Introduction
Bluestone 42 was a comedy drama series about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick, first broadcast on 05 March 2013 on BBC Three.
Filmed in South Africa, the show focuses on the camaraderie between the soldiers, situational comedy, bureaucracy, conflicts of interests and relationships, and is contrasted with the deadly situations the soldiers are required to defuse. The show’s name refers to the unit’s call-sign, and is rendered verbally as “Bluestone Four-Two.”
The third and final series began on 09 March 2015 and ended on 13 April 2015. In July 2015, writers Cary and Hurst confirmed the show would not return for a fourth series. They cited BBC Three’s impending move to online, and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan as contributing towards the show having ‘run its course.’
Outline of Series 03, Episode 06
As the team prepare to leave Afghanistan for good, Simon is devastated to find out that he will not be receiving a medal after all. This news sends him over the edge and during the team’s last op to destroy a downed US drone, he performs an act of valour which saves everyone’s life – exclaiming that if he was killed, at least he would get a medal! Simon then go’s AWOL and as the rest of the team departs in a Chinook, he is hiding out in a cave in a delusional state.
Bluestone 42 Series
- Series 01:
- Christmas Special.
- Series 02:
- Series 03:
Trivia & Goofs
- The series was filmed in one location at Groot Drankensburg in Franschoek, South Africa.
Production & Filming Details
- Writers: Richard Hurst and James Cary.
- Producers: Stephen McCrum and Michelle Farr.
- Music: Vince Pope.
- Production: BBC.
- Distributor: BBC Three.
- Release Date: 13 April 2015 (UK).
- Running time: 30 minutes.
- Country: UK.
- Language: English.
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