Ultimate Force (Scripted, English)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2002-09-16
Ended: 2008-06-01
Network: ITV1
Country: GB
Airs on: Saturday
Air time: 21:10
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.