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.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 20 episodes
- 1S1 E1
Strike Force: Pilot
Nov 13, 198160 min
Five 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 o
- 2S1 E2
Kidnap
Nov 20, 198160 min
The team is tipped off about a kidnapping by Frank's ex-partner, a souse who claims he also witnessed a murder.
- 3S1 E3
The Victims
Nov 27, 198160 min
The Force gambles that money will motivate a woman to set up her colleagues in crime.
- 4S1 E4
The Predator
Dec 4, 198160 min
Murphy plays on the emotional insecurity of a sadistic rapist who stalks his victims in supermarkets.
- 5S1 E5
Magic Man
Dec 11, 198160 min
A dealer uses pot and pills to lure teenagers into pushing harder drugs to their friends.
- 6S1 E6
Night Nurse
Dec 18, 198160 min
Patients have been dying inexplicably at four hospitals -- including the one where Klein is taken following a heart attack.
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Strike Force?
- Strike Force is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Strike Force are there?
- Strike Force has 1 season and 20 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Strike Force?
- Strike Force has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 16, 1982.
- Who stars in Strike Force?
- Strike Force stars Dorian Harewood, Robert Stack, Herb Edelman, Trisha Noble, Richard Romanus.
