82’: The Very Few

The true story of fighter pilots at war.

82': The Very Few is a testimony-led documentary about the air war over the South Atlantic in 1982. Through the eyes of British fighter pilots and veterans, the film reveals the brutal reality of aerial combat, exposing a relentless battle for survival against exhaustion, extreme weather, and a determined enemy.

In April 1982, crisis erupts in the South Atlantic. More than 8,000 miles from home and outnumbered in the air by ten to one, the British task force faces what many around the world believe is an impossible mission: to retake the Falkland Islands.

As the fleet sails south and the world holds its breath, the commanding officer of the Sea Harriers aboard HMS Invinciblereceives a signal from the Battle of Britain Memorial Association:

"From the Few to the Very Few, good luck and good hunting."

This is their story.

Meet the Team

Ashton Ward

COMPANY DIRECTOR
As a director of Bay Gardens Productions, Ashton brings experience as an investor, business owner and CEO.
Ashton's mother, father and brother served in the Royal Navy. His father Sharkey Ward and his brother, Kris Ward, were both decorated Royal Navy fighter pilots, serving in combat in the Falklands and Afghanistan respectively. Bay Gardens Productions is named after the area of Grenada where his late father lived.
Tennessee Blackmore

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
A seasoned expedition guide, Tennessee brings sharp creative vision to Bay Gardens Productions—and an insatiable appetite for extreme, cold-edge adventure.
Still active in the polar world, his journeys span from the visiting the Geographic South Pole to retracing Shackleton’s Endurance deep into the ice choked Weddell Sea. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute.
Eric Huyton

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Eric brings 30 years of experience in lighting and filming for all genres of programming from observational documentary to drama, natural history and commercials.
With clients including BBC and National Geographic, over the course of Eric’s career he has worked with household names such as Sir David Attenborough and Brian Cox.