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[#134127]
Written by: flyingcrispi [13/05/2010, 17:58] |
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for those who were wondering: starring richard armitage and andrew lincoln, strike back is a compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero hugh collinson (lincoln) and discharged veteran john porter (armitage). on the eve of the invasion of iraq in 2003, porter leads a special forces unit on a daring hostage rescue mission into the heart of basra, culminating in a disastrous turn of events for him and collinson. porter bears the burden of guilt, with the repercussions haunting him for years, until an opportunity presents itself to return to iraq and redeem himself. after several years apart, porter and collinson\'s lives are about to collide once again |
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[#134133]
Written by: BoonesFerry [13/05/2010, 20:57] |
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more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/strike_back_(tv_series) excerpt: the series takes place in a six-episode format. chris ryan's strike back is a six-part british television series based on the novel of the same name written by best-selling author and former soldier of the special air service, chris ryan. it was produced by left bank pictures for sky1. the cast of strike back is led by richard armitage and andrew lincoln, as well as toby stephens, ewen bremner, jodhi may, dhaffer l'abidine, orla brady, shelley conn and colin salmon. the series follows john porter (armitage), a former british special forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by section 20 of the secret intelligence service (mi6). the series ran on a multi-million pound budget, and was filmed entirely on location in the province of gauteng, south africa. ryan became a series consultant. strike back commenced airing on 5 may 2010 with two episodes showing a week. the first episode was viewed by 400,000 in the united kingdom, and was met with generally mixed reviews, ranging from "polished, watchable hokum" to a "pathetic male fantasy". it will be released on dvd and blu-ray on 7 june 2010. |
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[#134144]
Written by: jburton88 [13/05/2010, 22:12] |
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is there going to be a 720p release of the show? | |||||
[#134269]
Written by: madsolid [14/05/2010, 17:13] |
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thanks for this outstanding job | |||||