Was SAS: Rogue Heroes’ Paddy Mayne gay? The truth behind the hit BBC war series

The BBC’s critically acclaimed drama SAS: Rogue Heroes is back for season two on BBC One and iPlayer, with lieutenant colonel Paddy Mayne taking centre stage.

Based on the true story of the formation of the Special Air Service (SAS) and the elite unit’s exploits in the WWII, season two began with lieutenant David Stirling, played by Sex Education star Connor Swindells, as a prisoner of war in Italy.

Cantankerous live-wire Mayne (Unbroken and Skins favourite Jack O’Connell) was left to spearhead the next essential operation, in southern Italy.

While the new season continued to explore the trauma Mayne endured, from the capture of his good friend Stirling, to the death of his father, his method of dealing with it remained the same. During season one of Steven Knight’s (Peaky

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