Strike Force
Strike Force is an American action-adventure/police procedural television series that aired on ABC during the 1981–1982 television season, and was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions. The program stars Robert Stack as Capt. Frank Murphy, the leader of a special unit of specialized detectives and police officers whose job is to stop violent criminals at any cost. Mixing elements of Stack's classic TV series The Untouchables from 20 years earlier with doses of Mission: Impossible and Dirty Harry, the series immediately provoked controversy over its violence – at one point the series was labeled the most violent in American TV history – though the series attempted to interject liberal amounts of humor into its regular characters and balanced the violence by focusing on the detectives' personal lives.
Cast: Dorian Harewood, Robert Stack, Herb Edelman
Season 1
20 episodes
- 1. Strike Force: PilotFive bizarre and brutal decapitations bring together the Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Highway Patrol as a special strike force. Headed by Captain Frank Murphy, the force begins their investigation -- their only clue is that each victim served on the jury of an embezzlement case.CC1 h 0 minNov 13, 1981
- 2. KidnapThe team is tipped off about a kidnapping by Frank's ex-partner, a souse who claims he also witnessed a murder.CC1 h 0 minNov 20, 1981
- 3. The VictimsThe Force gambles that money will motivate a woman to set up her colleagues in crime.CC1 h 0 minNov 27, 1981
- 4. The PredatorMurphy plays on the emotional insecurity of a sadistic rapist who stalks his victims in supermarkets.CC1 h 0 minDec 4, 1981
- 5. Magic ManA dealer uses pot and pills to lure teenagers into pushing harder drugs to their friends.CC1 h 0 minDec 11, 1981
- 6. Night NursePatients have been dying inexplicably at four hospitals -- including the one where Klein is taken following a heart attack.CC1 h 0 minDec 18, 1981
- 7. The Hollow ManA bomber sends Klein a photograpic clue to his next target -- and then pays him a visit.CC1 h 0 minDec 25, 1981
- 8. The OutcastStrobber shoots a teen-age robber whose racist partners swear revenge in a taped message -- left on the body of a slain black cop.CC1 h 0 minJan 8, 1982
- 9. IceAn international hit man plays cat and mouse with Frank, who has 48 hours to determine his target.CC1 h 0 minJan 15, 1982
- 10. Internal AffairsClues in a string of jewelry-store robberis point to on-duty policemen -- and the captain of Internal Affairs, who try to pin the crimes on Gunzer.CC1 h 0 minJan 22, 1982
- 11. Lonely LadiesThe common element in a series of rape-murders is that the victims were last seen in singles bars.CC1 h 0 minFeb 5, 1982
- 12. Fallen AngelA murderous cult is alerted to a police investigation by the mayor's premature press conference.CC1 h 0 minFeb 12, 1982
- 13. SharkMuggings of the elderly go unchecked until a councilwoman is murdered trying to stop an attack.CC1 h 0 minFeb 19, 1982
- 14. TurnaboutA mobsters right-hand man uses Murphy's ex-wive to contact him about becoming a government-protected witness.CC1 h 0 minFeb 26, 1982
- 15. The John KillerConventioneers are being murdered by someone masquerading as a call girl.CC1 h 0 minMar 5, 1982
- 16. HumiliationYoung muggers out on bail terrorize witnesses scheduled to testify against them.CC1 h 0 minMar 19, 1982
- 17. Deadly ChemicalsPrison escapees hijack a military van, unaware of the contents -- refrigerated germ-warfare cultures.CC1 h 0 minMar 26, 1982
- 18. RevengeA high-school girl left for dead by kidnappers provides the break in a series of abductions.CC1 h 0 minApr 2, 1982
- 19. ChinatownGunzer and his girlfriend are wounded by hit men and the street talk is the girl was the target.CC1 h 0 minApr 9, 1982
- 20. Death FireA policeman's widow is terrorized by phone calls from a man who claims to be her husband trying to avenge his ""death"".CC1 h 0 minApr 16, 1982
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Strike Force
Strike Force is an American action-adventure/police procedural television series that aired on ABC during the 1981–1982 television season, and was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions. The program stars Robert Stack as Capt. Frank Murphy, the leader of a special unit of specialized detectives and police officers whose job is to stop violent criminals at any cost. Mixing elements of Stack's classic TV series The Untouchables from 20 years earlier with doses of Mission: Impossible and Dirty Harry, the series immediately provoked controversy over its violence – at one point the series was labeled the most violent in American TV history – though the series attempted to interject liberal amounts of humor into its regular characters and balanced the violence by focusing on the detectives' personal lives.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Aaron Spelling
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
