SS-GB season 2: Will there be a second series? How was the ending different to the book?

Will SS-GB return for season 2? Season one ended with several loose ends and the fates of the main characters unclear. It was revealed that the plot to save the King was a trap designed to capture the Resistance. Archer (Sam Riley) escaped from the Germans with the atomic bomb plans hidden in a cigar […]

SS-GB viewers SLAM 'weak ending' in final episode: ‘That was disappointing’

The BBC One series that is set in an alternative reality in 1941 and imagines the United Kingdom being occupied by Nazi Germany after losing the Battle of Britain, finished with more questions than answers. The five-part drama – that is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Len Deighton – appeared […]

SS-GB fans in hysterics as BBC drama strays into Carry On Adolf and 'Allo 'Allo territory

In tonight’s episode, Archer (played by Sam Riley) made finding missing atomic bomb documents his main priority, frantically trying to track down the elusive Dr John Spode. However, viewers could not watch the serious drama without thinking of British comedies around the same theme. One viewer laughed: “Kind of waiting for this German commander to […]

SS-GB: Kate Bosworth to strip off again for another risque scene with co-star Sam Riley

The Hollywood star has earned an army of admirers while showing off her incredible figure during a succession of risque scenes in the popular BBC Sunday night show.  And fans of the thriller will not be disappointed as things get steamy once again during the third instalment of the hit BBC mini series about a […]

SS-GB: Viewers OUTRAGED at BBC sound team as they struggle to hear actor's dialogue

Those watching the first episode of the BBC show quickly switched off after complaining about the poor sound quality and “mumbling” actors. The drama series, based on the novel by Len Deighton, is set in an alternative 1941 where the Germans have won the Battle of Britain.  Detective Douglas Archer (played by Sam Riley) found […]

SS-GB: BBC make huge blunder after using WRONG spitfire in WW2 drama

The BBC drama series is based on the 1978 novel SS-GB by Len Deighton and set in London in 1941 after the Germans have won the Battle of Britain.  Flying over the city was a spitfire Mk IX – but, eagle-eyed viewers noted that this plane was not introduced until 1943. History buffs instantly took […]

Producers on new BBC One drama SS-GB: We didn’t want it to be a big CGI show

BBC SS-GB, tonight, 9pm, BBC One A Spitfire flies low over the roofs of Whitehall, landing in The Mall outside Buckingham Palace. Its pilot is greeted by a Nazi soldier; later in the scene we see a bomb-damaged Buckingham Palace surrounded by Swastikas and German propaganda posters. This is the frankly jaw-dropping opening scene of […]

SS-GB star Sam Riley: ‘Grandad’s time in the trenches made me’

The 37-year-old, who plays Douglas Archer in the Second World War drama, fell in love with acting as a working-class boy at Uppingham School in Rutland. He explained: “My great grandfather was a regular fellow who was very enamoured by his officers in the trenches during the First World War. “He promised himself that if […]

James Bond news: SS-GB lead Sam Riley was almost the NEW 007 but ducked out and here’s why

As Bond producers wait to hear whether Daniel Craig will be up for another 007 adventure or not, speculation surrounding a replacement has been rife. Now it turns out that SS-GB lead Riley was hotly tipped to be the new James Bond. The news came ten years ago after he starred in Joy Division biopic […]