Ross Kemp makes Afghan army trip
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Former EastEnders star Ross Kemp has travelled to Afghanistan to film a Sky One series about British troops.
The actor flew out just hours after he picked up a Bafta award for his documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs.
"It's basically from the squaddies' perspective," he said backstage at the award ceremony. "We're going to hopefully hear from the real boys."
Kemp, who trained with the army before his trip, predicted he would have "a very large hangover" on the flight.
"We're going to follow a British line infantry regiment from its training in Salisbury," he said.
"You hear about what's going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq but we rarely ever get to see it over a long period of time, and see how these very young men cope in a war zone."
The actor flew out just hours after he picked up a Bafta award for his documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs.
"It's basically from the squaddies' perspective," he said backstage at the award ceremony. "We're going to hopefully hear from the real boys."
Kemp, who trained with the army before his trip, predicted he would have "a very large hangover" on the flight.
"We're going to follow a British line infantry regiment from its training in Salisbury," he said.
"You hear about what's going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq but we rarely ever get to see it over a long period of time, and see how these very young men cope in a war zone."