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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
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.
Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Tony SaintGuest stars Tim Pigott-Smith
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Tony SaintGuest stars Tim Pigott-Smith
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Paul WilmshurstWritten by James DormerGuest stars Stephanie Vogt
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Paul WilmshurstWritten by James Dormer
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Julian HolmesWritten by Richard Zajdlic
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Julian HolmesWritten by Richard Zajdlic
Episode 7
Knox extricates a political leader from a Zimbabwe prison, and the unit tries to catch up with the escapee by tracking his activist daughter.
Directed by MJ BassettGuest stars Eamonn Walker
Episode 8
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.
Directed by MJ BassettGuest stars Eamonn Walker
Episode 9
Knox plans on unloading nuclear bombs into politically unstable African nations, while Matlock reveals why he joined Knox.
Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Tony SaintGuest stars Babou Ceesay
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Tony SaintGuest stars Babou Ceesay
Episode information updated Jul 22, 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
Sky OneUnited Kingdom
CinemaxUnited States
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