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Where is Brian Wood now? British soldier’s story is explored in BBC’s Danny Boy   Where is Brian Wood now? The former Colour Sergeant’s story is featured on tonight’s (Wednesday, May 12th) BBC biographical film, Danny Boy. BBC Two airs the gripping drama, Danny Boy, at 9 pm tonight which has a look at the 2004 battle in Iraq and focuses on Brian Wood’s life. Danny Boy tells the real-life story of Brian Wood and his journey from medal-winning soldier to an alleged war criminal. So, what happened to Brian Wood and where is he now in 2021? We explore the story of the soldier.

Danny Boy: What happened to Brian Wood? Where is the former soldier now?   Danny Boy is here, but what happened to Brian Wood? Where is the former soldier now after the events of the BBC drama film? The BBC has rolled out a range of notable titles this year and one of the latest to demand audiences’ attention is Danny Boy. This feature-length drama is directed by Sam Miller ( Luther, This Life) and is based on the real-life events that preceding and surrounding the Al-Sweady Inquiry. This saw British troops accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees, and amongst them was Colour Sergeant Brian...

Imagine then, the horror that ensued when, five years after the event, Brian and his fellow men received communication alerting them to the fact there would be a public inquiry into allegations of unlawful killing and ill treatment of Iraqi nationals by British troops in Iraq. This time the battleground was a courtroom, and with his mantra at the forefront of his mind, Brian and his men managed to clear their names, and the Al-Sweady inquiry was thrown out.   Brian’s book Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal, was a Sunday Times Bestseller which propelled him in to the pu...

Anthony Boyle as Brian Wood in the forthcoming BBC drama Danny Boy Credit: BBC On May 14 2004, just outside of the Iraqi town of Amarah, a patrol of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was ambushed by a Shi’a militia group known as the Mahdi Army. The Brits called for support, which arrived in the form of members of the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales’s Regiment. In what became known as The Battle of Danny Boy – named after a nearby checkpoint – the British soldiers saw some of the fiercest fighting of the entire Iraq conflict, with Sergeant Brian Wood leading the first bayon...

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