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{{Short description|2015 British reality television series}}
{{About||other film and TV series of the same name|Who Dares Wins (disambiguation)#Film and TV|the Australian version|SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image                    = 
| genre                    = [[Reality television]]
| producer                 = Phil Turner<br />Freddie Foss-Smith
| editor                   = Joss Maines
| writer                   = 
| narrated                 = [[Shaun Dooley]]
| starring                 = [[Ant Middleton]] (2015–21)<br />[[Jason Fox]] (2015–)<br />Matthew Ollerton (2015–20)<br />Mark Billingham (2016–)<br />Jay Morton (2020)<br />Colin Maclachlan (2015)<br />Melvyn Downes (2021)<br />Anthony Stazicker (2021)<br />[[Rudy Reyes (actor)|Rudy Reyes]] (2022–)<br />Remi Adeleke (2022)<br />Chris Oliver (2023–)
| country                  = United Kingdom
| language                 = English
| composer                 = 
| runtime                  = 60 minutes
| company                  = Minnow Films
| network                  = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired              = {{Start date|2015|10|19|df=y}}
| last_aired               = {{End date|2023|02|21|df=y}}
| first_aired2             = {{Start date|2019|04|07|df=y}}
| last_aired2              = present
| num_series               = 8 (regular)<br />6 (celebrity)
| num_episodes             = 45 (regular)<br />39 (celebrity)
| list_episodes            =
}}

'''''SAS: Who Dares Wins''''' is a reality quasi-military training television programme broadcast by [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]] since 19 October 2015.<ref name="Channel4">{{cite web |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/sas-who-dares-wins/episode-guide/series-4 |title=SAS: Who Dares Wins |website=channel4.com |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> There have been eight main series and six celebrity spin-off series.<ref name="Channel4"/>

==Format==
The show pits contestants against harsh environments all around the world in a shortened two-week long training course that is designed to replicate a number of elements of the actual [[United Kingdom Special Forces Selection|United Kingdom Special Forces selection course]]; a notoriously difficult programme that has been known to claim the lives of those who take it on, although the training has been modified to prevent fatalities.<ref name="Health">{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Edward |date=11 January 2019 |url=https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/lifestyle/a25845115/sas-who-dares-wins-ant-middleton-jason-fox/ |title=5 Reasons We Love SAS: Who Dares Wins |website=menshealth.com/uk/ |publisher=[[Men's Health]] |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> The show's Directing Staff take the recruits through hostile and unforgiving warfare environments, while testing their mental and physical ability through a series of tests. Unlike many reality competition series, there are no formal elimination points; instead, contestants may be culled by the DS, voluntarily withdraw, or be medically withdrawn at any point prior to completion.<ref name="Health"/>

==History==
The fourth series, which aired in early 2019, allowed female recruits to take part for the first time, in line with the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]'s announcement that Special Forces selection would be open to women.<ref name="HouseKeeping">{{cite web |last=Sutton |first=Megan |date=January 1, 2019 |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a25745424/sas-who-dares-wins-women-recruits/ |title=SAS: Who Dares Wins is back this week – with a major difference |website=goodhousekeeping.com |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> The fifth series proper aired in January and February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Helen |date=January 14, 2020 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-14/sas-who-dares-wins-2020/ |title=When is SAS: Who Dares Wins back on? |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Cast==
The original Chief Instructor was [[Ant Middleton]], who is an ex-[[United Kingdom Special Forces]] operator serving in the [[Special Boat Service]].<ref name="RadioTimes1">{{cite web |last=Bond |first=Kimberley |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-04-07/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-2019-stand-up-to-cancer-channel-4/ |title=What time is Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on TV? Who stars in it? What can we expect? |website=radiotimes.com |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>  He was dismissed from the show by [[Channel 4]] in 2021 over his 'personal conduct'.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jefferies|first1=Mark|last2=Gibbons|first2=Lottie|date=2021-03-01|title=Ant Middleton dropped by Channel 4 over his 'personal conduct'|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/ant-middleton-dropped-channel-4-19943325|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref> In October 2021, former [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|United States Recon Marine]] [[Rudy Reyes (actor)|Rudy Reyes]] was announced as the series's new Chief Instructor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/29/sas-who-dares-wins-introduces-ant-middleton-replacement-in-2022-first-look-15501180/|title=SAS: Who Dares Wins introduces Ant Middleton replacement in first look at 2022 series|website=metro.co.uk|date=29 October 2021 |accessdate=5 September 2022}}</ref> The other Directing Staff (DS) instructors are: Jason 'Foxy' Fox, a former [[Special Boat Service|SBS]] operator;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/sas-who-dares-wins-2021-instructors/|title=Meet the instructors of SAS: Who Dares Wins 2022|website=radiotimes.com|accessdate=10 October 2022}}</ref> Mark 'Billy' Billingham, an ex-[[Special Air Service|SAS]] [[Sergeant Major]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/whats-on/whats-on-news/sas-sniper-tv-star-mark-16748299|title=SAS sniper and TV star Mark Billingham coming to Burnley|website=lancs.live|date=14 August 2019 |accessdate=10 October 2022}}</ref> and veteran [[Navy SEAL]] [[Senior Chief]] Remi Adeleke who left in 2022, after appearing in that year's civilian and celebrity series.<ref>{{cite book|title=Transformed|id={{ASIN|0785219765|country=uk}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/breaking-remi-adeleke-sas-quit-28236491|title=Celebrity SAS fans devastated as Remi Adeleke quits show: 'I won't be returning'|website=ok.co.uk|date=16 October 2022 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>

