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Green Wing reunion for the junior doctors strike

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Oliver Chris bows out of Bluestone 42

Tonight's episode of the Afghanistan-set BBC Three comedy saw the introduction of Laura Aikman's ATO Ellen Best after Nick Medhurst lost his leg in an explosion.

Radio Times review

It's very hard to describe Bluestone 42's return without using phrases such as "back with a bang" or "an explosive episode" - but such are the pitfalls of setting a workplace comedy in an Afghanistan bomb disposal unit. Still, reviewing issues aside, this opening story is a roaring return for the BBC Three hit that sees our irresponsible unit pinned down in a firefight with one of their number injured.

Not that the battle will stop Captain Nick (Oliver Chris) rushing back to base to hit on the attractive female padre, or the moronic Rocket (Scott Hoatson) playing a fun new game that mainly involves punching his fellow soldiers in the face...

As ever, the series combines dramatic beats, impressive stunts and a genuine sense of danger with bucketloads of puerile and gallows humour, and a cast at the top of their comedy game. In short, you'd be a fool to miss it - it's a blast.

The controversial war-zone comedy returns for a second tour of duty as we catch up with bomb disposal unit Bluestone 42 in Helmand Province, where the humour is as dark and blue as ever. Tony Gardner (Fresh Meat) is back at the top of the food chain as Lt Col Philip Smith, coolly exerting his leadership over hot-blooded troops who bicker and battle as a distraction from the ever-present threat of attack. While Captain Nick Medhurst (Oliver Chris) weighs up his handgun against that of new arrival Cpl Gordon House (Matthew Lewis), Padre Mary Greenstock (Kelly Adams) announces a special award - to the 'filthiest bastard on the base'.

Radio Times review

The brash comedy about a bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan returns with more gags about IEDs, STDs and the Taliban. Matthew Lewis - Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter films - throws off that sweet-natured image as he joins the cast as a new second-in-command to conceited Captain Medhurst (Oliver Chris).

As ever the base is riven by one-upmanship and ego clashes, particularly in Chris and Lewis's game of my gun's better than your gun. That could make for great comedy but the banter gets in the way. The best thing is Tony Gardner as the nonchalant Lieutenant Colonel - his lesson in the art of war is a minor masterpiece.

Ten reasons to watch Bluestone 42

From Oliver Chris and Harry Potter's Neville Longbottom to blindfolded fencing and men in uniform, here's why you should tune into series two of the BBC3 bomb disposal comedy.