Strike Back 

Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.

Stars:

Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Philip Winchester	...	Sgt. Michael Stonebridge / ... 44 episodes, 2010-2018
Sullivan Stapleton	...	Sgt. Damien Scott / ... 44 episodes, 2010-2018
Michelle Lukes	...	Sgt. Julia Richmond / ... 37 episodes, 2010-2015
Daniel MacPherson	...	Sgt. Samuel Wyatt 21 episodes, 2017-2020
Warren Brown	...	Sgt. Thomas 'Mac' McAllister 21 episodes, 2017-2020
Alin Sumarwata	...	LCpl. Gracie Novin 21 episodes, 2017-2020
Robson Green	...	Lt. Col. Philip Locke 20 episodes, 2013-2015
Rhashan Stone	...	Maj. Oliver Sinclair / ... 19 episodes, 2010-2012

Storyline

The flashy adventures, all over the world, of British secret service MI6's dashing special ops team Section 20's fearless hotshots. Scott and Stonebridge eagerly chase Latif, the Pakistani Al-Qaeda mastermind behind many terrorist crimes, but also other rogue threats to peace.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | terrorism | assassination | revenge | obsession | 

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Taglines:

They won't go quietly (season 5)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Sky1 [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Strike Back

Filming Locations:

Kelenföld Power Station, Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Left Bank Pictures, Cinemax, Sky

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series began broadcasting on Sky1 on 5 May 2010, showing the first six-part series.

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Goofs

Fire/Brand (English/Afrikaans) is written on the red fire box, but the episode takes place in Bogota.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 5 May 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Action/Adventure UK Style

Looking for a hero? Well Sky 1 served up a good one with John Porter (Richard Armitage).

This series has six 45 minute episodes which equates to actually three films. Sky 1 decided to bundle two episodes and so they ran the series over three weeks. Each film has its own flavor.

Situated in Iraq, the first sets up the main characters with lots of tension and action enough to satisfy. There is a damsel in distress (nice performance by Orla Brady),some mystery, tension between characters (Andrew Lincoln does a nice job as Porters nemesis & boss, Collinson), two rescue plots and lots of action. Oh, and lets not forget the smell of betrayal in the air. It ends with a cliff hanger.

Second two episodes involve Porter rescuing (if that is what you call it) an exSAS operative and it becomes like a 'buddy' movie. There is an unsuccessful assassination attempt,prison cock fights, nuns in trouble, kids in trouble, a jump off a cliff, and plenty of our Hero doing what he does best - thinking and acting his way out of impossibly tough situations. Armitage & Shaun Parks are great together. Cliff hanger again. You'll be anxious to see the next story.

The Third episode is much more intense than the first two - more action, more head count, more explosions, more blood and tension plus more close ups. Porter is sent into Afghanistan to extract a renegade computer geek - This episode has a few funny moments, the computer geek played by Ewen Bremner is really fun to watch and beware of the veiled ladies! O, did I mention we have the CIA with their nose in the plot and Porter is protected by the two ladies of Section 20 Layla & Danni (Jodhi May and Shelley Conn turn in nice solid performances also) This film really showcases what an amazing actor Armitage is and what a nice performance in this episode by Lincoln. The ending is really tops.

So to recap Exciting new Hero in three films 1. Fast, 2. Faster & 3. Fastest... you'll really enjoy every minute and wish for more...