Series 8 saw the contestants tested in the jungle of Thung Ui, north [[Vietnam]], and Mark 'Billy' Billingham as the Chief Instructor because of his extensive jungle warfare training. Joining the Directing Staff is Chris Oliver, a former [[Royal Marine]] [[Mountain Leader Training Cadre|Mountain Leader]] and ex-[[Special Boat Service]] operator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/sas-who-dares-wins-takes-vietnamese-jungle-toughest-series-yet|title=SAS: Who Dares Wins Takes On Vietnamese Jungle In Toughest Series Yet|website=channel4.com/press|access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12%;" | Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" | Position
! scope="col" colspan="8" style="width:12%;" | Civilian series
! scope="col" colspan="9" style="width:12%;" | Celebrity series
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 1 (2015)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 2 (2016)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 3 (2018)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 4 (2019)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 5 (2020)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 6 (2021)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 7 (2022)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 8 (2023)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 1 (2019)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 2 (2020)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 3 (2021)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 4 (2022)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 5 (2023)
! scope="col" style="width:2%;" | 6 (2024)
|-
| scope="row" | [[Jason Fox|Jason "Foxy" Fox]]
| Directing Staff (1–)
| colspan="8" {{cMain}}
| colspan="6" {{cMain}}
|-
| scope="row" | Mark "Billy" Billingham
| Directing Staff (2–7)<br />Chief Instructor (8–)
| colspan="1" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="7" {{cMain}}
| colspan="6" {{cMain}}
|-
| scope="row" | Remi Adeleke
| Directing Staff (7)
| colspan="6" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="1" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="2" {{N/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Rudy Reyes (actor)|Rudy Reyes]]
| Chief Instructor (7)<br /> Directing Staff (8–)
| colspan="6" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="2" {{cMain}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="3" {{cMain}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Ant Middleton]]
| Chief Instructor (1–6)
| colspan="6" {{cMain}}
| colspan="2" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="3" {{cMain}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton
| Directing Staff (1–5)
| colspan="5" {{cMain}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="2" {{cMain}}
| colspan="4" {{N/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Colin Maclachlan
| Directing Staff (1)
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="7" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="6" {{N/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Jay Morton
| Directing Staff
| colspan="4" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{Guest}}
| colspan="3" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="4" {{N/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Melvyn Downes
| Directing Staff (6)
| colspan="5" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="2" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="3" {{N/A|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Anthony Stazicker
| Directing Staff
| colspan="5" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{Guest}}
| colspan="2" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="3" {{N/A|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Chris Oliver
| Directing Staff (8–)
| colspan="7" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
| colspan="4"{{N/a|}}
| colspan="6"{{cMain}}
|-
| scope="row" | Dr. Alia Bojilova 
| Psychologist<br>(Celebrity series 6–)
| colspan="8" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="5" {{N/a|}}
| colspan="1" {{cMain}}
|}

