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The Best Episodes of Strike Back Season 3

Every episode of Strike Back Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Strike Back Season 3!

Binge this in 7h 30mPeaking at 8.4/10

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.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Strike Back Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.1/10(642 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Damian Scott is sent to Mogadishu, Somalia to rescue British diplomats after they are kidnapped by warlord Huseyin Waabri. Meanwhile Michael Stonebridge adapts to his new career outside Section 20.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Tony Saint

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  2. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.1/10(494 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Scott learns that one of the hostages is a high-ranking military intelligence operative and that Waabri is planning to sell nuclear devices in South Africa.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Tony Saint

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  3. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(511 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Scott and Stonebridge track down a radical Islamic cleric in order to recover the nuclear devices, but are sidetracked by a CIA air strike and hostile locals.

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  4. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.1/10(486 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    Scott and Stonebridge prepare for an attack by Al Qaeda while holed up in an Algerian farmhouse with the nomad leader and the wounded courier. Meanwhile, back at headquarters, Dalton is called on the carpet for her relationship with the courier.

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  5. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.2/10(494 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    The trail of the missing nuclear triggers leads to Cape Town, South Africa, where kidnappers abduct the children of an expatriate munitions expert to force him to cooperate.

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  6. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.1/10(474 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    Stonebridge seeks revenge on Craig Hanson after he turns up in Cape Town, South Africa. Meanwhile, Scott reconnects with a Mossad agent who's been following their case, but with a different set of orders; Knox hustles Evans to a secret installation and explains how he intends to turn his country into a world power.

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  8. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.4/10(475 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Knox extricates a political leader from a Zimbabwe prison, and the unit tries to catch up with the escapee by tracking his activist daughter.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.2/10(455 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    Unrest spreads after the assassination attempt on political leader Lutulu, while Stonebridge questions the shooter in an isolated police station and looks for a safe way out.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.2/10(437 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S3:E9

    Knox plans on unloading nuclear bombs into politically unstable African nations, while Matlock reveals why he joined Knox.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Tony Saint

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  11. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.4/10(475 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

    In order to stop Knox, Scott comes to Bryant for assistance. Meanwhile Stonebridge has trouble focusing on the mission as he is bent on revenge. Section 20 get assistance from South African police to stop Knox's plot.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Tony Saint

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Strike Back" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 642 votes. Directed by Bill Eagles and written by Tony Saint, it aired on 8/17/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".