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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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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 1
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.
Directed by Daniel PercivalWritten by Jed MercurioGuest stars Orla Brady, Colin Salmon, Nicola Stephenson, Cal MacAninch, Laura Greenwood
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Daniel PercivalWritten by Jed MercurioGuest stars Alyy Khan, Laura Greenwood
Episode 3
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.
Guest stars Laura Greenwood
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Daniel PercivalWritten by Alan Whiting, Jed MercurioGuest stars Laura Greenwood
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Edward HallWritten by Robert MurphyGuest stars Alexander Siddig, Laura Greenwood
Episode 6
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.
Guest stars Alexander Siddig, Laura Greenwood
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Richard ArmitageJohn Porter
Warren BrownSergeant Daniel “Mac” Macallister
Orla BradyKatie Dartmouth
Daniel MacPhersonSergeant Samuel Wyatt
Colin SalmonJames Middleton
Alin SumarwataLance Corporal Gracie Novin
Andrew LincolnHugh Collinson
Jodhi MayLayla Thompson
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