Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep12 – Siege
First Aired: 14 October 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: Many hostages are taken during a conference on Third World development by a radical terrorist squad.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep11 – Thanos
First Aired: 7 October 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: The team is ready to rescue two girls kidnapped by their dad, an arms dealer plotting to steal a missile-targeting device known as Thanos.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep10 – Extreme Measures
First Aired: 16 September 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: Alexander’s old friend Jean-Paul, who was a member of a revolutionary group called ‘Alpha Titan’ in the sixties, has barely escaped an assassination attempt. The trail leads the team to Salzburg, where elections are about to be held, and to Kurt Schmidt, one of the candidates. Schmidt’s real name is Otto Berger, a former member of the group, who was given for dead during many years. The Team finds out that Berger leads now a group that has had stolen the Treasury of an East African state and has decided to get rid of the surviving people who know his past in order to clear the road: The former members of ‘Alpha Titan’.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep9 – Knights of Aram
First Aired: 9 September 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: An ancient fellowship called The Knights of Aram is apparently linked to the death of Addington’s friend.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep8 – The Lady of the Rhine
First Aired: 26 August 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: An investigative reporter researching on the illegal dumping of toxic waste goes missing and the Team investigate his whereabouts.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep7 – Son with a Gun
First Aired: 19 August 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: The team searches for a politician’s son, who is implicated in a plot to kill a judge. The politician is known as Count Brondino.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep6 – A Little Purity
First Aired: 5 August 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: The team investigates the bombings of chemical plants in North America committed by an organization called Earth Now.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep5 – Power Play
First Aired: 29 July 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: Alexander is apprehensive when the leader of an impoverished country backs out of a deal that would benefit his nation’s economy.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep4 – Art for Art’s Sake
First Aired: 22 July 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: Alexander and his team get involved in the world of art forgery and Post communist politics when a valuable piece of Russian art disappears from a museum.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep3 – Now and at the Hour of Our Death
First Aired: 15 July 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: The Counterstrike team protects a priest who is slated to testify about human rights abuses in his native South American country. The priest manages to flee to Boston, but hit-men track him down.

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep2 – Dead in the Air
First Aired: 8 July 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: Paco Rojo, head of a drug dealing organization with close links to a Colombian drug baron, is planning an attack on a U.S. prosecutor. The lawyer will be sent to Colombia in order to Indict Paco. Alexander wins the contract to offer protection to the public prosecutor and clear the mysterious death of Paco’s girlfriend . Nikki has to become a friend of Paco’s drug courier, while Peter and Luke provide her with a cover. As Peter has discovered that an old acquaintance is after Paco and whose partner also works for the Colombian drug lord …

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Series: Counterstrike
Episode: S1Ep1 – The Dealbreaker
First Aired: 1 July 1990
Character: Peter Sinclair

Description: After a bomb attack, Counterstrike team suspects there is a connection between the complexity of explosives used in the bomb and the disappearance of Annette Morley, the wife of former CIA agent Eric Morley.

This is Simon’s first appearance as Peter Sinclair.  This episode also stared Simon’s wife Susan George as Annette Morley

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Film: That Summer of White Roses
First Aired: 11 July 1989 (Yugoslavia)

Description: Simon’s company Amy International produced this film that first aired on this day.  Simon also had a writing credit

Series: Twist of Fate
Episode: Part 1
First Aired: 8 January 1989
Character: Manley-Jones

Description: After becoming involved in the July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler, SS Colonel Helmut von Schraeder blackmails an SS doctor to perform plastic surgery, allowing von Schrader to assume the identity of a Jewish man named Benjamin Grossman.

Film: Stealing Heaven
First Aired: 20 May 1988

Description: Simon’s company Amy International produced this film that first aired on this day at the Cannes Film Festival.

Film: Sincerely, Violet
First Aired: 18 June 1987
Character: Mark Jamieson

Description: Elizabeth is a historian who believes that she is on to the find of her career, but has difficulty getting access to the document that will prove her theory. In desperation, she and a friend decide to break into the owner’s house. She successfully gets in but is unexpectedly caught by the owner. She and the friend have to make up a story to get them out of trouble which eventually leads to string of events that lands Elizabeth in even more hot water.

