Counterstrike (1969 TV series)

Counterstrike
GenreScience fiction
StarringJon Finch
Sarah Brackett
Katie Fitzroy
Theme music composerAnthony Isaac
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (1 unaired; 6 missing)
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release8 September 1969 (1969-09-08)
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Counterstrike is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC in 1969. It starred Jon Finch as an alien living on Earth posing as a journalist named Simon King. As King, he attempts to prevent an alien invasion.

Star Jon Finch called it "a big disappointment... a good cast but poor scripts."[1]

  1. ^ Nisse, Neville (25 November 1971). "Young man going places fast". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. p. 11.