Bluestone 42

2013

Bluestone 42

7.9 | en | Drama

Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. So what’s the average working day for a hero? Make your keen young colleague deal with the boring paperwork? Wind up your fellow employees? Flirt with the new girl on the team? Or deal with an unseen enemy who’s trying to blow you up? Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a bunch of soldiers who just happen to be risking their lives diffusing hidden bombs. But who says they can’t have some fun alongside the serious professional stuff? This hilarious and often surprising series follows the adventures of a bunch of diverse characters living and working together at an army base in Afghanistan. This is a show about something easily forgotten; soldiers really enjoy being soldiers, but it’s not just a show for soldiers and it’s not just about the Army: it’s also a show for anybody who has ever fallen in love, experienced status battles at work or had a fear of failure. It is packed with the lively workmate banter and relationship minefields that most people will recognise. Even if they don’t face danger on a daily basis...

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 Episode 6

Apr. 13,2015

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

EP5 Episode 5

Apr. 06,2015

Ellen has to learn to bend the rules, while Mac and Rocket do gladiatorial combat.

EP4 Episode 4

Mar. 30,2015

The team suffer a Taliban attack, which distracts Ellen and Bird from their bickering.

EP3 Episode 3

Mar. 23,2015

Towerblock is put through his paces after challenging Rocket to a battle of the fittest.

EP2 Episode 2

Mar. 16,2015

The team are called out to a major operation, where events take a worrying turn.

EP1 Episode 1

Mar. 09,2015

We rejoin the Bluestone 42 team after the IED explosion has hit their mastiff.

7.9 | en | Drama , Comedy , War & Politics | More Info

Released: 2013-03-05 | Released Producted By: BBC , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03n3bsz

Synopsis

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Cast

Laura Aikman , Tony Gardner , Keeno Lee Hector

Director

Mark Auret

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Trailers

Cast

Laura Aikman

as Ellen

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Tony Gardner

as Lieutenant Colonel Smith

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Keeno Lee Hector

as Faruq

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Reviews

stuart duncan Having read the positive reviews for this series, most peoples' take on it seems to be that it accurately captures the gallows humour of an armed forces unit. Fine. So be it. But those folks must also allow for the opinions of Civvy Street, where any review is based solely on the series' merit as a comedy drama. I'm not sure it's even such a good subject for this treatment. We don't have the benefit of hindsight here that we had with the likes of MASH and Dad's Army; the rights and wrongs of this current-day conflict haven't yet been chewed over sufficiently to make it worthwhile looking for the funny side. This makes the whole project feel a bit cynical, like it's cashing in parasitically, looking for laughs in the wrong places and milking an unfunny scenario for financial gain. Sure, the real-life situation could indeed flip from the mundane to the tragic in seconds, but would everyone still be laughing post-flip? The dialogue is glib and smart-ass and unrealistic in the same way that MASH scripts could be; but it's just not funny. Couple that with the drama school-grade performances, distorted guitar riffs, slow motion action sequences and the inane macho posturing right from the opening credits, and you've got something that - to me at least - feels quite sickening.

Dominic Fairfax I watched the first of these with little expectation and was shocked at how good and how accurate it is . It's rude , non-politically correct and funny as frig .I have been addicted to it ever since and my wife who isn't from a military background loves it as well . The acting is superb from the coarse squaddie up to the CO and everyone in between and they have captured every caricature one has ever served with or for and managed to keep them fresh and interesting - stupid awards , dangerous made up games to keep the adrenaline running and pass the time , the vicious insulting of comrades and the vitriolic defence of comrades all written beautifully and balanced as only the forces can manage . The only criticism is that they all have most of the kit they need but the writers had to make some concession I suppose .Watch this and enjoy . BUT if you are are a PC loon then don't bother you will hate it , its reality with a sublime humour .

robdw Bluestone 42 captures the modern British Army in every way, the black humour, profanity, wind-ups, and day-to-day life is all spot-on.Apart from the slightly less than realistic scenery, I can't fault Bluestone 42 - the production team have clearly done their homework pretty well and have listened to their technical advisers. There have been very few technical glitches and overall the production is very convincing.The humour is superb, each of the four episodes so far has been equally gripping and entertaining and results in a show which I'm sure will be loved by the soldiers it portrays so well. There is so much bad comedy these days, thank goodness Bluestone 42 delivers.I don't know if Chopendoz has even watched the same Bluestone 42 as me as his review is so far off of the mark. Please ... ... please ... ... please BBC, commission series 2 ASAP.Bluestone 42 is superb!Update 24/44/2013:It was announced at the end of Episode 8 on 23/4/2013 that a second series has been commissioned, excellent news.

bob-1135 Just watched the first episode and am very impressed. The whole cast is strong without any weak links or actors jostling to be the 'leading light'. A few well known faces and a lot of strangers they mesh together very well to present us with a top class storyline and, hopefully, series. The comic timing is very good, kit and locations well up to the mark ( although I wouldn't recommend firing a shoulder launched anti tank rocket standing in front of a hard surface like an armoured vehicle, the back blast is liable to do naughty things to your body).I only hope that it doesn't sink into a mire of self pitying homilies about the horrors of war which was the fate of the TV series of MASH, especially after Alan Alda took over directing.There will be some of you who haven't been in the forces in combat and might find the humour a bit strange, that it is but very accurate. (Advancing through a minefield and a man steps on a mine. He's on the deck screaming that he's lost his leg only to be informed by his mate that it's OK because he can see where it went. Strangely enough he was quite happy with that!)