Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Character

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2015 (60 min)

Character

The recruits' first task is an unexpected one: writing an essay about themselves. Then they face an eight-mile combat fitness test while their essays are dissected for an insight into their character.

Weakness

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2015 (60 min)

Weakness

The remaining recruits must choose their weakest colleagues, who then lead the next exercise. And there's the 'Sickener': a series of physical challenges that won't end until five recruits give up.

Fear

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2015 (60 min)

Fear

The directing staff test the remaining recruits' resistance to fear, with mind games and an intimidating challenge to dive backwards from a cliff into the freezing sea 12 metres below

Survival

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2015 (60 min)

Survival

The directing staff have to whittle the group down to the six they think may have what it takes to complete the final stage: a punishing 72-hour cat-and-mouse chase across challenging terrain

Interrogation

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2015 (60 min)

Interrogation

The remaining recruits each face the final, notoriously gruelling stage of selection alone: 24 hours of interrogation. Do any of them have what it takes to succeed in the Special Forces?