Afghanistan: Part One 

Porter is sent to Afghanistan to find a computer hacker who has cracked the British army's missile guidance codes. The hacker has successfully found a way to redirect missiles to strike American forces.

Director:

Edward Hall

Writer:

Robert Murphy

Stars:

Richard Armitage, Andrew Lincoln, Jodhi May

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Richard Armitage	...	John Porter
Andrew Lincoln	...	Hugh Collinson
Jodhi May	...	Layla Thompson
Shelley Conn	...	Danni Prendiville
Ewen Bremner	...	Gerald Baxter
Alexander Siddig	...	Zahir Sharq
Toby Stephens	...	Frank Arlington
Sharif Dorani	...	Karim
Jonas Khan	...	Tariq (as Imran Khan)
John F. Gamble	...	Neilson (as John Gamble)
Richard Lukunku	...	US Marine Lieutenant
James Cairns	...	Marine Lieutenant
Rafiq Jajbhay	...	Governor
Sultan Massud	...	Zaman Qalzai

Storyline

Porter is sent to Afghanistan to find a computer hacker who has cracked the British army's missile guidance codes. The hacker has successfully found a way to redirect missiles to strike American forces.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | missile | afghanistan | betrayal | pakistan | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

When Danni hands the results of Steve's autopsy to Layla, the listing of team members from the 'internal SAS inquiry into the Bratton extraction' can be seen as having "Sgt. H. Collinson" highlighted. According to the briefing on the eve of the fateful Basra mission (in Ep. 1), Collinson was a Captain back then.

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Soundtracks

Short Change Hero
performed by The Heavy

User Reviews

Details

Country:

UK South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2010 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Left Bank Pictures, Sky, Ingenious Broadcasting

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color