==Regular series==
The original series, featuring regular civilians, was airing from 2015 to 2023. After the eighth series concluded, it was reported that the regular series was 'shelved' indefinitely, because [[Channel 4]] wanted to focus more to the Celebrity version.<ref name="shelved">{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/sas-who-dares-wins-cancelled-newsupdate/|title=SAS: Who Dares Wins cancelled but good news for celeb spin-off|website=Radio Times}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Location
|-
| '''1''' || 19 October 2015 || 16 November 2015 || 5 || Wales
|-
| '''2''' || 17 October 2016 || 14 November 2016 || 5 || Ecuador
|- 
| '''3''' || 7 January 2018 || 4 February 2018 || 5 || Morocco
|-
| '''4''' || 6 January 2019 || 10 February 2019 || 6 || Chile
|-
| '''5''' || 5 January 2020 || 9 February 2020 || 6 || Scotland
|-
| '''6''' || 9 May 2021 || 14 June 2021 || 6 || Scotland
|-
| '''7''' || 10 April 2022 || 15 May 2022 || 6 || Jordan
|-
| '''8''' || 23 January 2023 || 21 February 2023 || 6 || Vietnam
|}

===Winners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series
! Winners
|-
! 1
| Freddie Iron and Ryan Roddy<ref name="Winners">{{Cite web|last=Mustafa|first=Filiz|date=11 February 2020|title=SAS Who Dares Wins: Where are they now? Winners from 2015-2020!|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/sas-who-dares-wins-where-are-they-now-winners-from-2015-2020|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 November 2020|website=Reality Titbit|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! 2
| Moses Adeyemi<ref name="Winners" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Westbrook|first=Caroline|date=20 January 2019|title=What does the winner of SAS: Who Dares Wins get?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/20/winner-sas-dares-wins-get-8325335/|access-date=27 November 2020|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! 3
| Jonathan Davis and Matt Sallis<ref name="Winners" />
|-
! 4
| Mark Peart, Louise McCullough and Milo Mackin<ref name="Winners" />
|-
! 5
| James Priestley and Chris O<ref name="Winners" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Eve|date=10 February 2020|title=SAS Who Dares Wins 2020: James Priestley defies gangster past to complete The Sickener and Drownproofing|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/sas-who-dares-wins/sas-who-dares-wins-2020-james-priestley-defies-gangster-past-to-complete-the-sickener-and-drownproofing|access-date=27 November 2020|website=Reality Titbit|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 February 2020|title=Winner Of SAS: Who Dares Wins Speaks About His 'Gangster Family'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0840prl|access-date=27 November 2020|website=BBC}}</ref>
|-
! 6
| Connor Smyth and Kieran Lang
|-
! 7
| Shylla Duhaney and Paige Zima<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/15/sas-who-dares-wins-two-recruits-pass-after-all-female-final-four-16647603/|title=SAS: Who Dares Wins: Two recruits pass selection after first ever all female final four|website=metro.co.uk|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
! 8
| Grant, Hilary and Joshua<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/21/sas-who-dares-wins-finalists-hilary-grant-and-josh-on-winning-18324985/|title=SAS: Who Dares Wins recruits open up on feeling 'superhuman' after successfully finishing brutal course|website=metro.co.uk|date=22 February 2023 |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Celebrity series==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes !! Location
|-
| '''1''' || 7 April 2019 || 5 May 2019 || 5 || Chile
|-
| '''2''' || 20 April 2020 || 25 May 2020 || 6 || Scotland
|-
| '''3''' || 29 August 2021 || 3 October 2021 || 6 || Scotland
|-
| '''4''' || 4 September 2022 || 16 October 2022 || 7 || Jordan
|-
| '''5''' || 26 September 2023 || 5 November 2023 || 7 || Vietnam
|-
| '''6''' || 22 September 2024 || 14 October 2024 || 8 || New Zealand
|}

=== Winners ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series
! Winners
|-
! 1
| [[Wayne Bridge]]
|-
! 2
| [[Lauren Steadman]] and [[Rudimental|DJ Locksmith]]
|-
! 3
| [[Alexandra Burke]], [[Aled Davies (field athlete)|Aled Davies]] and [[Wes Nelson]]
|-
! 4
| [[Calum Best]], [[Ferne McCann]], [[AJ Pritchard]] and [[Maisie Smith]]
|-
! 5
| [[Gareth Gates]]
|-
! 6
| [[Georgia Harrison]] and [[Lani Daniels]]
|-
|}

