The WORST episodes of SAS: Who Dares Wins
Every episode of SAS: Who Dares Wins ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of SAS: Who Dares Wins!
Selection for the SAS is one of the world's toughest job interviews and physical fitness is only the starting point. What's really being tested is psychological resilience and character as candidates undergo sleep deprivation, interrogation and a series of increasingly complex mind games. In this programme, five ex-special forces soldiers re-create tasks from the SAS's secret selection process, putting 30 civilian men through the ultimate test of their physical and - more importantly - their psychological resilience.
#16 - Character
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2015
The first episode sees the recruits arrive at an isolated barracks in Wales, and being introduced to the directing staff of Foxy, Ollie and Colin, all under the watchful eye of chief instructor Ant. 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.
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#17 - Mindset
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2019
The remaining recruits endure the fifth and sixth days of their training, which involve trekking through heavy snow and camping out in a blizzard 3000 metres above sea level. All the time, the instructors are piling on the psychological pressure to expose weaknesses that will prevent trainees from completing the course.
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#18 - Aggression
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2020
The recruits must control their aggression, as they're trained with guns and take part in hand-to-hand combat, exploring loss, loyalty and self-control. The instructors are looking for those who have can turn personal adversity into strength.
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#19 - Strength
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2019
The remaining recruits face gruelling challenges designed to test their mental and physical strength, from a 200 foot forward abseil to the infamous boxing task, where female recruits will have the opportunity to fight their male counterparts.
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#20 - Betrayal
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2018
The remaining recruits are challenged to dive backwards and blindfolded into a reservoir from a gangplank 10 metres up, before moving on to the most psychologically demanding stage of training - resisting interrogation. A simulated capture puts the friendship between two of the group to the test, as they are pushed towards betraying one another.
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#22 - Weakness
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2015
Following a brutal first stage, only 20 of the original 30 civilians remain and the directing staff ratchet the intensity up a notch, applying pressure to isolate and expose individuals who they think are not up to it. 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.
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#23 - Trust
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2019
The recruits must put all their trust in the hands of a partner, as they are teamed up in pairs. The recruits face a fee-falling abseil into a rocky gorge, with their partner responsible for breaking their fall, and a plunge into freezing water.
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#24 - Survival
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2018
The SAS training challenge reaches its final stage, with only seven of the 25 recruits still standing. Those who have made it this far face the most gruelling test of their physical and mental resilience so far, with the instructors pitting them against each other until only one remains.
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