This WWII drama highlights the surprising queer history in an elite commando force

Image Credit: ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes,’ BBC One

The hit British historical drama SAS: Rogue Heroes returns for season two this month, and if the WWII-set series based on real events wasn’t already on your radar, well, you’d be forgiven. It’s not exactly standard fare for the gay group chat…

However, there are some surprising hints of queerness lurking just beneath the surface of the series’ gritty action and masculine bravado, which may even be based in some historical truth, believe it or not, so let’s get into it!

From Steven Knight (the creator of Peaky Blinders and, oddly enough, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?), SAS: Rogue Heroes is the origin story of the British Army’s Special Air Services (a.k.a. SAS), a special commando unit

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