=== Series 1 (2019) ===
In April 2019, a special series in which all of the recruits were celebrities was aired as ''Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins'', for [[Stand Up to Cancer (UK)|''Stand Up to Cancer'' UK]].<ref name="RadioTimes1"/> Among the celebrity recruits were [[Victoria Pendleton]],<ref name="Pendleton">{{cite web |date=April 24, 2019 |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/news/victoria-pendleton-says-celebrity-sas-like-therapy-1192418.html |title=Victoria Pendleton says Celebrity SAS was 'like therapy' |website=femalefirst.co.uk |publisher=FemaleFirst |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> [[Ben Foden]], [[Heather Fisher]], [[AJ Odudu]], [[Jeff Brazier]], [[Wayne Bridge]], [[Sam Thompson (TV personality)|Sam Thompson]], [[Andrea McLean]], [[Jeremy Irvine]], [[Dev (DJ)|Dev]], [[Louise Mensch]] and Camilla Thurlow (''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'').<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yaqoob |first1=Janine |last2=Begley |first2=Katie |date=March 30, 2019 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/sas-who-dares-wins-star-14209802 |title=SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ben Foden says show helped him deal with his divorce |website=mirror.co.uk |publisher=[[Daily Mirror]] |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Unlike previous series, this celebrity version was filmed in the [[Andes Mountains]] in Chile.<ref name="RadioTimes1"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| [[Louise Mensch]]
| Blogger, novelist & former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (1)
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| [[Dev (DJ)|Dev]]
| [[BBC Radio 1]] presenter
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (4)
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[Jeff Brazier]]
| Television presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| [[Andrea McLean]]
| Former ''[[Loose Women]]'' panellist
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (2)
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| [[Victoria Pendleton]]
| Former Olympic track cyclist
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| [[Jeremy Irvine]]
| Actor
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| Camilla Thurlow
| ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' finalist & humanitarian worker
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (3)
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| [[Wayne Bridge]]
| Former [[Premier League]] footballer
! {{won|Passed}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| [[Ben Foden]]
| [[England national rugby union team|England]] rugby union player
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| [[Heather Fisher]]
| Rugby union and rugby sevens player
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| [[AJ Odudu]]
| Television presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (5)
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| [[Sam Thompson (TV personality)|Sam Thompson]]
| Television & radio personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (5)
|-
|}

=== Series 2 (2020) ===
A second celebrity series began airing on Monday 20 April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Gerrard |date=20 April 2020 |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/whats-on-tv-tonight-guide-listings-celebrities-ant-middleton-sas-who-dares-wins-2543203 |title=What's on TV tonight: Celebs put themselves through Ant Middleton's training on SAS: Who Dares Wins |website=inews.co.uk |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> Among the celebrity recruits were: [[Katie Price]], [[Joey Essex]], [[Anthea Turner]], [[Helen Skelton]], [[Brendan Cole]], [[John Fashanu]], [[Nikki Sanderson]], Jack Maynard ([[YouTube]] star), [[Lauren Steadman]], Locksmith (DJ of [[Rudimental]]), [[Tony Bellew]] and [[Yasmin Evans]]. This series was filmed on the island of [[Raasay]] in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/52329793|title=SAS Who Dares Wins: Tony Bellew on a journey of pain, tears and discovery|work=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| [[Joey Essex]] 
| Former ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| [[Brendan Cole]]
| Former ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' professional
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (4)
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[Katie Price]]
| Model, media & TV personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (2)
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| [[John Fashanu]]
| Former [[England national football team|England]] footballer & television presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (3)
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| [[Anthea Turner]]
| Television presenter
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (2)
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| Locksmith
| DJ of [[Rudimental]]
! {{won|Passed}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| [[Lauren Steadman]]
| Paralympic athlete
! {{won|Passed}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| [[Nikki Sanderson]]
| Actress
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| Jack Maynard
| [[YouTube]] personality & DJ
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn}} (2)
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| [[Helen Skelton]]
| Television presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| [[Tony Bellew]]
| Former professional boxer
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (6)
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| [[Yasmin Evans]]
| Radio & television presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled}} (4)
|-
|}

