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Season 1 – Counterstrike

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This Canadian action-adventure show follows the efforts of industrialist Alexander Addington to rid the world of terrorists after his wife is kidnapped. He recruits Scotland Yard inspector Peter Sinclair, whose connections help him assemble a team of troubleshooters that includes con artist Nicole Beaumont, journalist Gabrielle Germont and former Navy SEAL Hector Stone. Also seen regularly across the show's 66 hour-long episodes are Bennett and J.J., Alexander's valet and pilot, respectively.
Counterstrike — Season 1

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Simon MacCorkindale

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Christopher Plummer

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Cyrielle Clair

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Sophie Michaud

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Stephen Shellen

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James Purcell

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 1, 1990 The Dealbreaker A U.N. official suspects a link between bomb detonators and the disappearance of a former CIA agent's wife. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 8, 1990 Dead in the Air The team (Simon MacCorkindale, Cyrielle Claire, Stephen Shellen) is called upon to smash a drug ring and thwart an assassination. With Raoul Trujillo. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 15, 1990 Now and at the Hour of Our Death The team attempts to protect a priest who is about to reveal the atrocities of a Latin American dictatorship. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 22, 1990 Art for Art's Sake Alexander Addington is hired to retrieve a stolen painting which is vital to the liberation of an Eastern-bloc country. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 29, 1990 Power Play Alexander and the team uncover a plot to blackmail the president of a Third World country for murder. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 5, 1990 A Little Purity Alexander calls in the team to clear the leader of an environmentalist group who is accused of a recent bombing. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 19, 1990 Son With a Gun The team responds when the son of a prominent Italian politician disappears after being implicated in a murder. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 26, 1990 Lady of the Rhine A reporter disappears and the team traces him to a scientist who has developed a super-efficient fuel -- with a highly toxic byproduct. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 9, 1990 Knights of Aram Alexander's friend is murdered after he learns a fellow member of the Knights of Aram plans to bomb Beirut. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 16, 1990 Extreme Measures The team investigates the attempted murder of an old friend of Alexander's, who was once a member of a revolutionary group called Alpha Titan. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 7, 1990 Thanos An arms dealer planning to steal a missile targeting device kidnaps his children to force his wife to cooperate. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 14, 1990 Siege The strike team (Simon MacCorkindale, Cyrielle Claire, Stephen Shellen) races against the clock to infiltrate a castle and free the wives of Third World diplomats, taken hostage taken by terrorists. With Christopher Plummer. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 28, 1990 Escape Route A Paris criminal poses as a terrorist and threatens to execute wealthy businessmen unless his brother is freed from prison. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 10, 1990 The Beginning A billionaire hires a Scotland Yard investigator to find his kidnapped wife, then forms a crime-fighting team. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 17, 1990 Cry of the Children The team investigates the shooting of Luke's former girlfriend and discovers a black market baby adoption ring headed by a prominent lawyer. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 24, 1990 Masks The team searches for a Gypsy boy who witnessed a murder; a kidnapper replaces Alexander with a look-alike at a conference. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 1, 1990 Mind Bender Soviet agents (Heidi Von Palleske, Milan Cheylov) kidnap Luke (Stephen Shellen), turning him into a remote-controlled assassin, but Peter and Nikki (Simon MacCorkindale, Cyrielle Claire) become suspicious of his behavior. Details Episode 18 Aired Dec 15, 1990 Regal Connection Suzanne's kidnapped computer-science professor (Anthony Sherwood) is heir to a mineral-rich African nation's throne. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 22, 1990 Cinema Verité The team infiltrates a movie set to uncover clues to the puzzling death of a famous mystery novelist, from whose book the film is being made. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 12, 1991 Verathion Suzanne witnesses a murder and unwittingly comes into possession of a briefcase containing incriminating evidence against a pharmaceutical company. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 19, 1991 The Millerton Papers Nikki's old accomplice commits what he believes to be a routine jewelry burglary, only to discover he has stolen top-secret military blueprints. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 2, 1991 The Dilemma Peter, the team's voice of reason, is disturbed by the violence of past missions and removes himself from an assignment he doesn't believe in. Details

Season Info

Network
USA
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 1, 1990