Who dares Wins

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Wondered if anyone could please help me with a couple of questions re Who Dares Wins:

1)I've bought a new (secondhand) version of Who Dares Wins and with my proud new headphones plugged into the tele I actually tried to listen and tried to watch the scene where Bodie gets very badly beaten by two men, one American and one German. I can't stand watching Bodie get beaten in *anything* but what struck me this time was how real it looked, very real, too real, and I'm wondering if anyone has any kind of insider or behind-the-scenes knowledge of whether he actually did go through all of this violence or if they managed to fake some of it (don't know how they would do that, to be honest); and I wondered if Bodie actually sustained any injuries in this scene? It's hard to imagine that he didn't.

2)I'm sure I've missed something here but I've never understood the mountain scene near the beginning where the same two men I've already mentioned get tied up like chickens and beaten by Skellen (Bodie/Lewis). I know this scene is used as the reason for Skellen's resignation but why beat them up when all the people present (including them, I think) are 'in the know' so to speak? Hmmmmm......

3) Finally, I wondered if anyone else thought the choice of actress for his wife was a big mistake? She really irritated me and there's no way in a thousand years I could imagine Lewis wanting to bed *that* prissy little bundle of fun. When he *has* to say I love you Jenny he sounds almost catatonic and I rather think he liked the American terrorist, if the truth is known, hence his hesitation when it came to killing her.

I'd be grateful for any 'informed' opinions and thanks for listening.

(And thanks to the mods for permitting a post which is pros-related).