Ultimate Force: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Ultimate Force (2002): Action, Adventure. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Ultimate Force is a British television action series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service).
It was co-created by Chris Ryan, a former British SAS soldier who was a member of the famous Bravo Two Zero patrol during the 1991 Gulf War,with the show produced by Bentley Productions. As well as his behind the scenes role, Ryan appeared as a SAS soldier in the first series of the show playing Blue Troop leader Johnny Bell.
The show features British television star Ross Kemp as its central character, the hard-boiled Staff Sergeant Henry 'Henno' Garvie. The show was a star vehicle for Kemp, who had been lured away from the BBC to ITV with a multi-million pound contract. Kemp appeared in every episode of the four series.
The programme started on 16 September 2002 and four series were produced.
Series details
- Title: Ultimate Force
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Premiere date: 2002-09-16
- Final broadcast date listed: 2008-06-01
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 8507
- IMDb ID: tt0334874
- TVDB ID: 71606
Cast and credited roles
- Ross Kemp — SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie
- Miles Anderson — Col. Aidan Dempsey
- Christopher Fox — Cpl. Louis Hoffman
- Danny Sapani — Cpl. Ricky Mann
- Jamie Draven — Cpl. Jamie Dow
- Alex Reid — Capt. Caroline Walshe
- Tony Curran — Cpl. Sgt. Pete Twamley
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2002-09-16; final listed air date 2002-10-12.
- Season 2: premiered 2003-06-18; final listed air date 2003-07-23.
- Season 3: premiered 2005-01-08; final listed air date 2005-05-07.
- Season 4: premiered 2006-04-29; final listed air date 2008-06-01.
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