Jack: A Soldier's Story

Synopsis

Following on from the BAFTA-shortlisted Panorama programme Taking on the Taliban, Ben Anderson catches up with 24-year-old Lance Corporal Jack Mizon of the Queen's Company, Grenadier Guards.

Mizon was a hero in Aghanistan, in the thick of some of the fiercest fighting that left two of his fellow soldiers dead and many more seriously wounded. He was honoured for his bravery, but back home in the UK he is struggling to readjust to civilian life and has become involved in frequent fights near his Aldershot barracks.

Anderson follows his exploits for two months in Afghanistan and then back home as Jack is charged with assault and GBH, stripped of his rank, and faces the prospect of four years in a civilian prison.

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Broadcasts

1. Tue 7 Oct 2008
   21:00
   BBC Three
2. Tue 7 Oct 2008
   23:20
   BBC Three
3. Wed 15 Oct 2008
   03:25
   BBC Three
4. Thu 16 Oct 2008
   23:00
   BBC Three
5. Fri 17 Oct 2008
   02:55
   BBC Three
6. Mon 20 Oct 2008
   22:30
   BBC Three
7. Fri 24 Oct 2008
   04:05
   BBC Three
8. Wed 10 Dec 2008
   21:00
   BBC One
9. Tue 23 Dec 2008
   02:40
   BBC Three
10. Sat 27 Dec 2008
    04:10
    BBC Three