Will someone please tell me if Richard Armitage is still on this show?
I just found it in Cinemax and loved it and then I thought he was killed.
Help!!!
Strike Back: Richard Armitage (almost) gets his guns out. Photograph: Karin Blid Alsbirk/Sky1
Chris Ryan's Strike Back returned for a new season on Sky1 last night. In case you've never seen it before, Strike Back – or Strike Back 2: Project Dawn to give the show its full title – is like the bastard child of US juggernaut 24 and ITV2's Ultimate Force, and is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds. Positively dripping with testosterone, it's an hour-long procession of explosions, excitement and monosyllabic dialogue punctuated only by the occasional snippet of storyline. Best of all though is its leading man Richard Armitage.
The former Spooks star plays the show's damaged hero, a crack SAS soldier called John Porter who might just be one of the butchest men on the box right now. He joins the hallowed ranks of small-screen hardmen – purveyors of fisticuffs from brawling bobbies to granite-jawed gangsters who've entertained audiences down the years. But who are TV's top alpha males? Join us for our battle royale of TV's best bruisers.
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The former Spooks star plays the show's damaged hero, a crack SAS soldier called John Porter who might just be one of the butchest men on the box right now. He joins the hallowed ranks of small-screen hardmen – purveyors of fisticuffs from brawling bobbies to granite-jawed gangsters who've entertained audiences down the years. But who are TV's top alpha males? Join us for our battle royale of TV's best bruisers.
Have we included your favourite or do you have a problem with our selection? Let us know in the comments section or we can always take it outside if you'd prefer …
3 comments:
I saw the first episode tonight (I recorded it). Fantastic, but we say goodbye to John Porter. But whaddyknow? a brand new hunk appears and he is HARD. Fantastic stuff!
I think Richard had to negotiate his way out of this series due to his impending role in "The Hobbit". RA fans correct me if I am wrong!
Is this the first season for this series? Can Richard have a twin brother who comes back? Can his death be a dream like Bobbie on Dallas?
LOL! Last year we got Season 1 - fantastic, John Porter was such a humane hard man, I just completely fell in love with him. There are countless clips on You Tube.
Season 2 has just started and it does not look good for this lovely character. Hard as nails, but kind in spirit. But hey, guess what? a new hard man has stepped up to the plate and he is HARD! Exciting drama written by a former SAS Commander who knows his onions!
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