Strike Back (2010– )

The actions of 'Section 20', a secretive unit of the British Secret Intelligence Service. A team of spies conduct several high risk missions throughout the globe.

Stars:

Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Philip Winchester	...	Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (23 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sullivan Stapleton	...	Sgt. Damien Scott (23 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michelle Lukes	...	Sgt. Julia Richmond (21 episodes, 2011-2013)
Rhashan Stone	...	Maj. Oliver Sinclair (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Rhona Mitra	...	Maj. Rachel Dalton (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Liam Garrigan	...	Sgt Liam Baxter (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Amanda Mealing	...	Col. Eleanor Grant (10 episodes, 2011)
Charles Dance	...	Conrad Knox (10 episodes, 2012)
Vincent Regan	...	Karl Matlock (10 episodes, 2012)
Shane Taylor	...	Craig Hanson (10 episodes, 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:

mi6 | blood | briton abroad | american abroad | violence | 

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Taglines:

Diplomacy is overrated.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Sky1 [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Chris Ryan's Strike Back

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Left Bank Pictures, Ingenious Broadcasting, Double D Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Banshee: Pilot (2013)

User Reviews

A Stylish and Entertaining New Series

STRIKE BACK is indeed on a DVD as evidenced here, but August 12, 2011 introduced the series STRIKE BACK for the television audiences here in the USA and the first episode is impressive, promising a well-made series to come. The story is not all that original and not having read Chris Ryan's novel on which it is based, judging whether or not it is true to the book is not possible. But basically this is another team of tough but lovable good guys working for the British Intelligence on various missions - the mission for the first episode deals with a soldier John Porter (Richard Armitage) from the British group who is held captive by the Pakistanis who send videos to the headquarters to release their prisoners. Headquarters included some fine actors: Sgt Julia Richmond (Michelle Lukes) and Colonel Grant (Amanda Mealing) and Sinclair (Rhashan Stone) - with a little help from an Indian agent played by Jimi Mistry - and the front fighting man Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) who manages to find the renegade womanizer and brilliant soldier Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) to protect against a discovered terrorist attack on the New Delhi Hotel. It is action packed, full of killing and explosions and the requisite steamy sex scenes to attract all audiences who dote on action programs. The difference in this series is the relationships among the actors/characters in the forces. They are all fine actors, all are eye candy, and all have a sense of perspective that gives them credibility. It seems that they will be an entertaining and clever team to watch in action. Looks like a good series for the summer! Grady Harp