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Counterstrike is a Canadian/French crime-fighting/espionage television series. The series premiered on American cable channel USA Network on July 1, 1990. It ran for three seasons, airing 66 hour-long episodes in total.

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Counterstrike
Counterstrike title screen
Also known as	Force de frappe
Genre	Action / Adventure
Starring	Simon MacCorkindale Christopher Plummer Tom Kneebone James Purcell
Country of origin	Canada France
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	66
Production
Executive producers	Denis Heroux Robert Lantos Larry Jacobson Sonny Grosso Steven DeNure
Producer	Julian Marks
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario Paris, France
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Alliance Communications Corporation Grosso-Jacobson Productions
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	July 1, 1990 (1990-07-01) – May 9, 1993 (1993-05-09)

Plot

After his wife is kidnapped by terrorists, international industrialist Alexander Addington assembles a clandestine team of troubleshooters to help combat terrorism around the world. He recruits Peter Sinclair from Scotland Yard to lead the team. They set up a French con artist and art/jewelry thief named Nicole Beaumont and blackmail her into joining because of her valuable criminal connections. The third teammember is Luke Brenner, an American mercenary whom they rescue from a Mexican jail. The series' other recurring characters are Bennett and J.J., Alexander's valet and pilot, respectively.

In the second season's second episode Peter and Alexander encounter a French reporter named Gabrielle Germont whom they recruit into the team to prevent her from publishing a story about them. In the season's third episode Peter and Gabrielle rescue Hector Stone, an American CIA-operative and former Navy SEAL whose cover has been blown, and invite him to join the team.

The character of Alexander's daughter Suzanne Addington, who designed the team's computer systems, was also written out of the series at the beginning of the second season. Suzanne appears in one third season episode, although played by a different actress. In her stead Alexander gets a secretary/confidante named Hélène Previn.

Cast

• Christopher Plummer as Alexander Addington (1990–1993)
• Simon MacCorkindale as Peter Sinclair (1990–1993)
• Cyrielle Clair as Nicole Beaumont (1990–1991)
• Stephen Shellen as Luke Brenner (1990–1991)
• Laurence Ashley-Taboulet as Suzanne Addington (1990–1991)
• Sophie Michaud as Gabrielle Germont (1991–1993)
• James Purcell as Hector Stone (1991–1993)
• Patricia Cartier as Hélène Previn (1991–1993)
• Andre Mayers as J.J. (1990–1993)
• Tom Kneebone as Bennett (1990–1993)

Episodes

Season 1 (1990–91)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Dealbreaker"	Mario Azzopardi	Richard Oleksiak	July 1, 1990 (1990-07-01)
2	2	"Dead in the Air"	Jorge Montesi	Tim Dunphy	July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08)
3	3	"Now and at the Hour of Our Death"	Mario Azzopardi	Tony DiFranco	July 15, 1990 (1990-07-15)
4	4	"Art for Art's Sake"	Jorge Montesi	Jim Henshaw	July 22, 1990 (1990-07-22)
5	5	"Power Play"	Mario Azzopardi	Angelo Stea & Peter Lauterman	July 29, 1990 (1990-07-29)
6	6	"A Little Purity"	Unknown	Unknown	August 5, 1990 (1990-08-05)
7	7	"Son with a Gun"	Paolo Barzman	Christian Watton	August 19, 1990 (1990-08-19)
8	8	"The Lady of the Rhine"	Paolo Barzman	Eric Watton	August 26, 1990 (1990-08-26)
9	9	"Knights of Aram"	Jean-Pierre Prévost	Richard Oleksiak	September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09)
10	10	"Extreme Measures"	Michael Shock	Michael Zettler & Shelly Altman	September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16)
11	11	"Thanos"	Doug Jackson	Christian Watton	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
12	12	"Siege"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
13	13	"Escape Route"	Paolo Barzman	Chantal Renaud	October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
14	14	"The Beginning"	Allan Eastman	Landen Parker	November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)
15	15	"Cry of the Children"	Mario Azzopardi	Tony DiFranco	November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
16	16	"Masks"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24)
17	17	"Mindbender"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
18	18	"Regal Connection"	William Fruet	Tony DiFranco	December 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)
19	19	"Cinema Verité"	René Bonnière	Eric Watton	December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22)
20	20	"Verathion"	Don Shebib	Chantal Renaud	January 12, 1991 (1991-01-12)
21	21	"The Millerton Papers"	George Mendeluk	Eric Watton	January 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)
22	22	"The Dilemma"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1991 (1991-02-02)

