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Counter-Measures #4
Counter-Measures: Series 4 Box Set
Four brand new adventures with the Intrusion Counter-Measures Group, as long-held secrets are torn open… and the deadly truth dawns at last:
4.1 New Horizons by Mark Wright and Cavan Scott
When an explosion disrupts work on a monorail, Gilmore, Allison, Rachel and Sir Toby investigate the enigmatic company behind the project. But with government interference on one side, and dangerous businessmen on the other, who can they possibly trust?
4.2 The Keep by Ken Bentley
For many years Sir Toby has used the Keep - the most secure and secret prison in England - to hide away incredibly dangerous threats to the country. But now two prisoners are attempting to escape - and they're not the only ones.
4.3 Rise and Shine by John Dorney
Old enemies are becoming friends. Old friends are becoming enemies. As they finally discover who they're up against, and with the future of the planet at stake, the Counter-Measures team have to risk everything to survive.
4.4 Clean Sweep by Matt Fitton
The dust may have settled, but the threat lives on. With the team in hiding, and an unknown enemy at their heel, they need to turn the tables, and quickly. But can they ever really be safe?
Written By: Mark Wright, Cavan Scott, Matt Fitton, John Dorney, Ken Bentley
Directed By: Ken Bentley
Cast
Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore), Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen), Karen Gledhill (Allison Williams), Hugh Ross (Sir Toby Kinsella), Philip Pope (Templeton), Richard Hope (Heaton), Oscar Pearce (The Captain), Nigel Carrington (Graham Finlay), Francesca Hunt (Bryant), Dominic Rowan (Sergeant West/Shurik Barkov), Adrian Lukis (Professor Jeffery Burridge), Denise Black (Control), Phillip Bretherton (Sir Keith Kordel), Alex Ferns (Mr Parks), Mary Conlon (Hilary).
4.1 New Horizons by Mark Wright and Cavan Scott
When an explosion disrupts work on a monorail, Gilmore, Allison, Rachel and Sir Toby investigate the enigmatic company behind the project. But with government interference on one side, and dangerous businessmen on the other, who can they possibly trust?
4.2 The Keep by Ken Bentley
For many years Sir Toby has used the Keep - the most secure and secret prison in England - to hide away incredibly dangerous threats to the country. But now two prisoners are attempting to escape - and they're not the only ones.
4.3 Rise and Shine by John Dorney
Old enemies are becoming friends. Old friends are becoming enemies. As they finally discover who they're up against, and with the future of the planet at stake, the Counter-Measures team have to risk everything to survive.
4.4 Clean Sweep by Matt Fitton
The dust may have settled, but the threat lives on. With the team in hiding, and an unknown enemy at their heel, they need to turn the tables, and quickly. But can they ever really be safe?
Written By: Mark Wright, Cavan Scott, Matt Fitton, John Dorney, Ken Bentley
Directed By: Ken Bentley
Cast
Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore), Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen), Karen Gledhill (Allison Williams), Hugh Ross (Sir Toby Kinsella), Philip Pope (Templeton), Richard Hope (Heaton), Oscar Pearce (The Captain), Nigel Carrington (Graham Finlay), Francesca Hunt (Bryant), Dominic Rowan (Sergeant West/Shurik Barkov), Adrian Lukis (Professor Jeffery Burridge), Denise Black (Control), Phillip Bretherton (Sir Keith Kordel), Alex Ferns (Mr Parks), Mary Conlon (Hilary).
5 pages, Audio CD
First published July 1, 2015
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August 12, 2016
This was a brilliant series. Not so much the individual stories of previous box sets but a big conspiracy that lasted the whole four stories. At first I was TERRIBLY confused in the first story. As it seemed like the actor's voice had changed and I had no idea what was going on. But by the 2nd story it all made sense. Very dramatic, lots of twists and turns, and a very dramatic ending! Glad I don't have to wait to listen to the next one!
May 31, 2020
The Countermeasures group try to take down an alien force trying to take over the British government and military forces.
March 21, 2019
The fourth and final season of the original run of Counter-Measures has more of a unified plot arc than its predecessors. The episodes follow on immediately from one another, and essentially form a single story that deals with the repercussions of the cliffhanger ending of the previous season.
