Counterstrike — Season 1, Episode 4: Art for Art's Sake
Action & Adventure, Drama • 60 min • 3 seasons, 66 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
As Lord Charles Sutcliffe of the Sutcliffe Museum readies to return a priceless artifact to its country of origin by handing it to Prime Minister Milos Janzan, an old friend of Alexander, masked gunmen armed with semi-automatic machine guns steal the artifact after all security protocols have been deactivated. Alexander telephones the British Home Secretary concerning this theft and reminds him that the new democratic government has barely came to power. He takes the first flight to London after being stonewalled by the Home Secretary. At the same time, he sends Peter and the Counterstrike team to London to assist in retriving the stolen artifact and expose the thief.
About Counterstrike
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.