=== Series 3 (2021) ===
A third celebrity series began airing on 29 August 2021. Among the celebrity recruits were: [[Ulrika Jonsson]], [[Kerry Katona]], [[Alexandra Burke]], [[Wes Nelson]], [[James Cracknell]], [[Shanaze Reade]], [[Ore Oduba]], [[Aled Davies (field athlete)|Aled Davies]], [[Vicky Pattison]], [[Saira Khan]], [[Kieron Dyer]] and [[Jake Quickenden]]. The series was filmed on the island of [[Raasay]] in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a37364488/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-2021-lineup/|title=Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2021 announces Strictly and Loose Women stars|date=21 August 2021|website=Digital Spy}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! 7
| [[Alexandra Burke]]
| Singer, songwriter & actress
! {{won|Passed (6)}}
|-
! 8
| [[Aled Davies (field athlete)|Aled Davies]]
| Paralympic athlete
! {{won|Passed (6)}}
|-
! 9
| [[Wes Nelson]]
| Singer & television personality
! {{won|Passed (6)}}
|-
! 2
| [[Ore Oduba]]
| Television & radio presenter
! {{eliminated|Culled (6)}}
|-
! 6
| [[James Cracknell]]
| Former Olympic rower
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (6)}}
|-
! 12
| [[Kieron Dyer]]
| Former [[Premier League]] footballer
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! 4
| [[Jake Quickenden]]
| Singer & television personality
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 10
| [[Shanaze Reade]]
| Former [[BMX]] racer
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 11 
| [[Vicky Pattison]]
| Television & media personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 5
| [[Saira Khan]]
| Television & media personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 3
| [[Ulrika Jonsson]]
| Television presenter
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (2)}}
|-
! 1
| [[Kerry Katona]]
| Television & media personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (2)}}
|}

=== Series 4 (2022) ===
A fourth series began airing on 4 September 2022. Among the celebrity recruits were: [[Calum Best]], [[Maisie Smith]], [[Jonathan Broom-Edwards]], [[Ashley Cain (footballer)|Ashley Cain]], [[Dwain Chambers]], [[Shannon Courtenay]], [[Jennifer Ellison]], [[Jade Jones (taekwondo)|Jade Jones]], [[Amber Gill]], [[AJ Pritchard]], [[Curtis Pritchard]], [[Ferne McCann]], [[Pete Wicks]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-left-celebrity-sas-2022/|title=Who left Celebrity SAS 2022 last night?|website=radiotimes.com|accessdate=6 September 2022}}</ref> and [[Fatima Whitbread]]; she was 60 years old when the series was filmed and is the show's oldest recruit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/fatima-whitbread-branded-celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-legend-as-she-shares-heartbreaking-past/ar-AA11sxaX|title=Fatima Whitbread branded Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 'legend' as she shares heartbreaking past|website=msn.com|accessdate=6 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/fatima-whitbread-walk-around-celebrity-090000986.html|title=Fatima Whitbread would walk around the Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins campsite completely nude.|website=uk.style.yahoo.com|date=5 September 2022 |accessdate=6 September 2022}}</ref> The series was set in [[Wadi Rum]] Desert in [[Jordan]] and filmed in October 2021; the former set of French game show ''[[The Desert Forges]]'' was used as the base.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| [[AJ Pritchard]]
| Former ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' professional
! {{won|Passed (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| [[Calum Best]]
| Television personality 
! {{won|Passed (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| [[Ferne McCann]]
| Former ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{won|Passed (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 12
| [[Maisie Smith]]
| Former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress
! {{won|Passed (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 10
| [[Jade Jones (taekwondo)|Jade Jones]]
| Olympic taekwondo athlete
! {{eliminated|Culled (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 14
| [[Ashley Cain (footballer)|Ashley Cain]]
| Footballer & television personality 
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 11
| [[Shannon Courtenay]]
| Professional boxer 
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| [[Jonathan Broom-Edwards]]
| Paralympic athlete
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (6)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| [[Jennifer Ellison]]
| Former ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' actress
! {{eliminated|Culled (5)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| [[Fatima Whitbread]]
| Olympic javelin thrower
! {{eliminated|Culled (5)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 9
| [[Curtis Pritchard]]
| Professional dancer & ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series, series 5)|Love Island]]'' finalist
! {{eliminated|Culled (4)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 13
| [[Dwain Chambers]]
| Olympic sprinter
! {{eliminated|Culled (4)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| [[Pete Wicks]]
| ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member 
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (2)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 7 
| [[Amber Gill]]
| ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series, series 5)|Love Island]]'' winner & author
! {{eliminated|Culled (2)}}
|-
|}

=== Series 5 (2023) ===
The line-up for the fifth series was announced on 14 September 2023. The series was set in Thung Ui, [[Northern Vietnam]]<ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2023 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-back-sixteen-new-celebrities-face-their-toughest-challenge |title=Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Is Back As Sixteen New Celebrities Face Their Toughest Challenge in the Most Brutal Vietnamese Jungle |website=[[Channel 4]] |accessdate=14 September 2023}}</ref> and began airing on 26 September 2023. Among the celebrity recruits were: [[Danielle Lloyd]], [[Michelle Heaton]], [[List of The Only Way Is Essex cast members|Amber Turner]], [[Melinda Messenger]], [[Gareth Gates]], [[Matt Hancock]], [[Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)|Gareth Thomas]], [[James Argent]], [[Jermaine Pennant]], [[Siva Kaneswaran]], [[Jon-Allan Butterworth]], [[Teddy Soares]], [[Montana Brown]], [[Kirsty-Leigh Porter]], [[Perri Shakes-Drayton]] and [[Zoe Lyons]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| [[Gareth Gates]]
| Singer-songwriter & actor
! {{won|Passed (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 11
| [[Danielle Lloyd]]
| Model & television personality 
! {{eliminated|Culled (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| [[Matt Hancock]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician
! {{eliminated|Culled (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| [[Perri Shakes-Drayton]]
| Olympic athlete
! {{eliminated|Culled (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| [[Teddy Soares]]
| ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' contestant
! {{eliminated|Culled (7)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 10
| [[List of The Only Way Is Essex cast members|Amber Turner]]
| ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (6)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 13
| [[Zoe Lyons]]
| Comedian
! {{eliminated|Culled (5)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| [[James Argent]]
| Former ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (5)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| [[Montana Brown]]
| ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' contestant
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (5)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| [[Jermaine Pennant]]
| Footballer
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 14
| [[Siva Kaneswaran]]
| [[The Wanted]] singer
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 9
| [[Jon-Allan Butterworth]]
| Paralympic cyclist
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 12
| [[Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)|Gareth Thomas]]
| Former [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] rugby player
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 15
| [[Melinda Messenger]]
| Model & television personality
! {{eliminated|Culled (3)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| [[Michelle Heaton]]
| [[Liberty X]] singer
! {{eliminated|Culled (3)}}
|-
! scope="row"| 16
| [[Kirsty-Leigh Porter]]
| ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' actress
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (2)}}
|}

=== Series 6 (2024) ===
An eight-part sixth series began airing in September 2024; the filming took place in [[New Zealand]].<ref name="shelved"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/celebsas-2024lineupr1|title=Celebrity SAS: Stars Taking Part in 2024 Series Reportedly Revealed|website=www.tvzoneuk.com|date=30 June 2023|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> The line-up for the series was reported in July 2023, with [[Pete Wicks]] set to feature as the first returning recruit following his medical evacuation from the fourth series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2024 casts John Barrowman, Rachel Johnson and more |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-sas-cast-john-barrowman-newsupdate/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! Recruit
! Celebrity
! Known for
! Status (Episode number)
|-
! 10
| [[Georgia Harrison]]
| Television personality
! {{won|Passed (8)}}
|-
! 9
| [[Lani Daniels]]
| New Zealand Professional boxer
! {{won|Passed (8)}}
|-
! 3
| [[Bianca Gascoigne]]
| Model & television personality
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (8)}}
|-
! 8
| [[Anthony Ogogo]]
| Olympic boxer & Professional Wrestler 
! {{eliminated|Culled (8)}}
|-
! 7
| [[Ovie Soko]]
| ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' finalist & basketball player
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (7)}}
|-
! 15
| [[Bobby Norris]]
| Former ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (7)}}
|-
! 12
| [[Cherry Healey]]
| Television presenter
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (7)}}
|-
! 5
| [[Pete Wicks]]
| Former ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' cast member
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (6)}}
|-
! 14
| [[Shazia Mirza]]
| Stand-up comedian & actress
! {{eliminated|Culled (5)}}
|-
! 2
| [[Rachel Johnson]]
| Journalist & television presenter
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! 1
| [[Ellie Downie]]
| Olympic artistic gymnast
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (4)}}
|-
! 11
| [[Chris Robshaw]]
| Former [[England national rugby union team|England]] rugby player
! {{D-W|Medically Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 6
| [[Tez Ilyas]]
| Stand-up comedian
! {{eliminated|Culled (3)}}
|-
! 4
| [[Marnie Simpson]]
| Former ''[[Geordie Shore]]'' cast member
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (3)}}
|-
! 13
| [[John Barrowman]]
| Actor & singer
! {{quit|Voluntarily Withdrawn (1)}}
|}

