..."green means go, amber means accelerate, red means accelerate and honk your horn..." A Tradition still practiced until this day. 🤣
@cesaralarcon522811 күн бұрын
While there’s a fair amount of poetic license we should just embrace that the show is entertaining and amazing
@sblack486 күн бұрын
and in reality they were just as @#$% nuts
@felix19744 күн бұрын
yep but there isn't much artistic licence around the fact that he was a fucking maniac . In the best possible way 🤣
@samwallace73133 күн бұрын
@@felix1974that's the thing, he was far from a maniac.
@Paddymayne473810 күн бұрын
A few notes for the uneducated. Firstly, The Officer who rudely addressed Mayne in the Officers Mess was in wrong as he disparagingly called him a “Paddy” most insulting indeed and also went to grab him by the shirt. Mayne being himself acted in a defensive manner. The MPs made the same mistake by calling him an Irish F-k, not nice at all. Now, although he was in fact called Paddy by his colleagues, which is not uncommon for we Irish to be identified as Paddy regardless of our correct given name. His real name was Robert Blair Mayne. He was never called and would never be called Paddy in County Down or anywhere else in His home town, Ulster or Northern Ireland. Robert was Protestant and no Protestant would ever have the given name of Patrick, anymore than a Catholic would be given the name William or Billy, in Northern Ireland. To reiterate, he wore the tag Paddy proudly in the SAS, However, as a Solicitor he would be known as Robert, Bob or Bobby. Yes, his Museum in Ballyclare identifies him as Paddy Mayne. Interestingly not in his home town or even Ballymena home base of the Royal Ulster Rifles in which he served (my home town) prior to the Paras and the SAS. A very brave and courageous Soldier and proud Ulster man. Another little tidbit for you. The VC was Awarded to more Irish Servicemen (North and Republic) than any other Personnel serving in the British Army. Considering, they are all volunteers. Trust you appreciate the info. God bless all; British, American, Canadian, Israeli and NZ, Personnel and a special thank to the past and present Australian Military Personnel, who have been part of my life for the past 60 Years.
@sblack486 күн бұрын
well he did call out Lt Mayne several times and by this time he was ticked off that a Jr officer was ignoring him. It was Mayne who provoked him.
@4095099911 күн бұрын
His resume in WW2 is unbelievable.
@rudolftrost3534Күн бұрын
And still no Victoria Cross (for being ungentlemanly)
@QuasiMonkey6 күн бұрын
Can't wait for season 2 of Rogue Heroes!
@sally-annharris80353 күн бұрын
Not long now there is a trailer on BBC iplayer
@QuasiMonkey3 күн бұрын
@@sally-annharris8035 Nice! thanks for the heads up. Looks good, can't wait to see Paul Ritter who played Dyatlov in HBO's Chernobyl in it. Should be fun. He doesn't care about insubordination as long as you keep it at 3.6 Roentgens boys! 😆
@sally-annharris80353 күн бұрын
@QuasiMonkey looking forward to a clean shaven Paddy Mayne episode 5 of series 1 was absolute class
@mitch33848 күн бұрын
This was such a great show.
@SpringHills478 күн бұрын
Great show!
@richardpreston52609 күн бұрын
i’ve read the book and watched countless documentaries about paddy and the rogue hero’s and as it says at the start of the show although some of the things seem untrue the indeed are true these are real warriors and the corner stone of every special forces going today
@bad_dog464810 күн бұрын
Jack O'Connell is a fine actor, however, Lieutenant Colonel Mayne was 6'3'' and a physically imposing man, an Irish Universities Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Rugby international (Ireland and the British Lions). Surely they could have cast someone a bit bigger than wee Jack? (5'7'')
@samwallace73133 күн бұрын
And his accent is shite.
@QuasiMonkey3 күн бұрын
It would drastically reduce the pool of actors they could choose from if they had to find people of similar heights & builds to real life counterparts, most actors (& people) aren't of the tall variety as the majority skew towards the shorter end of the spectrum (only 1% of the worlds pop is 6'6"+ for example) Imo height shouldn't be too big of a deal, as it's better to find a fantastic actor such as Mr. O'Connell is imo, who can portray & embody the person in a broad sense, rather than get lost in the little specific details. And hope the audience can allow the sacrifice of certain details for the sake of overall enjoyment & portrayal.
@bad_dog46483 күн бұрын
@@QuasiMonkey Off the top of my head, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Eoin Macken (even looks like the man himself), James Norton, Clive Standen, all decent British or Irish actors 6 feet and over, and there are plenty more. I’m not taking anything away from O’Connell’s acting skills, (I think he’s great in ’71, Starred up etc.) but there is a big difference between 5’7’’ and 6’3’’.
