Introduction

Strike Back: Vengeance, as it is known in the United Kingdom, is a ten-part British-American action television serial and is the third instalment of Strike Back.

The main cast for the series includes Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Lukes, Rhashan Stone, Liam Garrigan, Charles Dance and Vincent Regan.

Outline

Diplomat Patrick Burton (Tim Pigott-Smith), junior attaché Rachel McMillan (Mitra) and Libyan civil servant Keemal are kidnapped by Somali warlord Huseyin Waabri.

As Damian Scott (Stapleton) is sent to rescue them, Keemal is revealed to be in possession of four nuclear triggers, and bargains them for his freedom.

However, during the trade mercenaries Karl Matlock (Regan) and Jessica Kohl (Natalie Becker) assassinate Keemal, compromising Scott’s position, leading to his capture.

Meanwhile, Sergeant Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) adapts to his new career training recruits, while his wife Kerry (Alexandra Moen) has to deal with a miscarriage.

During a live-ammunition training exercise, Stonebridge is forced to kill Jake Hanson, who has posttraumatic stress from his tours in Afghanistan, when he breaks down and attempts to kill the other recruits.

After learning of Scott’s capture, Stonebridge and Sergeant Julia Richmond (Lukes) volunteer to rescue him. The operation is initially successful, however they are surprised to learn that McMillan has military training.

Strike Back Series

You can find a full index of Strike Back: Vengeance here.

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

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Bill Eagles.
• Writer(s): Tony Saint.
• Release Date: 02 September 2012.
• Running Time: 42-48 minutes.
• Country: UK and US.
• Language: English.