''The Taking of Prince Harry'' is a 2010 British TV

docufiction Docufiction (or docu-fiction) is the cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction, this term often meaning narrative film. It is a film genre which attempts to capture reality such as it is (as direct cinema or cinéma vérité) and ...

which shows the fictional capture of

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succ ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. It shows the

Cabinet Office Briefing Room The Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR) are meeting rooms in the Cabinet Office in London. These rooms are used for committees which co-ordinate the actions of government bodies in response to national or regional crises, or during overseas ev ...

committee going into action, and his eventual escape during a US drone attack. The film stars Sam Reid as Prince Harry. It was shown on 21 October on

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

. The show has been the subject of controversy, with the British military saying that it could be distressing for the families of the soldiers serving in Afghanistan.The Taking Of Prince Harry 'deeply distasteful' , Metro.co.uk
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British mockumentary films Channel 4 original programming War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films 2010 television specials {{UK-tv-prog-stub Cultural depictions of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex