Finally On behalf of all the ex members of the 10th batallion the Parachute Regiment and from the wives and girlfriend section of which 2 are with us today to represent them We send all our love and healing to the family. The family can all be proud of his Parachute Regiment achievements. You are never forgotten Lewis. Rest in peace. gassing him in the tear gas chamber where I wanted to see him if he was a real actor he removed his mask and done a bit of Shakespeare for me. It brought tears to his eyes not mine . A lovely sad scene on the cliff as he stood in the wind crying his little heart out hoping the wind would blow the tear gas away. We then both burst out laughing. He lasted longer than the tax inspector I had in the gas chamber as well. While the plot seems a little slow at times (an illusion created by watching too many hollywood action movies), and (as many people here have commented) the dialog can get a little cheesy, add to the fact that the hairstyles, clothing, vehicles, etc... look dated now. But that's not what I was watching the film for. Given that Who Dares Wins is a British action film, it's perhaps inevitable that there are also plenty of James Bond connections among the crew. These include Maurice Binder, Syd Cain (designer on From Russia with Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Live and Let Die), cinematographer Phil Meheux (who would later perform the same role on Goldeneyeand Casino Royale) and editor John Grover, who edited several 1980s Bond films. Director Ian Sharp was chosen for Who Dares Wins because he had directed Lewis Collins in episodes of The Professionalson television. His Bond experience came later, directing the 2nd unit on the 1990s Bond film Goldeneye.

Not only was the operation a stunning success but, crucially, it took place under the gaze of the world's news media. Television news crews were camped outside the embassy awaiting the latest developments, with their cameras trained on the building. The rescue mission was captured on camera and streamed on live television around the world, causing a media sensation. Only Skellen can find a way to aid his fellow SAS team into the building to stop the plans of the terrorists. But can he do it and contain casualties to a minimum if at all? The acting generally is mixed, but this is not the sort of film you go to for complex characterisations or performances. There are, however, a couple of nice, low-key performances in the supporting cast, from Tony Doyle as Colonel Hadley, the reassuringly mild and businesslike SAS commander, and Edward Woodward as the police chief who has to carry out negotiations with the terrorists. Maurice Roeves, meanwhile, just has to shout and scowl as a hard bastard Scots SAS Major. On graduation from LAMDA Collins joined the Chesterfield Civic Theatre's Repertory Company in 1971, moving to the company of the Citizen’s Theatre, in Glasgow in 1972 under the director Giles Havergal. [1] While in Glasgow he also taught deaf and mute children mobility skills, learning British sign language so he could communicate with them, later saying that this was the most satisfying work that he had done in his life. [15] In 1972, he appeared in seven plays in Glasgow including the lead in Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great. [15] He then went with Havergal on an acting teaching tour with the Prospect Theatre Company in the United States and Canada, before returning to the British Isles to appear in London's West End, starring in City Sugar and The Threepenny Opera, and at the Royal Court Theatre in the play The Farm in 1973, directed by Lindsay Anderson. [1] With Roy Budd's thunderous theme music, spot-on cinematography and action set pieces refreshingly absent of blue screen visual effects. "Who Dares Wins" is pure action movie through and through.>

Hi to all the "Lew" fans reading this, ladies and gents!

Lewis Collins joined 10 Para in 1979 here are the photos of him on his recruit selection which he passed that at the age of 33. A magnificent achievement he was very fit and performed all his Para selection in a competant manner even under pressure that his stardom had caused him.

Euan Lloyd made one more film, Wild Geese II in 1985. Although nominally a sequel to his 1978 war film, it was more of an urban thriller in the Who Dares Wins mould, again written by Reginald Rose, and directed by former Bond editor and director Peter Hunt. The Professionals set as did other members of the team from time to time. What a great time we had and, with Lew around, a great laugh. Judy Davis was cast on the strength of her performance in My Brilliant Career. She said she did not base her character on Patty Hearst as she felt Hearst was ultimately not serious about politics; she was inspired by Bommi Baumann and his book Terror or love? [14] Filming [ edit ] At the time Lewis did his selection we started with about 120 persons.. At the end of the course we had about 40 left of which about 25/30 passed. Lewis being one of them. He got no favours from the staff and the pressure on him was more than others due to his fame. He passed on his own merit. Following his flirtation with films, Collins would have been better served finding himself another British TV series, but instead he made a series of increasingly obscure West German-Italian war action films, m ost of which never troubled British cinemas. The best known of these was Codename: Wildgeese (1984), a film seemingly titled to cash in on an earlier Euan Lloyd hit. Sadly, Collins's acting career fizzled out in the 1990s, his move into films turning out not to be a wrong turn so much as a dead end.I saw this movie when it was titled, "The Final Option". I was an avid reader of Soldier of Fortune (SOF) magazine and it was recommended as a must see movie. It was noted for its realism. In addition, it was felt the peace movement was actually supported by Russia because by having the "West" disarm, it would allow Russia to get stronger while the West got weaker. You see this in the movie when the bankers help funnel money to the peace movement.