The Best Episodes of Strike Back

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#1 - Episode 10
S4:E1010/18/2013
Scott and Stonebridge face a new pivotal player in Al-Zuhari's plan, and with an imminent attack looming, the team resorts to questionable measures, sparking conflict within the unit.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Richard Zajdlic
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Richard Zajdlic
8.9/10(600 votes)
#2 - Episode 10
S5:E107/29/2015
Scott and Stonebridge are stranded in the Alps with the mercenaries in pursuit. Scott knows that the CIA hide weapons caches across Europe, so they find a telephone at the farm of a retired Austrian soldier Oscar (Wolf Kahler) to call Christy Bryant (Stephanie Vogt), a past acquaintance from Vengeance, for the location of the nearest one, at a nearby dam.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown
8.7/10(679 votes)
#3 - Episode 1
S4:E18/9/2013
Enjoying a long-deserved vacation, Scott and Stonebridge are recalled after a fellow Section 20 member dies while pursuing the elusive terrorist al-Zuhari in Beirut. A new lead sends them into the remote jungles of Colombia in pursuit of a known associate of al-Zuhari’s and deep in territory controlled by a powerful drug cartel.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writers:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett, Simon Burke
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writers:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett, Simon Burke
8.7/10(479 votes)
#4 - Episode 9
S4:E910/11/2013
Scott and Stonebridge try to keep their promise to protect Ester; Richmond and Martinez follow an Al-Zuhari associate; the team sets out to stop an infiltrator before he reaches a populated area.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Richard Zajdlic
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Richard Zajdlic
8.6/10(663 votes)
#5 - Episode 1
S5:E16/3/2015
The daughter of Thailand's British ambassador is kidnapped, so Stonebridge, Scott and the rest of the team sign up for another do-or-die trying adventure.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:MJ Bassett
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:MJ Bassett
8.6/10(461 votes)
#6 - Episode 8
S4:E810/4/2013
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:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett
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Director:Stephen Woolfenden
Writers:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett

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8.6/10(436 votes)
#7 - Episode 9
S5:E97/29/2015
Locke takes Section 20 off the radar, as they defy Whitehall to travel to Geneva where he is convinced that Li-Na and Kwon are preparing to attack the United Nations HQ.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown
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Director:MJ Bassett
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8.5/10(503 votes)
#8 - Episode 2
S4:E28/16/2013
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:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett, Simon Burke
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writers:Tim Vaughan, MJ Bassett, Simon Burke
8.5/10(479 votes)
#9 - Episode 4
S4:E49/6/2013
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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Director:Julian Holmes
Writer:James Dormer
8.5/10(461 votes)
#10 - Episode 4
S5:E46/24/2015
Scott has a serious talk with his son whilst the rest of Section 20 form an uneasy alliance with a couple of CIA mercenaries as they go after Shiro and Mei Foster.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.5/10(455 votes)
#11 - Episode 6
S4:E69/20/2013
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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Director:Paul Wilmshurst
Writer:John Simpson
8.4/10(585 votes)
#12 - Episode 10
S2:E1010/21/2011
In the season finale, Stonebridge and Scott are in a race against time to find a pair of suicide bombers targeting Budapest.
Director:Daniel Percival
Writer:Tony Saint
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Director:Daniel Percival
Writer:Tony Saint
8.4/10(490 votes)
#13 - Episode 10
S3:E1010/12/2012
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.
Director:Bill Eagles
Writer:Tony Saint
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Director:Bill Eagles
Writer:Tony Saint
8.4/10(488 votes)
#14 - Episode 7
S3:E79/21/2012
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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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(480 votes)
#15 - Episode 3
S5:E36/17/2015
Locke works out that his long-time friend is working with the dangerous Yakuza and Office 39. Scott needs protect his son after they find themselves enemy fire.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(453 votes)
#16 - Episode 7
S4:E79/27/2013
The team tracks stolen property to Russia, where Scott and Stonebridge continue their side careers as "outlaws." As Stonebridge's health continues to deteriorate, they discover new mysteries about a piece of Al-Zuhari's plan. Kamali worries that his cover identity may not hold.
Director:Stephen Woolfenden
Writers:Ben Newman, Simon Burke
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Director:Stephen Woolfenden
Writers:Ben Newman, Simon Burke
8.3/10(481 votes)
#17 - Episode 2
S5:E26/10/2015
Section 20 try to track down the real culprits behind the embassy attack, starting with getting information from gangster Ray McQueen.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:MJ Bassett
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:MJ Bassett
8.3/10(456 votes)
#18 - Episode 5
S4:E59/13/2013
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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Director:Paul Wilmshurst
Writer:John Simpson
8.3/10(422 votes)
#19 - Episode 7
S5:E77/15/2015
The battle with Li-Na is now in Europe, as Section 20 look for a way to get back on her trail. Locke ends up getting an unexpected chance to confront his nemesis.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Ed Whitmore
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Ed Whitmore
8.3/10(401 votes)
#20 - Episode 8
S5:E87/22/2015
The team find out that Li-Na is planning to mount a nuclear attack in Europe. Locke puts himself in the firing line after he neglects the mission in order to avenge his son's murder.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Ed Whitmore
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Ed Whitmore
8.2/10(633 votes)
#21 - Episode 8
S2:E810/7/2011
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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Director:Paul Wilmshurst
Writer:Simon Burke
8.2/10(562 votes)
#22 - Episode 9
S2:E910/14/2011
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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Director:Daniel Percival
Writer:Tony Saint
8.2/10(509 votes)
#23 - Episode 5
S3:E59/7/2012
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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Director:Julian Holmes
Writer:Richard Zajdlic
8.2/10(489 votes)
#24 - Episode 3
S4:E38/23/2013
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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Director:Julian Holmes
Writer:James Dormer
8.2/10(467 votes)
#25 - Episode 8
S3:E89/28/2012
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.
Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown
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Director:MJ Bassett
Writer:Unknown