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Flashpoint

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Description: Inspired by the real-life Emergency Task Force of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, this taut police drama chronicles the efforts of the Strategic Response Unit (SRU), an elite and highly skilled group of cops charged with rescuing hostages, defusing bombs and breaking up gangs. The series title comes from another part of their job, however: getting inside a suspect's head and discovering his emotional `flashpoint' that triggered the crisis in the first place.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 2008
Number of seasons: 5
First episode air date: July 11, 2008
Awards: Canadian Screen Award - Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, MORE
Networks: CTV Television Network, CBS, ION Television

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