An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
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- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
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Series Cast Summary
| Peter Graves | ... |
Jim Phelps
(35 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Thaao Penghlis | ... |
Nicholas Black
(35 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Antony Hamilton | ... |
Max Harte
(35 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Phil Morris | ... |
Grant Collier
(35 episodes, 1988-1990)
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Bob Johnson | ... |
Voice on Disc
(35 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Jane Badler | ... |
Shannon Reed
(24 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Terry Markwell | ... |
Casey Randall
(12 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Greg Morris | ... |
Barney Collier
(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
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Peter Curtin | ... |
Colonel Joseph Batz
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(2 episodes, 1988-1990)
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David Bradshaw | ... |
Douglas Matthews
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Gerard Kennedy | ... |
Colonel Gregory Usher
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(2 episodes, 1988-1990)
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Patrick Bishop | ... |
Prince Selimun
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Adrian Wright | ... |
Captain Hamidou
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(2 episodes, 1988-1990)
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| Andrew Clarke | ... |
Captain O'Neill
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Rod Mullinar | ... |
Conrad Drago
(2 episodes, 1989)
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John O'Brien | ... |
Jaru
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(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Shane Briant | ... |
Alfred Kubler
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Ivar Kants | ... |
Father Thomas Vallis
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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Adrian Brown | ... |
Baal
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Nadja Kostich | ... |
Big Blonde
(2 episodes, 1989)
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Bryon Williams | ... |
General Dupuis
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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Michael Long | ... |
Captain
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Malcolm Cork | ... |
Radio Operator
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Max Fairchild | ... |
Burrows
(2 episodes, 1989)
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Terry Woo | ... |
Monk
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(2 episodes, 1989)
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Tim Bell | ... |
I.M. Agent
(2 episodes, 1989)
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Simon Burvill-Holmes | ... |
Crewmember
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(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| David Letch | ... |
Lee
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Sharon Tyrell | ... |
Ranger
(2 episodes, 1989)
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Leong Lim | ... |
Supervisor
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Vincent Ball | ... |
Presenter
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Chelsea Brown | ... |
Ballet Teacher
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(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Tiffany Lamb | ... |
Girl
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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| Jeffery Richards | ... |
Corporal Krull
(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| John de Lancie | ... |
Drake
(1 episode, 1988)
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Alan Cassell | ... |
Dr. Wolfgang Gerstner
(1 episode, 1988)
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| Parker Stevenson | ... |
Champ Foster
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Maud Adams | ... |
Catherine Balzac
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Mitchell Ryan | ... |
Admiral Edgar Sheppard
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Alex Cord | ... |
Daniel Travers
(1 episode, 1989)
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| James Shigeta | ... |
Ki
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Bryan Marshall | ... |
Gregor Antonov
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Robert Coleby | ... |
Grigor Caron
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Julie Ow | ... |
Su Lin
(1 episode, 1989)
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Grigor Taylor | ... |
Defense Minster Ivan Savitch
(1 episode, 1989)
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Kevin Miles | ... |
General Eli Szabo
(1 episode, 1989)
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Peter Adams | ... |
Brian Sean McCarron
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Michael Greene | ... |
Ian McClintock
(1 episode, 1990)
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Tony Xauet | ... |
Luis Magdalena
(1 episode, 1990)
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| Judson Scott | ... |
Ernst Graff
(1 episode, 1988)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS Paramount International Television (2004) (Non-US) (tv)
- CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2005) (United States) (tv)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (United States) (tv)
- Viasat3 (2008) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
- Condor (2012) (France) (DVD)
- Explosive-Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Granada Plus (1997) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- PRO 4 (2012) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
- Paramount Pictures
- Saeta TV Canal 10 (1989) (Uruguay) (tv)
- Sky One (United Kingdom) (tv)
- SuperTV2 (2013) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2017) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- La-La Land Records (soundtrack)
- National Gallery of Victoria (location courtesy of)
- Village Roadshow Film Studios (Sound Stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jim Phelps is the head of a super-secret government agency ("Impossible Mission Force"), and is often given secret anonymous covert missions to attempt; quite often they are unmasking of criminals or rescuing of hostages. He picks his team depending on which tasks need to be done. One thing is vital on an Impossible Mission: the mission must be carried out in entire secrecy, often relying on high-tech equipment and elaborate deceptions. A 1988 update of the classic 1966 series, featuring a great deal of high-tech gadgetry.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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| Taglines | Your Mission, Should You Decide To Accept It.... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The series was originally planned to be a limited series. A new cast was hired to play the characters from the original Mission: Impossible (1966), and the episodes were all going to remake original series scripts. This changed when Peter Graves returned to the role of Jim Phelps; the other characters were then renamed, and the show became a continuation of the original. One of the new cast members was Greg Morris's son, Phil, cast as his dad's character Barney Collier. His character was renamed Grant Collier, and he became Barney's son. See more » |
| Goofs | On several occasions, the team use holographic projections to their advantage. As of 2017, over 25 years after the series is set, the ability to project an image into thin air does not exist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Follows Mission: Impossible (1966). See more » |
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Voice on Disc:
[Line repeated near the beginning of each episode in the series as Jim Phelps listens to the tape/disc containing his instructions and setting up the episode storyline]
Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it... See more » |