Ultimate Force

2002

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

7.5| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
ThiefHott Too much of everything
Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
ianlouisiana only the most the most po - faced could fail to enjoy this hymn to gun - toting psychopaths masquerading as a tribute if not a recruiting sergeant(if one were needed)to the British Special Forces. These indeed are men doing what a man has got to do,although the more faint - hearted amongst us might tremulously question the need to inflict so much collateral damage. As one who was sitting with a coachload of Old Bill outside the Iranian Embassy when the SAS did their thing 35 years ago I have the utmost respect for Regiment members in real life,aided by working with one ex - SAS corporal at an East London police station,a man who went out of his way to avoid confrontation,but,if it was thrust upon him,was not a believer in fannying about. He was as far removed from the "Ultimate Force" ethos as is possible. Frankly,the series is nonsense from Mr R.Kemp's petulant sergeant to the humblest trooper playing with his H&K. And yet.....there is something about these last defenders of a long dead Empire,ruthless,bloody - minded and ridiculously macho that I find entertaining in all its silliness. Yes there re moments of extreme violence,but only of the "Tom and Jerry" kind that we all know and love. Like a more - disciplined(relatively speaking) James Bond,Mr Kemp dispenses sudden death with a ready quip,using hands,knives,guns and for all I know a tube of "Smarties". However,he lacks Bond's success with the ladies,several of whom fall for the sociopathic side of his character only to be disappointed to find that what they see is what they get.A sociopath. There is even more silliness when the Force inexplicably gains a woman trooper who,of course is better than almost everybody else(except Mr R.Kemp) at fighting and killing and quite possibly can knit them some vests for the winter. I watched a re - run last night of an episode set in Africa where the troop despite being outnumbered by fifty to one rescue the boss's cousin's family on an unofficial mission. Not a thought was given to how any casualties they might sustain would thus be explained away,and of course there weren't any. This particular story had the huge benefit of featuring Mr J.Rawle who immediately gave it a depth and a touch of humanity rarely attained by the series in general. It was noisy,violent,simplistic and very violent and I loved it. It's what "Ultimate Force" is all about.
yvonnelowrie ultimate force being about the SAS (special air service) follows the red troop regiment in different stories each episode or a story continued. Starring Ross Kemp who plays the role of Sgt Henry Garvie extremely well the 4 series are explicitly violent (as you would expect them to be) and are very well depicted with none of the explosion every second crap you find in Schwarzenegger blockbusters.All the weaponry are exact with no 'space age' laser gun nonsense. I feel ultimate force is one of the best TV series ever made and the cast and crew should come back together to make a few more series since I have seen just about every episode.Thanks for reading and,Who dares wins.
NYCgetsjacked this show shows us the real exploits of the S.A.S its got primary sources of evidence as the writer of 'Ultimate Force' is Chris Ryan, a former S.A.S hero who fought in the gulf war! i have series 1 and 2 on DVD and on the special features it shows Chris Ryan and a team of experts teaching the actors (Ross Kemp, Jamie Draven etc) how to fire real guns properly, commands when in a firefight and took them on actual hikes so they learn the experience first hand. This is why the shoe is so brilliant because they have picked a 5 star list of actors who make their roles look so real! It also shows that in the S.A.S it isn't guns blazing 24-7! there's tactics, comes, ICT etc. a career for everyone which i would highly recommend
StevinTasker We need a series like this. It does exactly what is says on the tin. Most of the situations are unbelievable but what do you expect from a show about the SAS? The production values are OK and the action is exciting without being silly (compared to made for TV American action movies). There are some stock characters but the script isn't laughable and the actors seem to care about what they are doing. As the new team member Jamie Draven portrays the right amount of innocence and brings a sense of duty to his role; his interactions with the rest of the cast are well thought out; you can see some chemistry between him and Alex Reid and I hope this is fleshed out in the next series. Although billed as such I never found Ross Kemp to be the star of the show and at times we aren't even supposed to like him; I am glad character is written this way and that his obvious mental scars dictate the person he is. This is in stark contrast to badly written imported shows where we are expected to believe that hardened battle veterans who are emotionally scarred and have shattered private lives are really nice guys who never do any thing wrong.Some episodes are better than others; I actually thought the first episode was fairly weak but the second with the pressure group sniper story was excellent and allowed us to see flashes of how good the series could be.I only got to see the first episode of the second series which took place on board a ship; the standout fight scene being that in the belly of the ship between Jamie Draven and the legionnaire, it was a tough no nonsense scrap and as exciting as the fight in the Bourne Identity. Looking forward to the DVD.