Strike Back is a British/American action-adventure/spy-drama television series based on the 2007 novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service, who operate several high risk, priority missions around the world. The six-part first series began broadcasting on Sky One on 5 May 2010.
Andy Harries pitched the series to BSkyB, even though he had not read the book.
Image: Armitage BAFT As 2010
Image: Philip Winchester Apr 10
Image: Sullivan Stapleton by Gage Skidmore
Strike Back: Project Dawn
Strike Back: Project Dawn, as it is known in the United Kingdom is a ten-part British-American action television serial and is the second series of Strike Back. However, the only cast member to return from the first series was Richard Armitage in the first episode. The main cast for the series includes Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Amanda Mealing, Eva Birthistle, Michelle Lukes and Rhashan Stone. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secret branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), particularly two of its officers, Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) and former American Delta Force operative Damian Scott (Stapleton). Section 20 leads a worldwide manhunt to find and capture Pakistani terrorist Latif, who is plotting an operation of his known as "Project Dawn".
Blu-ray cover for the series.
Philip Winchester portrays Michael Stonebridge.
Frank Spotnitz wrote the first four episodes of Strike Back: Project Dawn.
The series was largely filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, with some scenes being shot in the suburb of Hout Bay (pictured).