The Phoenix Team

The Phoenix Team
Genre	spy drama
Written by	John C. W. Saxton
Starring	Don Francks Elizabeth Shepherd
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer	Stanley Colbert
Producer	Lawrence S. Mirkin
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	16 September (1980-09-16) – 28 October 1980 (1980-10-28)

The Phoenix Team was a Canadian television drama series which aired on CBC Television in 1980.

Plot

David Brook (Don Francks), a Canadian spy during the Cold War, teams up with former British secret service agent Valerie Koester (Elizabeth Shepherd) and return to the espionage business. Brook and Koester are also former lovers. Other characters include General (Mavor Moore), the Canadian secret service chief, and Graydon (Brian Linehan), the spies' manager, Carvallo (Steve Pernie), Janev (Lee Broker), Moffat (Gerry Crack), Theo (Arnie Achtman) and Miss Woods (Amelia Hall).

Scheduling

Hour-long episodes were broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. from 16 September to 28 October 1980.

Episodes

• "Old Times' Sake" (part 1, part 2) – John Trent director
• "Like Father, Like Son"
• "Sanctuary"
• "Saving Grace"
• "The Judas Game"
• "Close Shave"
• "The Fourth Man"

External links

• The Phoenix Team at IMDb