Black Ops

TV Show · Documentary · Drama

`Black Ops' brings viewers along on top-secret special ops missions. The series reveals how elite military units in different countries carry out high-risk/zero-recognition assignments. Expert testimony and dramatic re-enactments tell the inside story on each operation, including the battle against the Taj Palace terrorists in Mumbai, the hunt for Abdul Musab Al-Zarqawi, the killing of Osama bin Laden, the SAS raid in Sierra Leone, the Moscow theatre siege, and the Lufthansa hostage rescue in Mogadishu.

2012 · 50m
Starring Richard Cullen, Danny Darren
Director Phil Stein

Season 1

  • City Under Siege
    EPISODE 1
    City Under Siege
    On the 26th November 2008, India’s largest city, Mumbai, was shaken by a series of unprecedented brutal terrorist attacks. Several landmarks were hit whilst bombs blasted across the city. A young Rabbi and his pregnant wife were murdered at a Jewish centre and the iconic 5-star Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was besieged and set on fire.
    44 min
  • Night of Terror
    EPISODE 2
    Night of Terror
    On 23rd October 2002. Russia’s elite force, Spetnaz Group Alfa, face an impossible task - to rescue 800 people held hostage by Chechen gunmen and suicide bombers inside a Moscow theatre. After 72 hours, negotiations have failed and innocent lives hang in the balance. Their only hope is a daring Alfa mission.
    44 min
  • Taking Down Bin Laden
    EPISODE 3
    Taking Down Bin Laden
    An Elite force of US Navy SEALs board stealth black hawk helicopters bound for Abbottabad, Pakistan. In just over an hour, they will storm a fortified compound and attempt to capture or kill the most wanted man on earth: Osama Bin Laden. This is the story of the most daring black ops raid in recent history.
    44 min
  • Assault On Al Qaeda
    EPISODE 4
    Assault On Al Qaeda
    In April 2006, a secret Special Forces team storm a remote Iraqi desert compound in the dead of night. They are hunting for a dangerous and brutal killer: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq. Zarqawi has since been responsible for a terrifying host of bombings, beheadings, kidnappings and attacks.
    44 min
  • Operation Thunderbolt
    EPISODE 5
    Operation Thunderbolt
    A flight carrying 246 people departs from Tel Aviv, bound for Paris. When the plane makes a brief stop in Athens, 4 terrorists board and hijack the flight; re-routing it to Entebbe in Uganda. They demanded the release of 53 terrorists held in prisons around the world within 48 hours, if not they will start executing passengers.
    44 min
  • Operation Certain Death
    EPISODE 6
    Operation Certain Death
    The Royal Irish Regiment were stationed deep in the jungles of Sierra Leone, West Africa. On patrol, they are driving through a volatile area known for attacks, ambushes and kidnappings. Whilst driving, the unit takes a wrong turn and are confronted on the roadside by a notorious rebel gang; the 'West Side Boys’.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • R‌C
    Richard Cullen
    Ehud Barak
  • D‌D
    Danny Darren
    C.lead
  • P‌S
    Phil Stein
    Director

About

Black Ops

Documentary

`Black Ops' brings viewers along on top-secret special ops missions. The series reveals how elite military units in different countries carry out high-risk/zero-recognition assignments. Expert testimony and dramatic re-enactments tell the inside story on each operation, including the battle against the Taj Palace terrorists in Mumbai, the hunt for Abdul Musab Al-Zarqawi, the killing of Osama bin Laden, the SAS raid in Sierra Leone, the Moscow theatre siege, and the Lufthansa hostage rescue in Mogadishu.

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Studio
AHC
Released
2012
© 2012 Discovery Communications Inc.

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English (United Kingdom), English
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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
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  • Gambia
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