The BBC's hit World War Two drama, SAS: Rogue Heroes , will soon be returning to our screens – and Steven Knight's star-studded series has added some fresh faces to the cast, including actors from Midsomer Murders and Happy Valley . For those unfamiliar with the series, it's inspired by Ben Macintyre's best-selling book of the same name and is a dramatisation of how the SAS was first formed during World War Two. First-look images of series two show the regiment as they face their next battle on a whole new terrain in mainland Europe.
Original stars Jack O'Connell (Paddy Mayne), Connor Swindells (David Stirling), Sofia Boutella (Eve Mansour) and Dominic West (Dudley Clarke) all reprise their roles in the upcoming series. Meanwhile, Happy Valley star Con O'Neill has joined the cast as General Montgomery, alongside Midsomer Murders and Bohemian Rhapsody actor Gwilym Lee as Bill Stirling, David Stirling's brother and founder of the 2SAS regiment. Mark Rowley ( The Last Kingdom ) and Jack Barton (Heartstopper ) will play SAS members Jock McDiarmid and John Tonkin respectively, alongside Stuart Thompson ( The Witcher, Starstruck ), Paolo De Vita ( Anonymous, La Grande Guerra del Salento ), Anna Manuelli ( Blocco 181, Pezzi unici ), Edward Bennett ( Industry, Save Me Too ) and Matteo Franco.
Also reprising their roles in the upcoming series are Theo Barklem-Biggs (Reg Seekings), Corin Silva (Jim Almonds), Jacob Ifan (Pat Riley), Jacob McCarthy (Johnny Cooper), Stuart Campbell (Bil.