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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back abstract "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. It was produced by Left Bank Pictures for Sky1. 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. 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.The series ran on a multi-million pound budget, and was filmed on location in South Africa, particularly in Gauteng. Ryan became a series consultant. Strike Back commenced airing on 5 May 2010 with two episodes showing a week. The first episode received unofficial overnight ratings of almost 400,000 viewers in the United Kingdom, which increased to just over one million according to the more official Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. It was met with generally positive reviews; comments of the series ranged from a positive "British action series that packs a Die Hard-style thrill around every corner," to a more negative "pathetic male fantasy". It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 7 June 2010.A 10-part second series, known as Strike Back: Project Dawn, a co-production between Sky and the American network Cinemax, was first broadcast in August 2011. A third series of Strike Back, also consisting of 10 parts, was released in August 2012.Following success of the second through fourth series, Cinemax began airing the six-part series starting 25 October 2013 in the United States. It is airing as a prequel in the U.S. since Cinemax aired Strike Back: Project Dawn, Strike Back: Vengeance, and Strike Back: Shadow Warfare prior to the first season.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back country United_Kingdom.
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back firstAirDate "2010-05-05".
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back caption "Blu-ray cover for the series.".
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back directedby Edward_Hall_(director).
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back directedby "Daniel Percival".
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back episodenumber "1".
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back network Sky1.
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back originalairdate "2010-05-12".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back originalairdate "2010-05-19".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back quote ""It's hokum, all right, but polished, watchable hokum. And at least Ross Kemp isn't in it."".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back region "2010-06-07".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back region "2011-05-03".
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- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "After capturing a "Sword of Islam" member, Porter persuades him to lead him to where Dartmouth is being held, and then allows himself to be captured. After finding and removing a tracking device on one of his teeth, the terrorists move both hostages to another location. Later, they decide to execute Dartmouth one day sooner after realising the British will not give into their demand. Porter breaks free and kills the kidnappers, whilst As'ad wishes to join them, claiming he knows who killed the soldiers seven years ago. While the trio are pursued by re-enforcements during their escape, the extraction team arrive. Collinson refuses As'ad entry into the helicopter, who is last seen running for his life. When Porter questions Dartmouth about what As'ad said about who killed the soldiers, Dartmouth recalls that it was a British soldier; a flashback reveals that Collinson was the killer.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "Colonel Tshuma leads a manhunt to find the two. After evading his men by jumping into a river, Porter and Masuku search for a telephone to contact Leyla. In the process, they stop a group of raiders intimidating a local orphanage. As they prepare to leave, Masuku pleads with Porter to help the children leave with them. By the time the children leave, Tshuma's men picks up their trail again. Meanwhile, Section 20 learns that the betrayer is the Embassy contact, who was paid $6 million by Mugabe's ministers to frame Masuku. When Collinson travels to South Africa to confront him, the contact commits suicide. Porter and Masuku hold off their position from Thsuma until Collinson and back-up arrive. Tshuma is killed and Masuku disappears. In the end, Porter learns that his ex-wife, Diane, died from complications during cancer surgery.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "Computer hacker Gerald Baxter is responsible for killing several American Marines with a British air strike in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Porter is ordered to go there posing as a weapons dealer to locate and extract Baxter. Porter is captured by Zahir Sharq and taken to him, who is revealed to be working with the Taliban. Quickly, the two are ambushed and apprehended by Marines. Although Porter reveals his true identity, the Marines receive orders to have the two killed. When Porter and Baxter escape, Baxter reveals he worked with the CIA, but moved with Sharq after learning the Americans want him dead; the two set off to Pakistan to meet Sharq. When they meet him, Baxter reveals Porter's true identity. In the end, Baxter learns that Sharq is working with American liaison to the UK, Frank Arlington , and offers the two in exchange for arms and intelligence.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "Former SAS soldier Felix Masuku assassinates what he believed was Robert Mugabe in Harare, but was in fact a double. He is quickly arrested and sent to a highly secure prison. Not wanting him to stand trial, Section 20 deploys Porter to break Masuku out and kill him before then. Porter travels to Harare posing as a blood diamond dealer and is soon arrested and brought to the same prison. After learning from Leyla Thompson that the trial date is being brought forward, Porter moves his plan forward also. Meanwhile, an anonymous source tips off the escape plan to a Colonel Tshuma. As his men arrive, Porter successfully breaks Masuku out. As he prepares to execute Masuku, he tells Porter he was hired by British intelligence to assassinate Mugabe, but was betrayed by his handler. Believing him, Porter keeps him alive and they plan to escape Zimbabwe.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "On the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a Special Forces unit takes part in an operation to release a hostage, weapons contractor Kenneth Bratton, during which, John Porter disarms a boy named As'ad wearing a suicide vest. After the hostage is found, two soldiers are killed and one is left in a vegetative state. Believing the boy was responsible, and that Porter did not kill him, he is dishonourably discharged. Fellow officer Hugh Collinson becomes the head of Section 20 of MI6. Seven years later, journalist Katie Dartmouth is kidnapped outside Basra by the "Sword of Islam"; the kidnappers demand the release of one of their comrades from Belmarsh Prison. Upon realising one of the kidnappers is As'ad, Collinson "reactivates" Porter. A separate unit is tasked with retrieving Dartmouth after tracking the live feed, but are killed when the building rigged with explosives detonates. In the end, Porter goes on his own to the same apartment building during the same operation seven years previous.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back shortsummary "Porter convinces Baxter he is being used and the two manage to escape from Sharq's compound. Porter calls Collinson regarding a pick-up and a deal with Baxter, but they have to return to Afghanistan. When they arrive, a sole Taliban kills Baxter. Collinson confronts Arlington about his deals with Sharq; Arlington readily admits that they are using him as an asset and aiding him to lead the insurgent movement. After Collinson divulges the pick-up point, Arlington contacts Sharq to have his men kill the two. The soldier who was comatose seven years ago dies. When Leyla finds a ballistics match with Collinson's weapon, she confronts and forces him to save Porter at the extraction point. Porter, having learned about his actions, confronts him; Collinson admits that he killed the soldiers because he panicked and mistook them for terrorists. Moments later, they are ambushed by the Taliban. Collinson is mortally wounded while aiding Porter's escape, and uses a grenade to kill the Taliban unit. The episode ends in a cliffhanger, as a Delta force elimination team is given the green light to intercept Porter, who they believe may be headed for Iran.".
- Chris_Ryan's_Strike_Back source "—Andrea Mullaney of The Scotsman".
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