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The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.
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The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.
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David PaetkauSam Braddock
Enrico ColantoniGregory Parker
Amy Jo JohnsonJules Callaghan
Hugh DillonEd Lane
Tattiawna JonesWinnie Camden
Jack KnightDean Parker
Clé BennettRaf Rousseau
Oluniké AdeliyiLeah Kerns
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Episode 1
The team have to protect some VIPs, only to find they have a kidnapping on their hands and limited time to rescue the victim.
Directed by Stephen SurjikWritten by Tassie CameronGuest stars Philip Akin, Janaya Stephens, Colm Feore, Pascale Hutton, Wendy Crewson, Ola Sturik, Conrad Pla, Michael Mando
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Episode 2
"Backwards Day " is the eleventh episode in the first season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on January 16, 2009. In international markets, this episode is billed as episode 11 of season 1, while in North America, the episode aired as the second episode of season 2.
Directed by Érik CanuelWritten by Esta SpaldingGuest stars Kristin Booth, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Noam Jenkins, Pascale Hutton
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Episode 3
"Haunting the Barn" is the twelfth episode in the first season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on January 23, 2009. In international markets, this episode is billed as episode 12 of season 1, while in North America, the episode aired as the third episode of season 2.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark Ellis, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars Stephanie Morgenstern, Ron Lea, Janaya Stephens, Robert Bockstael, Pascale Hutton, Brenda Bazinet
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Episode 4
"Between Heartbeats" is the thirteenth episode in the first season of the Canadian police drama television series Flashpoint. The episode first aired on February 13, 2009. In international markets, this episode is billed as episode 13 of season 1, while in North America, the episode aired as the fourth episode of season 2.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark Ellis, Tassie Cameron, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars Janaya Stephens, Pascale Hutton
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Episode 5
When three men take the CEO of a mortgage company hostage, the SRU team is called to the scene to diffuse the situation. Jules recovers from being shot and the team reluctantly looks at recruits to fill her spot
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark Ellis, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars David Paetkau, Aaron Abrams, Jessica Steen, Robin Wilcock, Peter MacNeill, Hugh Thompson, Greg Spottiswood, Pascale Hutton
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Episode 6
When the SRU is called to the scene of an upper class household where four hostages are being held, they discover that the hostage taker is actually the boyfriend of the family's nanny.
Directed by Érik Canuel, David FrazeeGuest stars Craig Eldridge, Jessica Steen, Ona Grauer, Graeme Jokic, Katie Douglas
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Episode 7
The SRU must decide how to respond against a colleague after discovering a federal agent they're working with during the transport of a serial killer is sabotaging their mission.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark EllisGuest stars Kari Matchett, Peter Outerbridge, Jessica Steen, Billy MacLellan
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Episode 8
SRU has to deal with a sniper that has taken over City Hall, who just happens to be the son of a man Ed killed during a mission. Meanwhile, a team member's health is in question after being caught in the line of fire.
Directed by David Frazee, Stephen SurjikWritten by Mark Ellis, Tassie CameronGuest stars Genelle Williams, Jessica Steen, Dewshane Williams
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Episode 9
A couple kidnaps the baby they gave up for adoption.
Directed by Érik CanuelGuest stars Laurence Leboeuf, Kevin Jubinville, Jessica Steen
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Episode 10
The SRU is called in when a bank employee whose wife is being held captive hacks into the computer system to steal money to pay off her captors.
Directed by Charles BinaméGuest stars Richard Blackburn, James Gilbert
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Episode 11
The team must diffuse a volatile situation when a student pushed to the limit by bullies bring a gun to school.
Directed by Holly DaleWritten by Tassie CameronGuest stars Calum Worthy, John Bregar, Kyle Mac
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Episode 12
The team must track down a young woman dying of a brain disease when she and her finacé go on a crime spree.
Directed by Charles BinaméWritten by Mark Ellis, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars Rebecca Northan, Sherry Miller, Diana Reis, Emily Klassen, Bruce Gooch
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Episode 13
The SRU team is deployed to a hospital to end a stand-off between gang members and a man trying to protect his wounded brother.
Directed by David FrazeeGuest stars Larry Mannell, K.C. Collins, Stephen Amell, Shawn Singleton
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Episode 14
A wave of terrorist bombs shuts down the city, pushing Team One to the limit and putting one of their own on the line.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark Ellis, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars Michael Eklund
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Episode 15
The SRU unit must rescue a woman from a delusional man who insists she is his missing daughter.
Directed by Ken GirottiWritten by Shelley Scarrow
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Episode 16
Model prisoner Anton Burrows is up for parole but is denied when the victim’s family, the Amiris, speaks against him. Moments later, a ruthless gang incites a riot at Langstaff Maximum Security and takes the Amiris hostage. The SRU are called in and Ed is surprised to find an old friend acting as riot spokesman. Investigation leads the team to suspect the gang is plotting a break, but they discover the gang’s true agenda is much worse.
Directed by Holly DaleGuest stars Greg Bryk
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Episode 17
The SRU respond when a distraught man takes a lawyer at gunpoint.
Guest stars Morgan Kelly
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Episode 18
After hearing on the radio that a talk show host is holding a prominent politician hostage, seeking revenge for a murder he thinks the man committed years ago, the SRU team races to the station to talk the host out of killing him on the air.
Directed by Charles BinaméGuest stars Michael Riley, Kit Weyman, Maria Ricossa, Salvatore Antonio
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Episode 19
The SRU are called in to resolve a gas station robbery but discover it’s connected to a deadly crisis on a cult compound.
Directed by Érik CanuelWritten by Melissa R. Byer, Treena HancockGuest stars John Pyper-Ferguson, Matthew Knight
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Episode 20
Parker is lured into a trap and confronted with a deadly choice: reveal a dark secret from his past or lose his life.
Directed by David FrazeeGuest stars Jordana Largy
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Episode 21
The SRU team attempts to stop a vigilante who is out for blood.
Directed by Tim Southam
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Episode 22
The team tries to capture a gunman who's shooting inside a historic arena. The investigation causes Sam to question his place on the team.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Mark Ellis, Stephanie MorgensternGuest stars Jimi Shlag
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