Did Connor Swindells' David Stirling really lob a grenade at a crowded snooker table? You'll probably recognise Boutella, though, having appeared in films like The Mummy, Kingsman and Atomic Blonde. Stirling might well have met a French spy or two in those early days, but Eve, chic smoker so she is, is a construct of Knight's imagination, according to the show notes. Later, she implies to Stirling that she knows about his plans for the SAS, sharing similar ambitions. She introduces herself as a spy for the free French forces, reporting directly to Charles de Gaulle, demonstrating eerily accurate knowledge of Mayne's military background. Instead, Sofia Boutella's Eve takes the chair opposite him in sultry Bond girl fashion. Was Eve, Sofia Boutella's French resistance spy, a real person?Īt the bouncing, Cabaret-esque Empire Club in Cairo, Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) waits to reunite fellow military man - and eventual founder of the SAS - David Stirling (Connor Swindells). But what happened as it's covered in the show, and what didn't? Here's GQ's helpful guide to the fact and fiction behind the first episode of Knight's boisterous new series. According to Knight, the fearsome regiment itself has given the series “the nod of approval".
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