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Series: This Is Your Life
Episode: S18Ep8 – Susan George
First Aired: 3rd December 1986

Description: Simon appeared with Susan on This is Your Life

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep29 – The Cataclysm
First Aired: 22 May 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Chase has a hemorrhage after being shot and requires immediate surgery. Eric and Melissa’s alliance is destroyed by Angela and Lance. Jordan is bailed out of jail by her mother and Greg and her alter ego is in complete control. Jordan gets the help she needs. Richard’s search for Cassandra reaches a climax when he finds her grave in England. He learns that she died while giving birth and Damon Rossini disappeared with the baby. Sabrina Cross shows up with his son, Michael back in San Francisco. A major earthquake hits the valley leaving the lives of many in danger.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep28 – Captive Hearts
First Aired: 16 May 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Chase and Cole manage to find the cabin where Jeff is holding Maggie. Chase is shot though as they interrupt Maggie’s bid to escape. Angela stops her daughter and Dwayne’s wedding and tells them they can have a proper wedding back home. Li-Ying’s prediction of an earthquake in the valley comes true. Lance is ordered by Angela to break up Melissa and Eric’s partnership. Jordan is arrested.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep27 – Consumed
First Aired: 9 May 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Maggie becomes Jeff’s prisoner. Jeff then reads aloud to her the grizzly last chapter of his novel to her. Emma comes up with a solution for her and Dwayne’s housing problem. Angela follows them when they leave for Reno to get married. Jordan ends up accepting help from her mother. Terry ends up admitting to Chase about Richard’s dealings with Miss Jones.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep26 – Cease and Desist
First Aired: 2 May 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Chase manages to get a restraining order stopping Jeff from going anywhere near his wife. Jeff leaves notes for Maggie and she realizes he is secretly watching her. Peter isn’t happy when Angela throws his son out of the house. Cole confronts Li-Ying when he catches her trespassing and surveying for earthquakes. Wicker is asked by Chase to investigate the financing of Tuscany Downs.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep25 – Dangerous Ground
First Aired: 11 April 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Maggie discovers some distressing facts about Jeff. Angela is able to maneuver Chase and Jeff into a confrontation. Furthermore, Jeff has purchased a powerful deer rifle. Greg finds out about Jordan sleeping with Lance and he later meets her alter ego ‘Monica’. Richard wants Jordan to represent Julia in her retrial. Chao-Li is shocked when the daughter he has never met pays a visit. Emma and Dwayne look for a property to buy. Angela attempts to make a deal with Richard for The New Globe. Melissa and Eric struggle to keep their relationship strictly business.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep24 – Unholy Alliances
First Aired: 4 April 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Angela and Peter are married after Angela finds out he took her money to stop her from being prosecuted for arranging the hijacking of Chase’s wine. Angela has to spend a short amount of time in jail until her bail is paid. Maggie is concerned about Jeff’s arrival in the valley. Angela learns that she is now Richard’s partner in Tuscany Downs. Angela isn’t happy when she finds out that Dwayne has moved into Falcon Crest. She also catches Lance in bed with Jordan.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep23 – In Absentia
First Aired: 14 March 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Angela returns to Falcon Crest and is furious when she finds out what Peter has been up to. Peter has disappeared with a large sum of Angela’s money. Richard finds out that Jordan has been talking to his wife about his financial problems and he also finds out that Peter has bought the mortgage on Tuscany Downs. Jeff follows Maggie back to the valley. Melissa tries to get Eric to go into partnership with her so that she wont have to sell her wine to Falcon Crest.

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Series: Falcon Crest
Episode: S5Ep22 – Hidden Meanings
First Aired: 7 March 1986
Character: Greg Reardon

Description: Lance is convinced that Peter is hiding something as he believes Angela would never give up control of Falcon Crest. Jeff’s advances are rejected by Maggie and he begins to have fantasies about her. Eric enjoys spending time with Melissa. Peter fires Greg after he refuses to follow his orders.

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