My dad rang me last Sunday night, buzzing about the SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 finale. He says, “They can’t leave it there, can they?” I had just finished watching it myself, and honestly, I was contemplating the same idea.
The good news? Steven Knight’s already confirmed there’s more coming. The bad news? We’re going to be waiting a while for SAS Rogue Heroes season 3.
What We Actually Know (Which Isn’t Much)
Steven Knight has been discussing SAS Rogue Heroes series 3 in interviews. You know, hint, hint, like he does. The man loves an air of mystery around him; he probably learned it from all those years writing Peaky Blinders.
He’s essentially said, “Yeah, there’s more coming,” without giving us a hint as to when. Typical, really. My cousin works for the BBC and she doesn’t know what’s going on. “They’re so secret about everything now,” she said to me last month.
Season 2 just ended in January. Hot off the press, that one. So are we not really looking at anything dropping next week, if you know what I mean?
The Waiting Game Begins
And this is what is really bugging me; they left it on a good cliffhanger. Paddy Mayne and the lads parachuting into France on D-Day? Come on, mate. You can’t just leave it off like that and then disappear for two years.
My mate Pete’s been banging on about it all week. “It’s like when they cancelled The A-Team,” he says. Pete is 65 and still bitter about telly shows from the 80s. Fair play to him.
But seriously, if Knight thinks he can sneak away now, he’s got another thing coming. The fans aren’t having it. Twitter’s going mental. Facebook groups are going wild. I’ve witnessed grown men crying in the comment section.
What Knight Actually Said
The bloke has been quoted about taking the story “to the end of the war and beyond.” Sounds good, doesn’t it? Plenty of material there. D-Day, the advance across Europe, and potentially some post-war stuff.
My grandfather had told stories about coming home from the war. “Nobody wanted to hear anything about it,” he would say. “Just expected you to get back to normal.” That could be some proper good television if Knight plays it right.
But when? That’s the million-dollar question. Knight’s working on 15 different projects at once. The man’s a machine, but he’s no superhuman.
The Cast Situation
Jack O’Connell is riveting as Paddy Mayne. Proper casting, that. Connor Swindells as well; they have this chemistry that just fits. You think they are in fact mates who’d die for one another.
Met a woman at the pub quiz who’d worked on the show. “Lovely lads,” she said. “Really committed to getting it right. O’Connell was asking historians questions between takes.”
But will all of them be back for SAS Rogue Heroes season 3? Money talks in telly land. The guy could get a job in a Marvel movie or something. Then we’re stuffed.
Why I’m Getting Impatient
Look, I get it. Good telly takes time. But we’ve had two glorious seasons. The show’s got proper momentum. Don’t blow it by being too slow. My mate works in television (not glamorous, just cameras). He thinks it’ll be at least 18 months before we see anything new. They haven’t even begun writing,” he said to me. “And Knight’s a perfectionist about everything.”
Perfectionist or not, some of us have been following this story since day one. We deserve better than vague promises and “maybe next year.”
What Should Happen in Season 3
D-Day’s the obvious starting point. But I want to see what happens next. How do these lads cope when the guns fall silent? What does normal life look like after years of jumping out of planes behind enemy lines?
My dad has a theory about everything. “They should be shown setting up the modern SAS,” he says. “And that’s where the real story is.” He might have a point. The shift from wartime units to special forces for peacetime purposes would make for a fascinating film.
And there’s so much actual history they have not touched yet. The SAS did some mental stuff in those final months of the war. Knight’s got material for years if he wants it.
The BBC’s Role in All This
The BBC commissioned season 2 pretty quickly after season 1. That’s usually a good sign. But commissioning season 3? That’s taking its sweet time, isn’t it?
Budget’s probably an issue. This show’s not cheap to make. All those period vehicles, locations, and costumes. My brother-in-law works in film, and he’s always going on about how expensive period dramas are.
But come on, BBC. The show’s a hit. People love it. Stop mucking about and give us what we want.
My Honest Opinion
Steven Knight’s a genius. No argument there. Peaky Blinders proved that. But he’s also got a habit of keeping fans waiting. Remember the gaps between Peaky seasons? Torture, that was.
SAS Rogue Heroes deserves better treatment. It’s too wonderful to mess about with. The cast is perfect, the writing’s spot-on, and there’s genuine audience demand.
If Knight’s smart, and he is, he’ll get season 3 into production sharpish. Strike while the iron’s hot, as my gran used to say.
What Happens Next?
Your guess is as good as mine. Knight’s keeping quiet. The BBC’s saying nothing official. The cast is probably sworn to secrecy.
Meanwhile, fans like me and my dad are going spare waiting for news. Any news. A casting announcement. A filming location. Something to get excited about.
My prediction? We’ll hear something official by summer. Filming might start in autumn if we’re lucky. SAS Rogue Heroes season 3 is hitting our screens sometime in 2026.
That’s a long time to wait when you’ve just watched Paddy Mayne disappear into occupied France. But what choice do we have?
Knight better not be winding us up. There’s only so much a man can take.
The Bottom Line
Season 3’s coming. Eventually. How long we have to wait depends on Knight, the BBC, and probably a dozen other factors we’ll never hear about.
All I know is that my Sunday nights feel empty without new episodes. And my dad’s driving me mental, asking for updates every five minutes.
Come on, Steven. Put us out of our misery. Give us a date. Something to look forward to. The SAS didn’t give up when things got tough. Neither should we.
But this waiting’s doing my head in.
