. Simon makes a life-changing discovery.

A new arrival on base attracts Simon's attention. Towerblock is put through his paces after challenging Rocket to a battle of the fittest.

The team suffer a Taliban attack on base, which distracts Ellen and Bird from their bickering and Towerblock from a difficult phone call to his wife.

Ellen has to learn to bend the rules, Mac and Rocket do gladiatorial combat and Bird sets Simon up for a fall.

As the team prepare to leave Afghanistan for good, Simon receives some devastating news.