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Kimi
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Dec 1 2022, 6:43am
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A dramatised depiction of the early days of the SAS. Not at all my usual fare, but I'm loving it. As the intro says: "Based on a true story, the events depicted which seem most unbelievable … are mostly true." A story far too over-the-top for fiction; "Boys' Own" for grown-ups. "Reckless" is a hopelessly inadequate word for these chaps.
This enthusiastic review from an actual historian says it all far better than I could.
As a bonus, some members of the Long Range Desert Group, a fascinating lot with a strong Kiwi link, also appear.
Caveats/warnings: lots of swearing (which feels very realistic). Violence, of course, but there's an effort made not to have it too gory, e.g. a lot of the most intense scenes of raids are at night, and so dark that there are few details clearly visible. Some sex; realistic, and I didn't find it overdone (but that's an area where individual tolerance varies wildly). I did find the gorgeous and glamorous and completely fictional spy strained my credibility - I once spent a week in Cairo, and felt limp, dusty (there was a sandstorm) and washed out the whole time, so her perfect, uncreased cream silk blouses and the like made me smile every time she appeared. But I found that more amusing than irritating.
Still one episode to go, and though I know how it ends, I can hardly wait.
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