• New Horizons - Nonetheless, the opening offering is, in many respects, a typical offering for the series. Rachel and Allison investigate a new monorail project in London in a story that combines Wilson’s “white heat of technology” with the then-recent memories of World War II. It’s largely a detective story, albeit one with obvious science fiction elements and a climax that’s strong on action. Set against this, of course, is what we know previously happened in East Berlin, and how that colours what is really going on...
• The Keep – The central plot springs into full focus here, in a story that cuts between the team at Counter-Measures and the prison in which many of the surviving villains of the previous seasons are being held. Perhaps even less of a standalone episode than the prior one, this links into a number of prior stories from the series as the threat begins to build.
• Rise and Shine – The most action-oriented episode of the four sees the nature of the team's true enemy become apparent, and there's a race against time to stop them. This once again links back to earlier episodes and is a fast-paced story that still manages to find significant roles for the less combat-oriented characters. The final showdown is suitably dramatic, and would have been quite a climax for the box set as a whole.
• Clean Sweep –However, it turns out that things have not been so neatly wrapped up as it appears, leading to this final episode. This one is stronger on the espionage and political skullduggery aspects of the show, with an assassin trying to track down the team's locations as Sir Toby schemes to preserve the group in the face of politically powerful opposition. The ending, when it comes, is surprisingly shocking. The series ends on a cliffhanger that was presumably resolved in the one-off special episode that followed a year later.
The box set represents the series at its height in terms of story, with great characterisation and a good mix of the various elements that have made it so enjoyable. The build-up of the main story over the course of the four episodes is particularly effective, leading to a complex plot where you don't know quite who to trust at any given point. It's a shame that a dwindling audience resulted in an attempted reboot that (as of this writing) seems to have been largely unsuccessful.
• New Horizons - Nonetheless, the opening offering is, in many respects, a typical offering for the series. Rachel and Allison investigate a new monorail project in London in a story that combines Wilson’s “white heat of technology” with the then-recent memories of World War II. It’s largely a detective story, albeit one with obvious science fiction elements and a climax that’s strong on action. Set against this, of course, is what we know previously happened in East Berlin, and how that colours what is really going on...
• The Keep – The central plot springs into full focus here, in a story that cuts between the team at Counter-Measures and the prison in which many of the surviving villains of the previous seasons are being held. Perhaps even less of a standalone episode than the prior one, this links into a number of prior stories from the series as the threat begins to build.
• Rise and Shine – The most action-oriented episode of the four sees the nature of the team's true enemy become apparent, and there's a race against time to stop them. This once again links back to earlier episodes and is a fast-paced story that still manages to find significant roles for the less combat-oriented characters. The final showdown is suitably dramatic, and would have been quite a climax for the box set as a whole.
• Clean Sweep –However, it turns out that things have not been so neatly wrapped up as it appears, leading to this final episode. This one is stronger on the espionage and political skullduggery aspects of the show, with an assassin trying to track down the team's locations as Sir Toby schemes to preserve the group in the face of politically powerful opposition. The ending, when it comes, is surprisingly shocking. The series ends on a cliffhanger that was presumably resolved in the one-off special episode that followed a year later.
The box set represents the series at its height in terms of story, with great characterisation and a good mix of the various elements that have made it so enjoyable. The build-up of the main story over the course of the four episodes is particularly effective, leading to a complex plot where you don't know quite who to trust at any given point. It's a shame that a dwindling audience resulted in an attempted reboot that (as of this writing) seems to have been largely unsuccessful.
March 3, 2023
The earlier volumes of Counter-Measures were dark and fascinating, more than reminiscent of the British SF of the 50s and 60s. You could imagine the fusion of Wyndham meeting Quatermass. But this last quartet of stories leans more heavily into the proto-UNIT "alien invasion" arc with a large side order of messy government paranoia. The stakes become planet high. Personally I feel that Counter-Measures was better when dealing with lower stakes, it didn't overpower the small team of characters - it felt more in keeping with the setting. It doesn't make the set less listenable, but it's certainly a shame to see the last box set go in this direction.
October 10, 2017
The C-M's best series yet. The most character-driven one, the strongest-focused one.
July 3, 2017
Excellent story and acting, with several twists and turns. Love this series.
May 15, 2020
Truly BRILLIANT!!
January 23, 2025
This was kind of just fine. Guess I preferred the even-numbered ones.
October 23, 2015
Episodes 1 and 4 are pretty interesting. A few times they seemed to be struggling with the audio format. Fight scenes, especially, no idea how they ended up dangling(?) out a window in episode 4.
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