The Best Episodes of Strike Back Season 1
Every episode of Strike Back Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Strike Back Season 1!
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Strike Back" season 1 is "Episode 1", rated 7.8/10 from 874 user votes. It was directed by Daniel Percival and written by Jed Mercurio. "Episode 1" aired on 5/5/2010 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".
7.8/10 874 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2010
Still haunted by the memory of a disastrous Special Forces mission which he led in 2003, John Porter is given an opportunity to redeem himself by returning to Iraq to rescue a kidnapped TV reporter.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: Jed Mercurio
8.1/10 720 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2010
After locating the terrorist safe house Katie is being held in, Porter is also taken prisoner, and Hugh Collinson and a team at Section 20 have to act quickly before it is too late.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: Jed Mercurio
7.9/10 644 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/2010
Collinson sends Porter undercover to Zimbabwe on a mission to break a former British soldier who was involved in a political assassination out of a high-security Harare jail.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 605 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2010
Porter and Masuku become the hunted as a bushman tracker leads the relentless Zimbabwean authorities after them, and Layla Thompson becomes increasingly aware of the tension that exists between Porter and Collinson.
Director: Daniel Percival
Writer: Jed Mercurio, Alan Whiting
7.7/10 576 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2010
When a hacker interferes with air support causing a British missile to hit American forces, Porter is assigned the mission to find the man responsible, a former guidance engineer who was dismissed from the army. However, Porter is kidnapped and taken to a Taliban camp.
Director: Edward Hall
Writer: Robert Murphy
8.0/10 599 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2010
Porter's life is in danger when he finds himself trapped in a rebels' base in Pakistan. When he manages to escape, he learns that Hugh Collinson, the man he blames for the fatal hostage extraction of 2003, has arrived in Afghanistan to meet him for a final showdown.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A