Documentary on Australia's elite SAS regiment goes beyond the stereotypes

By Inga Ting
Updated September 3 2015 - 3:23pm, first published 2:27pm
Australian SAS soldiers on patrol near Bagram, Afghanistan. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian SAS soldiers on patrol near Bagram, Afghanistan. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
A still from the documentary by Bruce Horsfield <i>The Australian SAS - The Untold Story</i>. Photo: Forward Scout Films
A still from the documentary by Bruce Horsfield <i>The Australian SAS - The Untold Story</i>. Photo: Forward Scout Films
Australian SAS troops as filmed by Bruce Horsfield in the documentary <i>The Australian SAS - The Untold Story</i>. Photo: Forward Scout Films
Australian SAS troops as filmed by Bruce Horsfield in the documentary <i>The Australian SAS - The Untold Story</i>. Photo: Forward Scout Films
An SAS solider filmed by Bruce Horsfield for his documentary. Photo: Forward Scout Films
An SAS solider filmed by Bruce Horsfield for his documentary. Photo: Forward Scout Films

Humour and intellect are not the traits typically associated with soldiers in Australia's elite Special Air Service regiment. But those are the characteristics that stood out to Bruce Horsfield, the creator of a documentary series on the SAS being launched on Thursday.

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