“Would you risk your life for a dying empire?”
Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families deal with the challenges of politics, love and war in British-controlled Aden.
1 season · 6 episodes
S1 E1The New Man
Oct 1, 201759 min
Captain Joe Martin arrives in Aden with his wife Honor to replace the outgoing and much-loved Captain Nick Page of the Royal Military Police.
S1 E2Starfish
Oct 8, 201759 min
Led by Major Harry Markham, the Royal Military Police assist special forces on a dangerous mission. Mary Markham experiences complications with her baby's birth, and Alison Laithwaite introduces Honor to the BP Club.
S1 E3Above Thy Deep and Dreamless Sleep
Oct 15, 201759 min
Captain Joe Martin meets with American journalist Martha Franklin to demand that she hand over incriminating evidence. Christmas celebrations at the Royal Military Police base are cut short by a shocking discovery.
S1 E4The CO's Boy
Oct 22, 201759 min
The RMP begin their desperate search. Tilbrook takes Markham to visit an important prisoner. Alison can't go on with her pregnancy. Alison confides in Honor about her affair. Ed receives intelligence that leads him into danger.
S1 E5Precious Cargo
Oct 29, 201759 min
The NLF demand a swap. Alison watches over Ed, conflicted about their marriage. Honor confronts Martha. Yusra gets a coded message to Armstrong. Joe disobeys orders.
S1 E6The Bigger Picture
Nov 5, 201759 min
Joe's future in the army hangs in the balance. Armstrong fears for Yusra's safety. Honor is devastated by Joe's secret past. Markham struggles between duty and his own moral compass.
Jessie Buckley
Honor Martin
Stephen Campbell Moore
Lieutenant Ed Laithwaite
Amanda Drew
Mary Markham
Ben Miles
Major Harry Markham
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Captain Joe Martin
Jessica Raine
Alison Laithwaite
Ouidad Elma
Yusra Saeed
Louis Greatorex
Lance Corporal Paul Stoneham
Tom Glynn-Carney
Lance Corporal Tony Armstrong
Chris Reilly
Sergeant Alex Baxter
Toby Woolf
George Markham
Kevin Sutton
Corporal Israel Orchover
