Episode
Mission: Impossible: Countdown
Overview
To prevent the detonation of a nuclear bomb by a fanatic unaware that she is being mislead by a general seeking to take over his country, Grant must get close to the woman and find the location of the bomb.
Details
- Series
- Mission: Impossible
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1989-10-26
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Countdown is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Mission: Impossible. It aired on 1989-10-26. The runtime is 50 min.
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The IMF team must rescue an imprisoned holy man and recover a holy relic which holds evidence of the Defense Minister's atrocities.
Episode 6: War Games
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Episode 1: The Golden Serpent (1)
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