Ross Kemp in Afghanistan

[Domo]

It is great TV but he must get in the way sometimes.
Why do press/TV have to wear blue? Doesn't that make him more of a target?

Camera guy deserves some credit too

 

[Dynix]

Just watched the first episode. Got the second ready for when I've done some work. Love it

 

[nemtizz]

Ross Kemp = legend.

 

[Cosimo]

Ross Kemp = East Enders = Bald Guy = Grant Mitchell = Pussycat = I’m so hard.

 

[shauncr91]

If anybody misses the episodes, this guy seems to be uploading them very quickly after they are aired:

http://www.youtube.com/user/RossKempVideos

 

[Tefal]

the guy has balls bigger than most.

Didn't he get beaten up by his girlfriends?

 

[Matteysan]

Why do press/TV have to wear blue? Doesn't that make him more of a target?

I have been wondering this also. Very good TV though, Ross Kemp is indeed a legend

 

[Nymins]

Tis a good show. Only thing is after seeing him in Extras, I can't look at him without laughing.

 

[Cosimo]

Didn't he get beaten up by his girlfriends?

Weren’t there many of them.

 

[unclebob123]

I have been wondering this also. Very good TV though, Ross Kemp is indeed a legend

I'm guessing its to show that they are not a threat, not that this would stop them getting shot at most likely.

 

[shauncr91]

I'm guessing its to show that they are not a threat, not that this would stop them getting shot at most likely.

I reckon it's more to do with the fact that everybody looks very similar when nearly all their body is covered up. Being dressed in blue probably helps indicate to allies that they are not combatants when in a gun fight.

 

[Noel Gallagher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN0L55k_xuk

Thanks mate

 

[steveo]

jesus just watched the second one and spat tea over my keyboard coz of the mans guts hanging out, am shocked they have shown that would have thought they would have blurred it out

 

[Vulcan]

I'm glad they didn't, wars gruesome, get used to it.

 

[Fr0dders]

I'm glad they didn't, wars gruesome, get used to it.

exactly

it was kept in to hammer the message home, that the war from afghanistan is far from over, and its not the peace keeping mission its press coverage (or rather the lack of) would have you believe.

 

[steveo]

I'm glad they didn't, wars gruesome, get used to it.

am not saying they should have am just shocked they didnt what with the PC brigade been so uptight, and am also glad they didnt it just proofs to the sofa warriors what our lads have to deal with every day

 

[Goliath]

I'm guessing its to show that they are not a threat, not that this would stop them getting shot at most likely.

It's actually been worse for them, as the HD camera they are using is pretty sizeable the Taliban thought it was a weapons system and gunned for the cameraman in particular!

 

[matt_fsr]

It's actually been worse for them, as the HD camera they are using is pretty sizeable the Taliban thought it was a weapons system and gunned for the cameraman in particular!

that CAMERAMAN has bigger balls than Ross Kemp!

Poor sod... its always the cameraman who dies - look at when John Simpson got bombed in Iraq...

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Caught the first episode of the series, haven't had time to watch the second one yet. Even though I have it on series link I find the Sky Anytime episodes better as they cut out the adverts, so I'll probably watch that tonight

Respect to Kemp for going back, it really helps hit home the reality of the situation that so many troops are going through / have been through. I can't imagine a scarier job than that.

 

[bakes0310]

Just watched episode 1 and 2 very good programme.