@QuasiMonkey3 күн бұрын
@@bad_dog4648 But how many of those actors were available at the time for filming & didn't have other commitments? Easier to list some names of actors that are taller but much more complicated when it comes to the actual production of a series. I guess I'm just trying to say an actors height in relation to portraying their real life counterpart isn't or shouldn't really be that important when compared to the bigger picture of producing and our enjoying a series. Especially when they take a lot of creative license with practically everything else & should be viewed as a broad representation of true events. Anyway, have a pleasant day or night and I hope you also enjoy season 2 when it comes out as they recently released the trailer and I know I'm looking forward to it!
@samwallace73132 күн бұрын
@@bad_dog4648 Jack O'Connell's accent was woeful. Liam Neeson in his younger day would have been perfect for the roll. Jamie Dornan would be good, he was born and raise about 4 miles from where Blair Mayne was born and raised.
@johnhealy66763 күн бұрын
He was a hard hard man God bless his soul
@sally-annharris80353 күн бұрын
Paddy Mayne absolute legend
@Paddymayne47388 күн бұрын
Paddy is correct when he states that having a real lover makes you think of them when fighting rather than doing the job without a shit about anyone or anything. So, screw every one of them with a smile and enjoy like it’s your last, then fight like you want more tomorrow. No commitments to anyone but yourself, NO ONE! By Order of the SAS.
@flankspeed4 күн бұрын
Never get this man's goat, for there can be only one GOAT, and it is he 😂
@Paddymayne473810 күн бұрын
Amazing is an understatement. We need more like him right now in this world. The only problem is the woke big brass. As you can see by example how Paddy himself was treated by the big brass Should have received a 2nd VC for his outstanding bravery and courage in battle. We know why of course. What give this disobedient upstart Ulster Paddy another VC, No way he doesn’t set an example befitting such recognition. The big man didn’t do it for the Medals and certainly couldn’t have cared less about what the Elite big brass thought of him. He cared only of his fellow SAS Soldiers. Service personnel in the Australian SAS and Commando having served in the Middle East only to be treated in a disgraceful manner by print TV Media such as the ABC doctoring evidence used in a court of law. Hopefully, we haven’t heard this last of this nonsense and allow it to be swept under the carpet. These Soldiers deserve nothing less than a Royal Commission into such wrong doings and the persons responsible charged and jailed accordingly. Financial compensation is befitting to these Soldiers and their Families. Proud to call every single one of them a mate.
@perolavhavik25858 күн бұрын
He had plenty of problems with the brass back in his time. So do you really think 1940's army officers were 'woke'? Or is it more likely Mayne was a very unconventional person who probably wouldn’t fit easily into any line unit, regardless of time, place and ideology?
@QueerChica8 күн бұрын
You know he fought against fascism, right? Bearing that in mind, "woke" is another buzzword because you don't want to accept that freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequence. Sounds like you're another cis het, white man blaming others for your shortcomings and intolerance.
@MrJackWorse5 күн бұрын
'Is there a french word for 'initiative'?' lol
@MrDredd19665 күн бұрын
Paddy should have been awarded 3 VC's!!
@liverpoolscottish64304 күн бұрын
He was never going to receive a VC after mowing down a Mess full of unarmed German airmen and ground crew. It didn't sit well with higher ups- not cricket.
@jan2000nl3 күн бұрын
Wonder if the higher ups had a different view after liberating Nazi concentration camps?
@richardmcgonigle11602 күн бұрын
Vc 2 bars
@bartoszkantoch81267 күн бұрын
"Is there a French word for initiative?" ;-P
@richardpreston52609 күн бұрын
i love this show and the book and he’s a good actor who plays the part great my only problem is that he’s not big enough to play the great man who by all account was a great presence of a man and who the guys who knew him called him the greatest soldier ever and the hardest man they knew
@samwallace73133 күн бұрын
His accent is bloody awful.
@Highland_Moo4 күн бұрын
My grandad, grandma and my dad were all military. They all said that nobody liked the MPs. Might explain my distaste for civilian law enforcement…..not all of them, obviously, but the foetuses they employ these days. The ones with fuck-all life experience and a sense of superiority due to the fact they carry a warrant card.
@littadnb.7 күн бұрын
Great show but the portrayal of paddy irks me.
@181stTIE6 күн бұрын
To honour Paddy, you need to use 'gets my goat'.
@Rockhopper14 күн бұрын
great show, but the historical accuracy is a load of bollocks.