Season 2 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon"	Allan Eastman	Richard Oleksiak	September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
24	2	"Hidden Assets"	René Bonnière	Tony DiFranco	September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
25	3	"Fall From Grace"	Allan Eastman	Richard Oleksiak	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
26	4	"It's All in the Game"	Gilbert Shilton	Michael Donovan	October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
27	5	"Hide and Seek"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
28	6	"Native Warriors"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
29	7	"Breaking Point"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
30	8	"Going Home"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
31	9	"Survival Instinct"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
32	10	"Night of the Black Moon"	Miklós Lente	Tony DiFranco	November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
33	11	"Fire in the Streets"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
34	12	"In the Blood"	René Bonnière	Michael Donovan	December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)
35	13	"Village of the Damned"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)
36	14	"Prize Package"	Jorge Montesi	Richard Oleksiak & Tony DiFranco	January 4, 1992 (1992-01-04)
37	15	"The Three Tramps"	William Fruet	Richard Oleksiak & Tony DiFranco	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
38	16	"Behind Bars"	Unknown	Unknown	March 14, 1992 (1992-03-14)
39	17	"Cherchez la Femme"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1992 (1992-03-21)
40	18	"Dead Heat"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1992 (1992-04-04)
41	19	"La Belle Dame Monique"	Dennis Berry	Martin Brossollet	April 11, 1992 (1992-04-11)
42	20	"Ripped from the Grave"	Bruno Gantillon	Elizabeth Baxter	April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18)
43	21	"Trigger Finger"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)
44	22	"The Circus Ring"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)

Season 3 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
45	1	"I Remember It Well"	Robin Davis	Jean-Vincent Fournier	September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
46	2	"The Sting"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)
47	3	"Til Death Do Us Part"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
48	4	"Bastille Day Terror"	Bruno Gantillon	Tony DiFranco	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)
49	5	"No Honour Among Thieves"	Jean-Pierre Prévost	Martin Lager	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)
50	6	"Skin Deep"	Unknown	Unknown	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
51	7	"The Curse of the Amber Chamber"	Jorge Montesi	Jean-Vincent Fournier	November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)
52	8	"Death S.E.A.L."	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
53	9	"Cyborg"	William Fruet	Richard Oleksiak	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
54	10	"D.O.A."	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)
55	11	"Cat in the Cradle"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11)
56	12	"Bosnian Connection"	Unknown	Unknown	December 20, 1992 (1992-12-20)
57	13	"Betrayed"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
58	14	"Clear Cut"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1993 (1993-02-07)
59	15	"Free to Kill"	Jean-Pierre Prévost	Tony DiFranco	February 14, 1993 (1993-02-14)
60	16	"The Hit"	William Fruet	Jean-Vincent Fournier	February 28, 1993 (1993-02-28)
61	17	"French Twist"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1993 (1993-03-21)
62	18	"The Contender"	Allan Eastman	Jean-Vincent Fournier	March 28, 1993 (1993-03-28)
63	19	"The Raw Truth"	William Fruet	Richard Oleksiak & Tony DiFranco	April 11, 1993 (1993-04-11)
64	20	"Peacemaker"	Unknown	Unknown	April 18, 1993 (1993-04-18)
65	21	"Muerta"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 1993 (1993-05-02)
66	22	"Bad Guys"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1993 (1993-05-09)

Awards and nominations

• 1992 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Simon MacCorkindale) – Nominated
• 1992 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Christopher Plummer) – Nominated
• 1994 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Sophie Michaud) – Nominated
• 1994 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (James Purcell) – WON

Broadcast

Counterstrike aired in the United States on cable channel USA Network, premiering on July 1, 1990. It premiered on November 2, 1991 on CTV in Canada, and on TF1 in France on November 20, 1991. Counterstrike has since aired in reruns in Canada on Showcase and TVtropolis.

External links

• Counterstrike at IMDb
• Counterstrike at epguides.com

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