Just managed to watch the programme via the wonders of the internet.
Overall, i thought it came across well - i'm not a Nimrod specialist but i'm told that programme, if anything, was optimistic on its serviceability. Let's face it, they could have taken any of our current procurements and ripped the whole thing to shreds on many levels but they chose not to get too political.
CAS looked uneasy, maybe, but wouldn't it just have been reassuring to hear some honest words about what he's trying to achieve and the hurdles he faces with the Treasury and Bliar's outer office?
I still can't understand how any of this can be bad for the forces (as some here seem to think)...it may make our equipment look bad, but that's just how it is - and anything that highlights the obstacles all of the Forces face is a good thing in my book.
Uncle G