Season 3 • Episode 22
LatestJeremy Holifield, a journalist working for an Addington newspaper, tells Chelsea Little, a high-class escort, over a drink that he is about to break a story that will send shake the British establishment to the core and, in the process, level the reputation of a few very well placed citizens. Unknown to him or the escort, a British agent has placed video and audio bugs in his hotel room as he engages the escort in some kinky sexual activities. Alexander finds out from various press reports that one Chelsea Little is the prime suspect in the murder of Jeremy Holifield in New York the night before he was suppose to fly back to Paris to hand deliever his latest story, which includes illegal arms dealings by a son of one former British Prime Minister. It strikes both Alexander and Helene that this is too much of a coincidence and too convenient for those people. He therefore sends the team to New York after securing their welcome with the mayor to restore Jeremy's reputation and catch
Counterstrike is a Canadian/French crime-fighting/espionage television series. It premiered on November 2, 1991 on CTV in Canada and on November 20, 1991 on TF1 in France. It also aired in the United States on cable channel USA Network, premiering on July 1, 1990. The series ran for three seasons, airing 66 hour-long episodes in total. Counterstrike has since aired in reruns in Canada on Showcase and TVtropolis.
Acting
Plummer treating pulp like Shakespeare, bless him.
Production
Toronto standing in for every global capital imaginable.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Counterstrike arrived at the tail end of the 'rich vigilante' TV boom—think Airwolf, Street Hawk, Riptide—when networks assumed audiences craved wealthy protagonists solving problems money shouldn't fix. Plummer reportedly took the role for the European filming locations.
The show's French-Canadian co-production meant episodes often premiered in France months before North American airings, making TF1 viewers the accidental spoilers for '90s internet message boards. Simon MacCorkindale would later join Falcon Crest and die dramatically in Jaws 3-D.
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