Occupation

Season

2009

UK

7.7

Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

During the April 2003 British invasion of Iraq, three soldiers from the same unit come under cross fire in Basra, where an explosion has huge consequences for an Iraqi girl and will radically reshape the lives of Danny, Mike and Hibbs.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

Hibbs ventures out into the hostile streets of Basra alone and falls into the hands of kidnappers. Danny tries to negotiate for Hibbs' release and Aliyah is working in impossible conditions, with growing fundamentalism in Basra. When Aliyah's husband is kidnapped and Mike's son Richard faces mortal danger, Mike, Danny and Hibbs' journeys all fuse in a tense and emotional finale. The three friends, once united in battle, are torn apart by the aftermath.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

Danny tries to negotiate for Hibbs' release from his kidnappers. With their invisible companies working for untraceable cash, Danny and Lester are making a fortune in Basra.