Introduction

Chris Ryan’s Strike Back, also known as Strike Back: Origins on Cinemax, is a six-part British television series based on the novel of the same name written by best-selling author and former soldier of the Special Air Service, Chris Ryan, and is the first series of Strike Back.

The cast of Strike Back is led by Richard Armitage and Andrew Lincoln, also starring Orla Brady, Shelley Conn, Colin Salmon and Jodhi May, including a variety of guest appearances including Toby Stephens, Ewen Bremner, Dhaffer L’Abidine, Shaun Parkes and Alexander Siddig.

Outline

The series follows John Porter (Armitage), a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Defence Intelligence (DI) of the Ministry of Defence.

Strike Back Series

• Series 01:
  • Episode 01: Iraq, Part 01.
  • Episode 02: Iraq, Part 02.
  • Episode 03: Zimbabwe, Part 01.
  • Episode 04: Zimbabwe, Part 02.
  • Episode 05: Afghanistan, Part 01.
  • Episode 06: Afghanistan, Part 02.

You can find a full index of the Strike Back series here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Daniel Percival.
• Writer(s): Jed Mercurio.
• Release Date: 05 May 2010 to 19 May 2010.
• Running Time: 42-48 minutes.
• Country: UK and US.
• Language: English.