=== Series 7 (2025) ===
In June 2024, it was reported that filming of the seventh series would take place that summer in Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/celebsas-2025cast-rep1|title=Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins: Famous Faces Taking Part in Next Year's Series Revealed|website=www.tvzoneuk.com|date=20 June 2024|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref>

==International versions==
[[Banijay]] holds the international rights to the show, and a total of six international adaptions have currently been produced around the globe; amongst the first ones were [[Australia]], [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]].<ref>https://www.banijayrights.com/programmes/8188 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

An Australian version of the show is currently being produced for [[Seven Network]] as ''[[SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins]]''. Its first season was Australia's most watched new show of the year. The Swedish version, ''{{ill|Elitstyrkans hemligheter|sv}}'' (English: Secrets of the Elite Force), is broadcast on [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] and premiered on 24 January 2021. It won the reality show category award at [[Kristallen]] 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv4.se/artikel/4fuinOGKaA38a1xf3r97Ux/fem-prestigefyllda-kristaller-foer-tv4|title=TV4s Kristallenvinnare 2021|website=tv4.se|language=Swedish|date=27 August 2021|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>

The Finnish version, ''[[Erikoisjoukot]]'' (English: Special Forces), premiered on 30 May 2022, on [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]] and its streaming service Ruutu. It was also nominated at the [[Golden Venla]] awards in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seiska.fi/katso/TV/Tassa-ovat-Kultainen-Venla-2022-ehdokkaat|title=Tässä ovat Kultainen Venla 2022 -ehdokkaat|website=seiska.fi|date=8 December 2022 |language=fi }}</ref> An American version, ''[[Special Forces: World's Toughest Test]]'', premiered on 4 January 2023 on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whittock |first1=Jesse |title='Special Forces: The Ultimate Test': Anthony Scaramucci, Jamie Lynn Spears & Mel B Lined Up For Fox Endurance Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/fox-special-forces-the-ultimate-test-anthony-scaramucci-jamie-lynn-spears-mel-b-1235109850/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitovich |first1=Matt Webb |title=Jamie Lynn Spears and 15 Other Celebs Try to Survive Special Forces Training in Trailer for New Fox Competition |url=https://tvline.com/2022/10/27/special-forces-worlds-toughest-test-trailer-fox-jamie-lynn-spears/ |website=[[TVLine]] |date=October 27, 2022}}</ref> The Belgium version, titled ''{{ill|Special Forces: Wie durft wint|nl}}'' (English: Special Forces: Who Dares Wins), premiered in summer 2023 on [[VTM (TV channel)|VTM]] network.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newsmonkey.be/special-forces-wie-durft-wint-deelnemers/ |title='Special Forces: Wie Durft Wint': Deze 11 bekende gezichten gaan de uitdaging aan |last=Vereecken |first=Joke|website=Newsmonkey|date=19 April 2023 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

