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Ultimate Force

TV·2002–2008·4 seasons, 21 episodes·ITV1·Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics·1h 10m·Created by Chris Ryan, Rob Heyland

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This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Ultimate Force S03E03Class of 1980S03E03 · 5.5Henno 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
  2. 02Ultimate Force S03E01Deadlier than the MaleS03E01 · 3.0Terrorists take a passenger plane to Hong Kong hostage and three new members join Red Troop.
  3. 03Ultimate Force S02E03WannabesS02E03 · 1.0Red 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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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2002AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Ultimate Force S01E01The Killing HouseSeptember 16, 2002It'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 explosi
  2. S01E02Ultimate Force S01E02Just a TargetSeptember 18, 2002As Red Troop bury Sam Leonard, a gunman shoots at a prominent European banker using an awesomely powerful sniper's rifle. He misses and the
  3. S01E03Ultimate Force S01E03Natural SelectionSeptember 25, 2002Ten hopeful recruits to the SAS face their final and toughest challenge yet - a three-day combat survival course in the Welsh mountains, whe
  4. S01E04Ultimate Force S01E04BreakoutOctober 2, 2002Red Troop is called to a pharmaceutical laboratory after three Chechens break in to an area where scientists are working on a vaccine for a
  5. S01E05Ultimate Force S01E05The Killing of a One-Eyed BookieOctober 9, 2002Jamie is kidnapped during a violent ambush in Northern Ireland while impersonating Bill Gracey, a politician whose life is in danger. Henno
  6. S01E06Ultimate Force S01E06Something to Do with JusticeOctober 12, 2002Henno and Twamley are kicked out of the regiment, despite saving Jamie's life in Ireland. The others, under Johnny Bell's command, are sent

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes2003Aired 1.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Ultimate Force S02E01CommunicationJune 18, 2003Red 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 tr
  2. S02E02Ultimate Force S02E02Mad DogsJune 25, 2003The firefight against French Special Forces aboard the Dowager Joan has left Jem dead and Caroline in a coma, while the rest of Red Troop fa
  3. S02E03Ultimate Force S02E03WannabesJuly 2, 2003 1.0Red Troop targets a hard-right group of suicide bombers who are responsible for blowing up a nightclub and café. The Soldiers of Destiny wa
  4. S02E04Ultimate Force S02E04The ListJuly 9, 2003Red Troop is offered an unofficial black bag heist to steal a list of terrorist targets from a vault. Controlled by an American diplomat, th
  5. S02E05Ultimate Force S02E05What in the Name of God...July 16, 2003 1.0Red 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 po
  6. S02E06Ultimate Force S02E06Dead Is ForeverJuly 23, 2003The SAS face losing their leader when Dempsey is taken captive while protecting Overseas Development Minister Nicky Strong on a Top Secret v

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2005Aired 2.6Season avg
  1. S03E01Ultimate Force S03E01Deadlier than the MaleJanuary 8, 2005 3.0Terrorists take a passenger plane to Hong Kong hostage and three new members join Red Troop.
  2. S03E02Ultimate Force S03E02Never Go BackJanuary 15, 2005 1.0Red Troop are caught in a battle between rival forces while on an unofficial visit to Zimbabwe
  3. S03E03Ultimate Force S03E03Season's bestClass of 1980January 23, 2005 5.5Henno comes face to face with Al Qaeda when terrorists seize the Italian Consulate. The notorious Al Djouf threatens to blow up a truck usin
  4. S03E04Ultimate Force S03E04Weapon of ChoiceMay 7, 2005 1.0The SAS is sent to Chechnya to find rebel leader Movzar Mazayev. Henno mistrusts Russian Special Forces agent Vasily who is assigned to help

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season045Episodes2006–08Aired 1.0Season avg
  1. S04E01Ultimate Force S04E01Changing of the GuardApril 29, 2006With newly appointed Captain Fleming in place, Red Troop are dispatched to a former Soviet state in a race to save the kidnapped daughters o
  2. S04E02Ultimate Force S04E02Charlie BravoMay 6, 2006Red Troop fly to Colombia to train a hapless contingent of local soldiers for an upcoming assault on a cocaine factory. Without warning, the
  3. S04E03Ultimate Force S04E03The Dividing LineMay 18, 2008Red Troop are drafted in with their American counterparts to apprehend an infamous Al-Qaeda terrorist in the White Mountains of Afghanistan.
  4. S04E04Ultimate Force S04E04Violent SolutionsMay 25, 2008 1.0Red Troop monitor a suspected weapons dealer Stuart Dicken who leads them into an armed stand-off with an East End drugs gang. When the gang
  5. S04E05Ultimate Force S04E05Slow BombJune 1, 2008When a routine security check on a nuclear power plant goes disastrously wrong, Red Troop find themselves hunting the mercenaries responsibl

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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