Introduction

Ultimate Force is a British television action drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the British Special Air Service (SAS).

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The series starred Ross Kemp as central character Staff Sergeant Henry ‘Henno’ Garvie.

The series was co-created by Chris Ryan, a former British SAS soldier who was a member of the famous Bravo Two Zero patrol during the 1991 Gulf War.

Outline

Red Troop are drafted in with their American counterparts to apprehend an infamous Al-Qaeda terrorist in the White Mountains of Afghanistan. Tensions run high as the troops battle for control. Can they overcome their rivalry in time to stop the terrorist before he implements his coordinated attacks against the West? This episode features the Hunt for Hassan.

Ultimate Force Series

The three remaining episodes of the fourth series were not originally shown on ITV, but shown on ITV4, in January and February 2007. ITV showed the remaining three episodes of the series over a year later, starting on 18 May 2008.

You can find a full index of Ultimate Force Series 04 here.

You can find a full index of Ultimate Force here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Lawrence Moody.
• Writer(s): Alan Whiting.
• Release Date: January 2007 (ITV4) and 18 May 2008 (ITV).
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• Country: UK.
• Language: English.