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7.02 votes196950mEndedSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Synopsis

Simon King, an alien agent from the Inter Galactic Council, is sent to Earth on a mission to stop unscrupulous refugees from a dying planet from wiping out Mankind and taking over the planet Earth.

Episodes

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1. King's GambitNow viewing1969-09-0850mTwo apparently respectable businessmen, running an electronics factory, are investigated by a journalist called Simon King. The businessmen turn out to be far from respectable and the journalist, they discover, is not a journalist. Who is Simon King, or rather, what is he?
2. Joker One1969-09-1550mEvery war has a flashpoint, a fuse, a detonator—something, however small, that triggers it. In 1914, it was an assassin's bullet at Sarajevo. What could trigger an atomic war today? The Centaurans think they have the answer. And Simon, of all people, appears to be helping them...
3. On Ice1969-09-2250mThree scientists are mysteriously lost on a sledging party that set out from a polar research station.
4. Nocturne1969-09-2950mThe madman lives in a No-Man's-Land a borderline between fantasy and reality... where the real becomes unreal, the unreal real, and life itself a waking nightmare. Simon finds himself living in such a nightmare. Has he gone mad or is he merely suffering from temporary delusions? Above all, why should he want to kill a perfect stranger?
5. Monolith1969-10-0650mSir Charles Munday is the richest man in the world. Might there be a Centauran plan to murder him?
6. Out of Mind50mMary, visiting a village where she stayed as a child, finds that the woman who used to look after her, Hannah Webley, is now regarded as a witch by the superstitious villagers and Mary herself is soon caught up in the ensuing witch hunt. (The episode was cancelled the night it was due to air—13 October 1969—and replaced by a documentary on Ronnie and Reggie Kray, who, earlier that day, had been refused leave to appeal against their prison sentences. For unknown reasons, it was never rescheduled, remained unscreened, and was subsequently wiped from the BBC Archives.)
7. The Lemming Syndrome1969-10-2050m143 people in one small seaside town commit suicide by drowning. Or were they under some strange and alien influence? Simon decides they probably were...
8. Backlash1969-10-2750mIn a period of student riots, strong calls for a return to 'law and order' are made by General Falcon, a blood-and-guts commander of the Korean war. Suddenly, he starts to emerge as an important political figure capable of swaying public and government opinion during an international crisis. Such a man, Simon decides, is dangerous.
9. All That Glitters1969-11-0350mWhen adults start acting childishly, it is no surprise to Simon. By his standards, most people are childish. However, when they start acting childish even by their own standards—when a grown man plays hopscotch and another falls off a rocking horse—something must be wrong. But can there be any connection between childish behaviour and the Centauran plan to take over the Earth? It seems unlikely, but Centauran plans frequently do. Until they start to work...
10. The Mutant1969-11-1050mA deadly new germ gets loose at a biological warfare laboratory. Can an antidote be found before the germ spreads into a killer plague?

Cast

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Jon Finch
Simon King
Sarah Brackett
Mary

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Counterstrike has 1 season and 10 episodes.

When did Counterstrike first air?

Counterstrike first aired in 1969.

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Counterstrike's status on TMDB is: Ended.

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Counterstrike is classified as Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama.