SAS: Who Dares Wins has made household names of the show’s extremely firm officer team, including Jason “Foxy” Fox, Mark “Billy” Billingham and Ant Middleton.
And now it’s time for brand new DS, Melvyn Downes, to have his much-deserved moment in the spotlight, as the Iraq veteran takes over from departing officer Ollie Ollerton for the brand new series.
OK! caught up with Melvyn, 56, ahead of his on-screen debut this Sunday (9 May) to chat about why he’d never watched the show before taking on the role, his military past and how the punishing challenges the recruits face even left him shocked.
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