![]() ![]() The action is all done for real with practical explosions, a few punch ups and near-constant shoot-outs. I’m on to you, Colin! Anyway, he always brings dignity to every role and he has an amazing voice which commands authority. He also shares some great lines with Porter especially the X-Factor moment which was hilariously random.Īndrew Lincoln’s character Collinson is fascinating as you expect him to be a real villain but his motivations when they are revealed at the end make him more of a pathetic sort who finds redemption at the end.Ĭolin Salmon always seems to appear in every British TV series or film featuring spies which makes me think he must be a spy himself. Bremner is perfectly cast making Baxter rather mad and unpredictable but still appealing at the same time. The final episodes in Afghanistan feature Ewen Bremner as Gerald Baxter, a hacker who has gone rogue and we are never quite sure what he will do next. I enjoy the two characters’ banter and they made for a good team so it’s too bad they only got to share these two episodes together. Porter is tasked with infiltrating a prison and helping a British spy Felix Masuku (Shaun Parkes) escape but as always things don’t go to plan. Of the three storylines I enjoyed the Zimbabwe one the most as it was quite similar to The Rock in terms of story. John Porter is clearly a man with skills and Richard Armitage is well cast with his brooding demeanor. So begins Porter’s redemption as he goes to Iraq to save the reporter while also trying to reunite with As’ad.Įach storyline to this season is two episodes long with the first two in Iraq, the next 2 in Zimbabwe and the final two in Afghanistan this is a pattern the series will continue as it goes on. Porter finds out and wants to be reactivated so he meets up with Collinson who eventually agrees to let him back in as they are out of options. When a reporter is kidnapped in Iraq she takes a picture of one of her kidnappers and it turns out to be As’ad. We move on seven years later and Collinson is the head of Section 20 while Porter is doing meaningless jobs now that his wife and daughter have left him. Porter leaves the military in disgrace blaming himself for the death of his men and everyone else holds him responsible too. The operation almost goes awry when Collinson kills some of Porter’s team, and blames a teenage suicide bomber, As’ad, who Porter previously saved. ![]() His team is joined by Hugh Collinson, operative of British military intelligence. This season came out in 2010 and starts off with John Porter leading his unit into battle trying to rescue the CEO of a British weapons manufacturing company captured in Iraq, just before the invasion started. This first season is only six episodes long and is less graphic in terms of sex and violence compared to the Cinemax show but is every bit as action packed and entertaining. ![]() This was also before the Cinemax series but is connected to it as Porter is the character who is executed in the opening few minutes of the second season with Stonebridge and Scott. After seven years apart, Porter and Collinson’s lives are about to collide once again…īefore he was Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit Richard Armitage was John Porter in Chris Ryan’s Strike Back (based on his book of the same name). Porter bares the burden of guilt, with the repercussions haunting him for years, until an opportunity presents itself to return to Iraq and redeem himself. On the eve of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, John Porter (Richard Armitage) leads a Special Forces Unit on a daring hostage rescue mission into the heart of Basra, culminating in a disastrous turn of events for him and Collinson (Andrew Lincoln). ‘Strike Back: Origins’ is a compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero Major Hugh Collinson and discharged veteran John Porter. So sit back, grab a few beers and some popcorn as this is going to be a long, 8 season ride.īe warned I go into MAJOR spoilers here so don’t blame me if anything is ruined for you.Ĭhris Ryan’s Strike Back AKA Strike Back: Origins I’ve spent the past few weeks watching every episode of Strike Back as I feel as an action site we need a comprehensive review of one of the best action shows of recent times. It may be mildly less interesting without Scott and Stonebridge but there is no denying that Strike Back is one of the most ambitious and consistently entertaining action series of recent times. ![]()
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