'''Legend:''' {{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} Currently airing &nbsp; {{Color box| #FFFFCC |border=darkgray}} Upcoming version/season &nbsp;
{{Color box|#FFC0CB|border=darkgray}} No longer airing &nbsp; {{Color box|#EEDDFF|border=darkgray}} Current status unknown
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:93%"
|-
!Country
!Title
!Narrated by
!Current Directing Staff
!Network
!First aired
|-
|style="background-color:#EEDDFF"|{{flag|Australia}}
|''[[SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins]]''
|[[Shaun Dooley]]
|[[Ant Middleton]]<br />Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton<br />Anthony "Staz" Stazicker<br />Jay Morton<br /><!--'''Former:'''<br />Mark "Billy" Billingham (seasons 1–2)<br />[[Jason Fox|Jason "Foxy" Fox]] (seasons 1–2)<br />Clint Emerson (season 3)<br />Dean Stott (season 3)-->
|[[Seven Network]]
|19 October 2020
|-
| style="background-color:lightgreen"|{{flag|Belgium}}<br />({{flag|Flanders}})
|''[[:nl:Special Forces: Wie durft wint|Special Forces: Wie Durft Wint]]''<br />''(Special Forces: Who Dares Wins)''
|?
|?
|[[VTM (TV channel)|VTM]]
|1 May 2023
|-
|style="background-color:lightgreen"|{{flag|Denmark}}
|''[[:da:Korpset (TV2-program)|Korpset - Gjort af det rette stof]]''<br />''(The Corps - Made of the right stuff)''
|''N/A''
|[[Thomas Rathsack]]<br />[[Erik B. Jørgensen]]<br />Rune Krogh Danielsen<br />Rune Viborg<br /><!--'''Former:'''<br />Magnus Hansson (seasons 1-2)<br />Claus Victor Staun (season 3)<br />Max Grundsøe (season 5)<br />Morten Kvist Carl (season 5)-->
|[[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]]
|4 January 2017
|-
|style="background-color:lightgreen"|{{flag|Finland}}
|''[[Erikoisjoukot]]''<br />''(Special Forces)''
|Mikko Leskelä
|[[Janne Lehtonen|Janne „Janezkyy” Lehtonen]]<br />Jan Knutti<br />Matias Petäistö<br />Robin Hendry
|[[Nelonen (TV channel)|Nelonen]]
|2 January 2023
|-
| style="background-color: #FFFFCC |{{flag| Hungary}}
| ''A Kiképzés''<br />''(The Training)''
| ?
|  {{TBA}}
|[[TV2 (Hungarian TV channel)|TV2]]
|2025
|-
| style="background-color:lightgreen|{{flag|Poland}}
| ''Siły specjalne Polska''<br />''(Special Forces Poland)''
| ?
| Wojciech „Zachar”&nbsp;Zacharków <br /> Marek „Włóczykij” Stan <br /> Piotr „Gniady” Hajkowski <br /> Piotr „Soyers” Soyka<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2024 |title=SAS: Who Dares Wins Lands in Poland |url=https://www.banijay.com/blog/2024/08/07/sas-who-dares-wins-lands-in-poland/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=banijay.com |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Polsat]]
|3 September 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Jesień 2024: Polsat, Polsat Box Go, Czwórka. Sprawdź ofertę! |url=https://www.polsat.pl/news/2024-08-06/jesien-2024-serwis-prasowy/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=polsat.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#EEDDFF"|{{flag|Sweden}}
|''[[:sv:Elitstyrkans hemligheter|Elitstyrkans hemligheter]]''<br />''(The Secrets of Elite Forces)''
|[[Stefan Sauk]]
|Jesper Berlin<br />Anders Eriksson<br />Johan Reispass<br />Petra Malm
|[[TV4 (Swedish TV channel)|TV4]]
|24&nbsp;January 2021
|-
|style="background-color:lightgreen"|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|''SAS: Who Dares Wins''<br />(Flagship/Original)
|rowspan=2|Shaun Dooley
|Mark "Billy" Billingham<br />[[Jason Fox|Jason "Foxy" Fox]]<br />[[Rudy Reyes (actor)|Rudy Reyes]]<br />Chris Oliver<br /><!--'''Former:'''<br />Ant Middleton (seasons 1-6)<br />Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton (seasons 1-5)<br />Colin Machlachlan (season 1)<br />Melvyn Downes (season 6)<br />Remi Adeleke (season 7)-->
|[[Channel 4]]
|19 October 2015
|-
|style="background-color:#EEDDFF"|{{flag|United States}}
|''[[Special Forces: World's Toughest Test]]''
|Rudy Reyes<br />Jason "Foxy" Fox<br />Mark "Billy" Billingham<br />Jovon "Q" Quarles<br /><!--'''Former:'''<br />Remi Adeleke (season 1)-->
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|4 January 2023
|}

==See also==
*''[[SAS: Are You Tough Enough?]]'', similar UK TV show aired by the [[BBC]] from 2002 to 2004.
*''[[Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week]]'' (2015–2017)
*''[[Who Dares Wins (film)|Who Dares Wins]]'', a 1982 British action film on the SAS.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Channel4.com|programmes/sas-who-dares-wins}}
* {{IMDb title|id=5189220}}
* {{UKGameshow|SAS:_Who_Dares_Wins}}

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