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The series was co-created by Chris Ryan (The former SAS soldier who was a member of the Bravo Two Zero patrol during the 1991 Gulf War ), and features the BBC EastEnders star, Ross Kemp as its central character, the hard-boiled sergeant, Henno. CAST The main characters include:
EPISODES Series 1 # ''The Killing House'' - Lives are in danger when Red Troop are called to take command of a bank siege. # ''Just A Target'' - The SAS are scrambled to uncover an anti-globalist sniper suspected of carrying out an assassination attempt on a prominent European banker. # ''Natural Selection'' - Ten hopeful SAS recruits face their toughest challenge yet, a three-day combat survival course. When two soldiers are found murdered, the hunt is on for the killer. # ''Breakout'' - Red Troop is called to a pharmaceutical laboratory after three Chechens break into an area where scientists are working on a vaccine for a deadly form of anthrax. # ''The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie'' - Jamie, while impersonating politician Bill Gracey, is dramatically ambushed and kidnapped by terrorists in Northern Ireland. Against orders, Henno ensues chase. # ''Something to do with Justice'' - Henno and Twamley are kicked out of the regiment for disobedience. Under Johnny Bell's command, the others are sent on a classified mission to Bosnia to 'lift' wily war criminal Glasnovic. Series 2 # ''Communication'' - A ship docks at Southampton with a suspicious crew. Jamie and Henno sneak on board to plant a tracker, but the operation goes wrong and they are forced to kill a man with Caroline caught in the cross fire while making their escape. # ''Mad Dogs'' - The firefight against French Special Forces aboard the Dowager Joan has left Jem dead and Caroline in a coma, while the rest of Red Troop face a full judicial inquiry that could land them in jail. # ''Wannabes'' - Red Troop targets a hard-right group of suicide bombers who are responsible for blowing up a nightclub and a café. # ''The List'' - An unofficial black bag heist is offered to Red Troop to steal a list of terrorist targets from a virtually impenetrable vault. If they are caught, the SAS will disown them. # ''What In The Name of God...'' - Red Troop is called to a siege at a religious commune where Gulf War veteran Omega is holed up with his disciples after shooting dead two police officers. # ''Dead is Forever'' - The SAS face losing their leader when Dempsey is taken captive while protecting the Overseas Development Minister in a Top Secret visit to Tblisi, Georgia. Series 3 # ''Deadlier Than The Male'' - Red Troop are propelled from a tragic shootout in Iraq to a plane hijack in London, as terrorists fighting for a free Tibet threaten to blow up a passenger flight to Hong Kong. At SAS HQ, Becca aims to be the first woman to pass selection. When the terrorists ask for a female pilot, Henno decides to put the wannabe trooper in the front line. # ''Never Go Back'' - Red Troop is caught in a vicious confrontation between rival forces in Zimbabwe during an unofficial visit to a farm owned by Dempsey's cousins Alex and Sarah Du Preez. Henno and the team face overwhelming odds when brutal leader Colonel Gagmandawe and his soldiers surround the farm. Their only escape is through a crocodile-infested river - but the battle is far from over. # ''The Class of 1980'' - Henno comes face to face with Al Qaeda when terrorists seize the Italian Consulate. The notorious Al Djouf threatens to blow up a truck using his mobile phone, unless all prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay are released. The SAS attack and mobile networks are shut down, but Al Djouf has friends on both sides - and the clock is ticking towards an explosion in the capital. # ''Weapon of Choice'' - The SAS is sent to Chechnya to find rebel leader Movzar Mazayev. Henno mistrusts Russian Special Forces agent Vasily who is assigned to help them. The soldiers close in on Movzar's fiery sister Sapiyat but intelligence officer Kathy is taken hostage. In this conflict where political ideals and personal tragedy overlap, can Red Troop bring down their targets and rescue Kathy? Series 4 Series 4 of Ultimate Force is due to start on Saturday 29th April 2006 on ITV. # ''Changing of the Guard'' - With newly appointed Captain Fleming in place, Red Troop are dispatched to a former soviet state in a race to save the kidnapped daughters of a British diplomat. As the rest of the troop track the armed rebels through dense forest, an injured Henno is left behind at base where he comes to suspect there is a mole amongst them... # ''Charlie Bravo'' - Red Troop fly to Colombia to train a hapless contingent of local soldiers for an upcoming assault on a cocaine factory. Without warning, the mission is brought forward and Henno begins to suspect a hidden agenda. Will Red Troop be able to save this shambolic platoon from certain death? # ''The Dividing Line'' - 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 co-ordinated attacks against the West? # ''Violent Solutions'' - Red Troop monitor a suspected weapons dealer who leads them into an armed stand-off with an East End drugs gang. When the gang hijack a tour bus, Becca places herself in the line of fire. Can Red Troop stop the hijackers before Becca`s true identity is revealed? # ''Slow Bomb'' - When a routine security check on a nuclear power plant goes disastrously wrong, Red Troop find themselves hunting the mercenaries responsible for stealing weapons grade plutonium. As London is shut down, Red Troop race to stop the detonation of a dirty bomb and the certain devastation of the capital. |
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