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

When a routine security check on a nuclear power plant goes disastrously wrong, Red Troop find themselves hunting the mercenaries responsible for stealing a canister of radioactive Cobalt 90. As London is shut down, Red Troop race to stop the detonation of a dirty bomb and the certain devastation of the capital. With the seconds ticking away can Henno disarm the bomb and save the capital?

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): Charlie Fletcher.
• Release Date: February 2007 (ITV4) and 01 June 2008 (ITV).
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• Country: UK.
• Language: English.