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Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
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5 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Spread of the Caliphate | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Grooming Children for Jihad | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Enforcing Sharia in Raqqa | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Christians in the Caliphate | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bulldozing the Border Between Iraq and Syria | Aug 13, 2014 | 0.0 |