Bravo Two Zero - Dramatic and Documentary Accounts

Dramatic and Documentary Accounts

  • ITV produced a one-off dramatic version of Ryan's book, also titled The One That Got Away, in 1996. The film starred Paul McGann as 'Ryan', and was directed by Paul Greengrass, director of the television drama Bloody Sunday, and the feature films United 93, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
  • The BBC produced a two-part adaptation of McNab's book, also titled Bravo Two Zero, in 1998. It starred Sean Bean as 'McNab' and was directed by Tom Clegg. In addition to using all of McNab's characters' pseudonyms, the names of the three deceased patrol members, Phillips, Consiglio and Lane were also changed for the film.
  • In 2002, Channel 4 aired Asher's documentary (which accompanied his book), also titled The Real Bravo Two Zero directed and produced by Gavin Searle.
  • In 2003, the TV-series JAG ran an episode (The One That Got Away, S9, EP04) loosely based on the story of Bravo Two Zero involving US Marines Force Recon in Iraq. The name of the team that was involved was Bravo Two One.
  • The Video Game Conflict: Desert Storm is very loosely based on the events of Bravo Two Zero.
  • The Third mission loosely depicts the Insertion of McNab's Team.
  • The Video Game Conflict: Desert Storm II is a sequel of Conflict: Desert Storm, and is very loosely based on the events of Bravo Two Zero.
  • The 6th mission of the game, POW, is a clear depiction of the Abu Ghraib Prison Break.
  • The Video Game I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike had Chris Ryan as a consultant for game development.

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