If you re interested in action-adventure, then tuning in to NTV
Saturdays at 10:30 pm wouldn't be
a bad idea.
That's the night the local station
airs Counterstrike, a hit series
about billionaire industrialist
Alexander Addington (Christopher
Plummer) whose passion for justice
is implemented by a three-member
strike team.
Plummer is a film and theatre
legend. He has starred and costarred
in over 40 feature films,
including The Sound of Music, The
Man Who Would Be King, The
Return of The Pink Panther and
Star Trek VI.
As Addington on Counterstrike,
he formed his strike team after his
wife was kidnapped by an international
terrorist organization.
The search for her proved
unsuccessful. Nevertheless, he
vowed that behind the cover of his
financial empire, he would help
eliminate criminals who currently
find sanctuary in the cracks
between existing law enforcement
organizations.
Leading the strike team is Peter
Sinclair (Simon MacCorkindale) -
featured on this week's cover.
Sinclair, a former Scotland Yard
inspector - the youngest in the history
of the Yard - is also a legendary
hostage negotiator.
MacCorkindale made his stage
debut at age eight. From this humble
beginning, his love for theatre
was born. During the next nine
years he wrote, produced, directed
and/or acted in some 25 productions
at school and with local
groups.
Upon leaving high school he was
accepted as a drama student at
Studio 68 of Theatre Arts in
London, England. And, as luck would
have it, by the end of his first year
he was signed to play a leading role
in George Bernard Shaw's The
Dark Lady of the Sonnets.
After a number of appearances
in the regional theatres in England,
he made his West End debut in the
highly-acclaimed 1974 production
of Pygmalion.
His international debut came
when he starred as Lucius in
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Jesus of
Nazarath. MacCorkindale's film
credits include Jaws 3, The Sword
and the Sorcerer Cabo Blanco and
The Quartermass Conclusion.
In 1987, MacCorkindale and his
wife, Susan George, formed their
own production company, Amy
International. He continues to
operate this company, while developing
and writing screenplays.
Joining MacCorkindale on his
Counterstrike team are Sophie
Michaud (Gabrielle Germont) and
James Purcell (Hector Stone).
Michaud plays a world-renowned
investigative journalist.
Purcell's character is an ex-Navy
Seal and ex-CIA agent who would
rather die than jeopardize a
mission.
As a team, the trio heightens
suspense while combating injustice
and corruption on a global scale.
Highlights this season included
Bastille Day Terror and Skin Deep.
During the Bastille episode, the
Counterstrike team learned that a
small and highly mobile tactical
nuclear-tipped missile was missing
from the arsenals of the former
Soviet Union. It was stolen by a
former Russian diplomatic attache
and brokered to his beautiful
finacee, Monica Steile (Brigitte
Nielson). She was an ex-KGB spy
who wanted the missile delivered
to one of her former clients, an
arms dealer. However, her true
loyalities were with the fairer sex, and
Monica shot both her fiance and
client, and headed for the Seine
with her missile, her lesbian lover
and her hostage, Peter Sinclair.
During the Skin Deep episode,
tribal rhythm and exotic costumes
marked the spectacular release of
fachion designer Sandrine Carter's
(Latoya Jackson) newest line. But,
Sandrine's star model was found in
a park with a gaping hole where
her heart used to be. A second
body was also found and the
Counter-strike team searched for a
voodoo killer.
If you haven't already guessed,
there's never a dull moment on
Counterstrike - it's definitely a
must-see series.