Counterstrike (1969)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 8 September 1969 - 10 November 1969
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 11
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: black and white
Sound: mono

The alien Simon King is sent to Earth by his masters on Cygnus to defend the planet from an invasion fleet sent by the Centaurans who plan to colonize the Earth after their own planet's atmosphere was destroyed. By the time King arrives, the Centaurans have already been on Earth for 15 years, infiltrating the establishment. Answering to Control and aided by a doctor, Mary, who discovers his secret, King battles the invaders' plans.

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King's Gambit (pilot) (unaired)
King's Gambit (8 September 1969)
Joker One (15 September 1969)
On Ice (22 September 1969)
Nocturne (29 September 1969)
Monolith (6 October 1969)
Out of Mind (unaired)
The Lemming Syndrome (20 October 1969)
Backlash (27 October 1969)
All That Glitters (3 November 1969)
The Mutant (10 November 1969)

UK
Television Distributor: BBC
Archive Holdings: Only the first four episode exist in the BBC archives - the rest were destroyed during the 1970s.

A distant star. A dying planet. A race of desperate men seeking another home, another world to take over. One man is trying to stop them. A man not of this world...

MAGAZINES

Time Screen no.7 (revised) pp.25-26
episode guide

BOOKS

The Complete Directory to Science Fiction and Horror Television Series p.167
credits, episode guide

The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (3rd edition) pp.106-108
credits, episode guide

aliens; alien invasions; doctors