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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Strike Back Season 7 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S7:E1

    Reuniting for what they think is a routine "cleanup" exercise in Malaysia, Gracie Novin, Samuel Wyatt and Thomas "Mac" McAllister learn that a British operative in possession of intel about a downed Russian plane has been killed in Kuala Lumpur.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Strike Back Season 7 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Episode 5

    S7:E5

    Following a high-speed jungle ambush in Myanmar, the suitcase nukes end up in the hands of a brutal Rwandan drug lord with a jealous streak; Colonel Beshnov, the Russian Alpha Group leader, surprises Pavel with a revelation about Zarkova.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Strike Back Season 6 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Episode 7

    S6:E7

    It's Section 20 vs Jane Lowry in a race to get to Omair Idrisi. It's a mission that hurls comms officer Jensen into extreme danger. Contains sexual scenes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Simon Allen, Jack Lothian

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  4. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:James Dormer

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  6. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.1/10(8 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.

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writer:Richard Zajdlic

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  7. Strike Back Season 8 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Episode 6

    S8:E6

    Mac's life outside of the army might seem happy, but the emotional strain of what happened in Munich starts to take a heavy toll.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    An Indian general decides to hold off on the assault on a New Delhi hotel that has been under siege when he learns that Scott and Stoneridge are in the hotel and they have ID'd the weapons scientist known as Mahmood.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Frank Spotnitz

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  9. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    An MI6 agent called John Allen ends up takeing Stonebridge and Scott from Vienna on a dangerous mission to Kosovo.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:Simon Burke

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  10. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:James Dormer

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  11. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    Scott manages to pass Connolly's explosive test and works on bypassing a security code. Bratton contacts Marshall.

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Frank Spotnitz

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  12. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

    Scott and Stonebridge head to Chechnya to track down Latif and a stockpile of chemical weapons.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Tony Saint

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  13. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writer:Richard Zajdlic

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  14. Strike Back Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    British sergeant Michael Stonebridge recruits help from Ex-Delta Force operative Damien Scott when an agent named John Porter is kidnapped by a Pakistani terrorist. The two then uncover clues to a possible terrorist attack at a New Delhi hotel and they race there to foil it.

    Director:Daniel Percival
    Writer:Frank Spotnitz

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  16. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    Although they are uncertain of others’ loyalties, the team must work with an asset in Beirut to get a lead on James Leatherby, a dangerous and unpredictable operative with ties to al-Zuhari.

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writer:James Dormer

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  17. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    While recovering from a shocking turn of events, Section 20 faces a different threat: a new enemy joining forces with an old one. Locke draws Kamali in closer to the team. Scott looks for an old friend, while Stonebridge gets closer to a new one.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:John Simpson

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  18. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Out of options and hunted by the resourceful cartel, Section 20 goes for a longshot and attempts an assault in downtown Bogota, hoping to obtain intel on one of al-Zuhari’s key people. Meanwhile, Dalton looks for the source that exposed her team in Beirut, but discovers a surprising ally and a piece of al-Zuhari’s plan.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writers:MJ Bassett, Tim Vaughan, Simon Burke

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  19. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    Section 20 attempts a risky rescue for a potential new ally. Now veering close to the edge, but determined to find the truth, Dalton goes AWOL with a detainee.

    Director:Julian Holmes
    Writer:James Dormer

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  20. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    Section 20 is torn between devoting their resources to the mission or saving one of their own. Stonebridge's health continues to affect him in the field. Al-Zuhari's network moves forward quickly, striking close. Kamali explains why yet another threat is emerging.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:John Simpson

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  21. Strike Back Season 4 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Episode 8

    S4:E8

    Scott looks for an escape from Black Bear Prison, while Locke becomes suspicious of Kamali. The team races to locate Stonebridge, whose condition grows more dire when he encounters Al-Zuhari's plan firsthand. Continuing his vendetta, Ulyanov closes in on Scott and Stonebridge.

    Director:Stephen Woolfenden
    Writers:MJ Bassett, Tim Vaughan

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  22. Strike Back Season 8 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Episode 3

    S8:E3

    The team run into an old ally as they're thrown headlong into a dangerous race to stop the cyberweapon falling into Jihadist hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    In Kosovo, Stonebridge, Scott and four hostages find themselves in dire straits after being double-crossed by KFOR soldiers and the drug lord Hasani.

    Director:Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:Simon Burke

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  24. Strike Back Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Strike Back Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    There is trouble looming for Claire. Scott and Stonebridge attempt to locate a global arms dealer.

    Director:Alex Holmes
    Writer:Richard Zajdlic

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Strike Back". It scored 5.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/2019. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 5".