Ambushed

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Our War, Series 1 Episode 1 of 3

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

This opening part of the series tells the story of a close-knit group of friends from 3 Platoon, 1st Battalion Royal Anglian regiment, who were sent to Helmand province in 2007. For most of them it was their first experience of war. The whole tour was filmed on a helmet camera by the platoon's sergeant, who captured the moment when one of his men, 19-year-old Private Chris Gray, was killed in a Taliban ambush. The film explores the effects of his death on both his mates in the platoon and his family back in the UK.

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    Former army lieutenant Bjorn Rose on dealing with the loss of a colleague in Afghanistan: "After Chris was killed, while still on tour, I decided to write to Chris' mum, Helen. While my training had not covered the writing of 'death letters', I felt it my duty to do so."

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Credits

Narrator
Shaun Dooley
Director
Bruce Goodison
Producer
Bruce Goodison
Executive Producer
Colin Barr

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