''Bravo Two Zero'' is a 1999 two-hour

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(broadcast in two parts between 3 and 4 January in the UK), based on the 1993 book of the same name by

Andy McNab Steven Billy Mitchell (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former Special Air Service soldier. He came into public prominence in 1993 when he published a book entitled ''Bravo T ...

. The film covers real life events – from the perspective of

, patrol commander of Bravo Two Zero, a British SAS patrol, tasked to find

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missile launchers during the

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in 1991. The names of the patrol members killed were changed. ''Bravo Two Zero'' was directed by Tom Clegg. A previous film about the patrol, '' The One That Got Away'', based on the book of the same name by Chris Ryan, was broadcast in 1996 though it follows the perspective of Corporal Chris Ryan (Colin Armstrong).

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* 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1999 television films 1999 films British television films BBC television dramas Films about the Special Air Service Films based on non-fiction books Films set in Iraq Gulf War films Prisoner of war films War films based on actual events Films based on British novels British war adventure films Films with screenplays by Troy Kennedy Martin Films directed by Tom Clegg (director) 1990s English-language films {{War-film-stub