Counterstrike - Season 2 - Eps 21: Trigger Finger
Alexander finds out from his old friend, Yuri Kechnof, that the attack on a French prison bus resulting in the escape of Pechnoff and five other convicts has direct implications on the life of President Burbullis on the eve of her visit to Paris. Although, in theory, the President is responsible for the nuclear weapons in her country, the Russians are still very much in charge of their security, which has been the main concern for the West, especially the highly moblie tactical nuclear weapons, even before the collapse of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the President has a few enemies internally and externally with interests in crushing the budding democratic roots taking hold in Moldova; the threat to her life becomes very real. And to those people, Pechnoff, a rightful heir to the throne, is just a mere figurehead for their cause. As a result, Alexander has made the team available to Yuri, the Charge d'affairs at the Modovian embassy, for the 24-hour vis
About Counterstrike

Title: Counterstrike
First Air Date: 1990-07-01
Last Air Date: 1993-05-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 66
Network: CTV
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Simon MacCorkindale
Peter Sinclair

Christopher Plummer
Alexander Addington

Patricia Cartier
Helene Previn

Tom Kneebone
Bennett

Andre Mayers
J.J.

Sophie Michaud
Gabrielle Germont

James Purcell
Hector Stone