Season 5
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The fifth season of Strike Back, broadcast under the title Strike Back: Legacy, premiered on 3 June 2015 and concluded on 29 July 2015 in the United Kingdom on Sky1, with a US run on Cinemax from 31 July to 9 October 2015. It is a ten-part British action television serial and was originally billed as the final season of the series.
Strike Back: Legacy[edit | edit source]
Section 20 are enlisted to crack a missing-persons case in Bangkok. What looks like a simple kidnapping turns out to be the opening move in a terrorist plot with global implications, and the team crisscrosses Asia and Europe battling the Yakuza, the Russian mafia, cyberterrorists and rogue Office 39 operatives.
Main Cast[edit | edit source]
- Philip Winchester as Sergeant Michael Stonebridge (Section 20)
- Sullivan Stapleton as Sergeant Damien Scott (Section 20)
- Robson Green as Lieutenant Colonel Philip Locke, Section 20's commanding officer
- Michelle Lukes as Sergeant Julia Richmond, Section 20's Chief Communications Officer
- Milauna Jackson as Special Agent Kim Martinez, DEA
Recurring Characters[edit | edit source]
- Michelle Yeoh as Mei Foster / Lieutenant Colonel Li-Na, an Office 39 sleeper agent
- Will Yun Lee as Lieutenant Colonel Kwon, a North Korean Office 39 operative
- Max Beesley as Ray McQueen, an expatriate gangster in Bangkok
- Tim McInnerny as Robin Foster, British Ambassador to Thailand
- James Wilby as Charles Ridley, Section 20's superior at Whitehall
- Tereza Srbova as Major Nina Pirogova, FSB
- Christian Antidormi as Finn Scott, Damien Scott's estranged son
- Michael McElhatton as Christopher Desmond / "Oppenheimer," an Irish bombmaker
- Dustin Clare as Faber, a Stillwater mercenary
Episode Listing[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK air date | US air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy: Part 1 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett, Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 3 June 2015 | 31 July 2015 |
| 2 | Legacy: Part 2 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett, Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 10 June 2015 | 7 August 2015 |
| 3 | Legacy: Part 3 | Julian Holmes | Jack Lothian | 17 June 2015 | 14 August 2015 |
| 4 | Legacy: Part 4 | Julian Holmes | Jack Lothian | 24 June 2015 | 21 August 2015 |
| 5 | Legacy: Part 5 | Brendan Maher | Richard Zajdlic | 1 July 2015 | 28 August 2015 |
| 6 | Legacy: Part 6 | Brendan Maher | Richard Zajdlic | 8 July 2015 | 11 September 2015 |
| 7 | Legacy: Part 7 | M. J. Bassett | Ed Whitmore | 15 July 2015 | 18 September 2015 |
| 8 | Legacy: Part 8 | M. J. Bassett | Ed Whitmore | 22 July 2015 | 25 September 2015 |
| 9 | Legacy: Part 9 | M. J. Bassett | James Dormer & Tim Vaughan | 29 July 2015 | 2 October 2015 |
| 10 | Legacy: Part 10 | M. J. Bassett | James Dormer & Tim Vaughan | 29 July 2015 | 9 October 2015 |
Episodes 9 and 10 aired as a two-hour finale in the UK.