SAS Rogue Heroes viewers all have the same complaint as BBC series returns to screens - fuming 'I can't stick it!'
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War drama SAS Rogue Heroes returned to BBC One on New Year's Day. However, not all viewers were happy, with many issuing the same complaint.
Series two saw the return of cast members Jack O'Connell, 34, and Sofia Boutella, 42, but as one actor started talking, fans began complaining just minutes into the show.
The drama, from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, 65, follows rebellious Paddy Mayne (Jack) as he takes control of the SAS and attempts to prove that the regiment remains essential to the war after former leader David Stirling (Connor Swindells) is captured.
However, as Jack began to read his lines, viewers at home spotted something 'wrong' with his Northern Irish accent.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, to complain about his accent, one viewer wrote: '#SASRogueHeroes I can’t stick this. The accent is being slaughtered.'
'#SASRogueHeroes slightly weird NI accent.'; 'I'd hoped Jack O'Connell would have worked on his North Down accent. Maybe spend some time in Newtownards. Seems not... #SASRogueHeroes.';
War drama SAS Rogue Heroes returned to BBC One on New Year's Day. However, not all viewers were happy as they all issued the same complaint (Jack O'Connell pictured)
Series two saw the return of cast members Jack O'Connell, 34,(left) and Sofia Boutella, 42, (right) but as one actor started talking, fans began complaining just minutes into the show
The drama, from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, 65, follows rebellious Paddy Mayne (Jack) as he takes control of the SAS and attempts to prove that the regiment remains essential to the war after former leader David Stirling (Connor Swindells) is captured
'Wow this episode is really boring so far. Why has the Northern Irish accent turned into a weird way of spewing words. I hope it gets better, the last series was good. #RogueHeroes.'
While some viewers were not best pleased, other viewers were absolutely delighted that the show had returned and proceeded to praise the actor's performances.
One fan gushed: '#SASRogueHeroes did not disappoint wowza!!'; 'Always love Jack O'Connell in anything he's in. Came a long way since this is england #SASRogueHeroes.'
Alongside Paddy and David, a whole host of familiar faces returned to the drama including Dominic West, 55, as Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Wrangel Clarke and Theo Barklem-Biggs, 35, as Reg Seekings.
Last year Connor spoke about the challenges of filming the second series of SAS Rogue Heroes, which included losing 'a lot of weight'.
Connor, 28, said his problem-solving character was 'descending into madness' in his cell, both 'thirsty and malnourished'.
The Sex Education star said of the new show, directed by Stephen Woolfenden: 'I lost a lot of weight for this series.'
'I knew in reading the scripts I was going to have to and that was a big challenge, as it's something I've not done before.'
However, as Jack began to read his lines, viewers at home spotted something 'wrong' with his Northern Irish accent (L-R Gwilym Lee and Jack)
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to all issue the same complaint
While some viewers were not best pleased, other viewers were absolutely delighted that the show had returned
'I felt like I had to do that in order to get to this place, I had to try and live as much like David as I could.'
He added: 'To feel the hunger of "I need to get out of here". I didn't realise how helpful it was going to be to lose weight for a project like this, but it was really helpful.'
The new series is based in Sicily but filmed across 81 days in Croatia, Italy, England and Scotland.
Connor said much like his character, he had to come to terms with 'missing out on all the fun' as his cast mates were 'shooting in very wonderful conditions and I was in a cave'.
Prison set locations included an old World War Two barrack with his performance involving 'a lot of creeping around on my hands and knees' with 'a couple of rats I got the great privilege to work with in some scenes'.
He said: 'It was a challenge to shoot at times, but ultimately it's been a great joy and an honour.' Meanwhile, Jack described it as 'the best job in the world'.
The British actor said: 'You have to dig deep in this job, you're up against it,'
'It's an ambitious story and in order achieve it you have to suck it up and get on with it quite a lot, which is good because it has to be difficult; if it was too easy then it wouldn't be that much of an enjoyable drama to watch.'
Last year Connor spoke about the challenges of filming the second series of SAS Rogue Heroes , which included losing 'a lot of weight' (pictured on the second season)
Connor, 28, said his problem-solving character was 'descending into madness' in his cell, both 'thirsty and malnourished'(pictured at Sex Education season two Premiere in 2020)
'I feel that anything that has SAS in it isn't going to be cups of tea, dressing gown and slippers, sitting pretty.'
The Lady Chatterley's Lover star said 'it was a relief' to discover the cast would reprise their roles in the drama, describing Knight's script as 'banging'.
The new series also features new characters, including Bohemian Rhapsody actor Gwilym Lee, 41, starring as diplomat Bill Stirling, who comes on board to save the regiment while his younger brother David is a prisoner of war.
He said: 'I've loved being embraced by them, it's a really special job,'
'It can be tricky coming into a second series with a really established cast of actors and a great crew, as you worry about ruffling feathers or breaking into a clique, but there was none of that whatsoever.'
The star added: 'It was open arms from day one.'
The Crown star Dominic said he had not seen Lee since he performed alongside him in a production of Shakespeare's Othello a decade ago.
The Sex Education star said of the new show, directed by Stephen Woolfenden: 'I lost a lot of weight for this series,' (pictured 2022)
Adapted from Ben Macintyre's best-selling book, the series offers a dramatised account of how the SAS was formed during the Second World War, having been granted access to secret SAS archives.
Knight said: 'The fact is that the true story of the SAS is a piece of drama better than anyone in fiction could invent.'
'The characters are beyond belief but, in the majority of cases in the series, they're real.'
The second season of SAS Rogue Heroes continues on BBC One at 9pm on January 2 and is available to stream on iPlayer.
