TV Series · 2002
Ultimate Force
70 min · Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics · Ended
Composite
6.9
IMDb
7.5 / 10
2,544 votes
TMDB
6.6 / 10
21 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.
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Cast
Crew
Production
- Ian Strachan Line Producer
Seasons & episodes
Season 1 (6 ep)
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1. The Killing House
Sep 16, 2002 · 70 min
It's a baptism by fire when new recruits Jamie Dow and Alex Leonard join the SAS's elite fighting force team. Hot on the heels of an explosive hostage-rescue exercise in the regiment's Killing House, Red Troop led by charismatic Sergeant Henno Garvie is called to take command of a bank siege. This time the life or death situation is dramatically and tragically real.
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2. Just a Target
Sep 18, 2002 · 70 min
As Red Troop bury Sam Leonard, a gunman shoots at a prominent European banker using an awesomely powerful sniper's rifle. He misses and the SAS are scrambled to find the gun and the British anti-globalist group suspected of carrying out the shooting. Jamie infiltrates the eco-warriors, convincing them of his skills as a sniper. But when things go wrong, it's not just a banker's life that is threatened.
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3. Natural Selection
Sep 25, 2002 · 70 min
Ten hopeful recruits to the SAS face their final and toughest challenge yet - a three-day combat survival course in the Welsh mountains, where they must evade capture by 40 Paras while navigating rough terrain and swollen rivers. Mick Sharp hopes to join his mate Jamie in the regiment, but Henno is out to make life difficult for him. But when two soldiers are found dead, it appears an even greater danger lurks in the woods.
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4. Breakout
Oct 2, 2002 · 70 min
Red Troop is called to a pharmaceutical laboratory after three Chechens break in to an area where scientists are working on a vaccine for a deadly form of anthrax. The gang threaten to release the anthrax, killing thousands, unless they are given money. Caroline gains access by posing as a doctor but Henno is captured and shot. Is blowing up the building and everyone inside it the only solution?
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5. The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie
Oct 9, 2002 · 70 min
Jamie is kidnapped during a violent ambush in Northern Ireland while impersonating Bill Gracey, a politician whose life is in danger. Henno is furious, knowing his protégé faces torture and likely death. Breaking orders, he heads off into the Republic with Caroline in search of Cullen, a republican double agent, while Jem and Twamley do some digging of their own. Can they find Jamie before time runs out?
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6. Something to Do with Justice
Oct 12, 2002 · 70 min
Henno and Twamley are kicked out of the regiment, despite saving Jamie's life in Ireland. The others, under Johnny Bell's command, are sent on a classified mission to Bosnia to 'lift' wily war criminal Glasnovic. To their surprise, Henno and Twamley are also there, training militia men. Reunited, Red Troop close in on Glasnovic but the blood bath leaves one of them fighting for their life.
Season 2 (6 ep)
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1. Communication
Jun 18, 2003 · 70 min
Red Troop of the SAS is back in action when a ship docks at Southampton with a suspicious crew. Jamie and Henno sneak on board to plant a tracker, but the operation goes wrong - they lose radio contact with base and are forced to kill a man. Caroline poses as a customs officer to help them escape, but events get out of control and a tremendous gun battle leaves Red Troop in the firing line.
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2. Mad Dogs
Jun 25, 2003 · 70 min
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. Dempsey tries to rally the troops but Louis and Jamie don't want to toe the party line. And the men are shaken up by the arrival of a tough new troop commander, Captain Ian Macalwain.
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3. Wannabes
Jul 2, 2003 · 70 min
Red Troop targets a hard-right group of suicide bombers who are responsible for blowing up a nightclub and café. The Soldiers of Destiny want to 'repatriate' non-Aryans and outlaw homosexuality, and give the government just 48 hours to meet their demands. Then Jamie discovers that Suzi, a leader of the group, is a lesbian. But can the SAS find her before more innocent people die?
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4. The List
Jul 9, 2003 · 70 min
Red Troop is offered an unofficial black bag heist to steal a list of terrorist targets from a vault. Controlled by an American diplomat, the deadly list is held in a virtually impenetrable security centre, accessible only through sewers and an old wartime bunker. With help from expert safe-cracker John Magnusson, all except Macalwain agree. But if they are caught, the SAS will disown them.
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5. What in the Name of God...
Jul 16, 2003 · 70 min
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. Henno is reluctant to attack with children in the house, but then Omega turns his guns on a follower. Going through an underground culvert, the SAS must act silently and decisively. But things are getting messy in their personal lives...
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6. Dead Is Forever
Jul 23, 2003 · 70 min
The SAS face losing their leader when Dempsey is taken captive while protecting Overseas Development Minister Nicky Strong on a Top Secret visit to Tblisi, Georgia. Red Troop is scrambled to the rescue but they unwittingly play into the hands of the kidnapper. In such dangerous terrain the odds are stacked against them - and Dempsey. And Henno has a personal score to settle.
Season 3 (4 ep)
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1. Deadlier than the Male
Jan 8, 2005 · 70 min
Terrorists take a passenger plane to Hong Kong hostage and three new members join Red Troop.
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2. Never Go Back
Jan 15, 2005 · 70 min
Red Troop are caught in a battle between rival forces while on an unofficial visit to Zimbabwe
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3. Class of 1980
Jan 23, 2005 · 70 min
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. This episode features the Italian Consulate Siege
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4. Weapon of Choice
May 7, 2005 · 70 min
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? This episode also features the Battle of Galashki
Season 4 (1 ep)
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5. Slow Bomb
Jun 1, 2008 · 70 min
When a routine security check on a nuclear power plant goes disastrously wrong, Red Troop find themselves hunting the mercenaries responsible for stealing a can of glow in the dark 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. The Troop then had to spend a large amount of time on the run
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