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Anyone just watch that? A sitcom about an EOD team in Afghanistan really shouldn't work but it does, I'm guessing they had a few ex squaddies involved because they seem to have got the mindset about right.

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Filmed in South Africa apparently. If you watched the BBC series "Our War", which used footage shot by soldiers in Afghanistan, it doesn't look that different to be honest.

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Just watched the first couple of episodes of Gary Tank commander based on comments on this thread. It's ok but only had me laughing a couple of times per episode. Other than Bluestones Colonel being a bit similar to Gary's Captain I would say they're that similar.

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Especially when he came in when they the vet tied to a chair

Agree on Bird too.

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Thanks for the heads up, which also reminded me I hadn't got round to watching the Christmas special, an oversight I've just corrected. Funny as ever.

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Good to see the Lt Col's still on form

What happened to Tower Block's predecessor? I can't remember if something happened to him at the end of the first series. Or did Death in Paradise just prove more popular?

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As an operational analyst I'd be disappointed in their writers and advisors if anyone got killed or seriously injured in that.

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Finally got round to watching it last night, still as funny as ever. Loved the medic's attitude.

Completely failed to spot last season that Towerblock is Neville from Harry Potter, he looks a bit different these days

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Love the jelly babies. Going to be a bit different without Nick, hope they manage to keep it as funny

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Agreed, saved by the colonel and the medic

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Not sure if I'm sad or glad about that. Sad because it was a very good series, but glad they're going to quit while it's good and not flog it to death. I think Fawlty Towers and Blackadder have proved that a short run can mean it's better overall. Plus given the ending of the last series it was pretty obvious they were caning it, any new series would have to be either a new team coming in, or some kind of spin off series following them in the UK or on their next deployment, which could be an absolute disaster.