| FishLoveHam/Our Girl | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 10 October 2017 – 24 July 2018 |
| Series chronology | |
Production
October
Harp, Justin (5 October 2016). "Michelle Keegan will return for more wartime drama in Our Girl series 3". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
Lazarus, Susanna (6 October 2016). "Our Girl creator Tony Grounds reveals his plans for series three". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
Fitzpatrick, Katie (6 October 2016). "Our Girl: Michelle Keegan will be back for series three - and fans demand return of Elvis". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
Lewis, Anna (6 October 2016). "HELLZ YEAH! Our Girl WILL be back for a third series". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
Cast
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] | ||||||
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| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 1" | Tim Fywell | Tony Grounds | 10 October 2017 | 6.30 | ||||||
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2 Section are deployed on a humanitarian mission to Nepal after an earthquake, where newly promoted Georgie has her patience tested by a new recruit, Private Maisie Richards. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 2" | Tim Fywell | Tony Grounds | 17 October 2017 | 5.73 | ||||||
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When some children, including Tara, are abducted from the village, Georgie leads a rescue mission to Kathmandu, where her relationship with Milan blossoms. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 3" | Jon Wright | Amy Roberts & Loren Mclaughlan | 24 October 2017 | 5.51 | ||||||
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2 Section are in Afghanistan on a covert mission deep in the heart of the country. Georgie and Elvis are thrown together in some extreme circumstances, while Maisie begins to suspect something about Captain James' mate and fellow soldier, Captain Azizi. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 4" | Jon Wright | Tony Grounds | 31 October 2017 | 5.36 | ||||||
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An exhausted 2 Section retreat to Kabul only to be ordered to support Elvis in a final mission to capture Omar. Following Captain Azizi's death, Captain James struggles to come to terms with the point of British involvement in Afghanistan. Romance between Elvis and Georgie is in the air, but is grounded due to an unexpected turn of events. | ||||||||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Nigeria Tour: Episode 1" | Rob Evans | Tony Grounds | 5 June 2018 | 5.00 | ||||||
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Georgie throws herself into her work training Nigerian forces in the fight against Boko Haram, only to find herself pitched headlong into danger. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Nigeria Tour: Episode 2" | Rob Evans | Tony Grounds | 12 June 2018 | 4.73 | ||||||
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Georgie and the others must wait bravely as the ruthless Boko Haram rebels beat the Nigerian military members of their group. With their fate seemingly teetering on a knife edge, they are shocked when they discover that the local crime boss is in fact an undercover special forces operative. As he relays a plan to them, back at base Captain James is equally shocked to discover that the mercenary is also one of the undercover SF unit named Bones, and is an old acquaintance from Sandhurst - someone with whom he has history. As Georgie and the others are freed in a stunning operation, 2 Section and special forces work on recovering the beaten and imprisoned Nigerian military medic, trading him for the rebel leader's son who has been detained by 2 Section. A tense stand-off ensues, with the rebels booby-trapping the prisoners. Will they all make it out alive? | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Belize Tour: Episode 1" | Noreen Kershaw | Tony Grounds | 19 June 2018 | 5.32 | ||||||
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Recovering after the ordeals of both Afghanistan and Nigeria, Georgie and 2 Section find themselves in Belize for a jungle training exercise and hopefully some much-needed R&R. But when Georgie learns that James has seemingly criticised her in a report into Elvis's death, she becomes angry and distant. Wanting to prove herself a capable leader on the training exercise, she leads a team against James to settle a score, but is forced to step up when events take a turn for the worse. 2 Section retreat back to base to raise the alarm, while Georgie and James must work together to evade the wrath of a lethal drug gang who are operating nearby. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Belize Tour: Episode 2" | Noreen Kershaw | Tony Grounds | 26 June 2018 | 5.42 | ||||||
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With the training exercise now having become a fully fledged rescue mission, Georgie and James are compelled to use every ounce of cunning and training to evade capture while they wait to be rescued. As Bones and his special forces unit lead the effort to rescue them without attracting unwanted attention, Georgie and James, helped by local teenager Ezra, must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. As well as evading capture, Georgie and James must also re-evaluate their professional relationship after James makes a stunning confession - a confession that not only forces Georgie to re-examine their relationship, but also forces James to ask if army life is still for him. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 1" | Brian Grant | Tony Grounds | 4 July 2018[a] | 4.18 | ||||||
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Six months on from Captain James's accident and 2 Section find themselves under the brutal command of the recently demoted Bones. Keen to toughen them up, he also wants to show the brigadier he's capable of leadership. They get to work in a refugee camp run by Barsha Chowdhrey, the wife of the local police chief. Inspector Chowdhrey is known for his hatred of the corruption in the region and at a gala held for the Brigadier, he becomes the target of an assassination attempt. 2 Section are forced to act. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 2" | Brian Grant | Kelly Jones | 17 July 2018[b] | 4.65 | ||||||
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2 Section have the camp on lockdown as Inspector Chowdhrey explains that the refugee route might be being exploited by yaba dealers, a local drug coming over the border from Myanmar. When Georgie meets Maya, a sex worker and yaba addict who is being treated at the clinic, she starts investigations of her own. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 11 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 3" | Sarah O'Gorman | Tony Grounds | 23 July 2018[c] | 4.47 | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 4" | Sarah O'Gorman | Tony Grounds | 24 July 2018 | 4.67 | ||||||
References
Series 3
Category:2017 British television seasons
Category:2018 British television seasons
Category:Split television seasons
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