Starting on
M-Net Action this August, 2010:
The BeastPremiere date: Thursday, 12 August 2010 at 19h00
The Beast, stars
Patrick Swayze, in his final role before his death in September last year. He plays unorthodox but effective FBI veteran, Charles Barker, who takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove (played
Travis Fimmel).
Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards undercover work, where a moment's hesitation can lead to death.
In the premiere episode: the mischievous Barker hazes Dove as they go undercover on their first case to infiltrate a weapons smuggling ring.
Barker brilliantly manipulates situations, constantly tests his new partner's abilities and pushes him to delve deeper into the roles of the undercover characters he creates.
Although Dove takes a liking to Barker, the new job takes its toll on him. The stress and danger of being an agent quickly makes him realise that he can no longer maintain normal relationships outside of work.
The rookie is also confronted with a larger challenge: An FBI Internal Affairs team feels Barker may have gone rogue and try to enlist Dove as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his mentor.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's The Beast Mini-Site.
Fast fact:Many critics have said that the series gives the sense that Patrick Swayze gave everything he had left to the role.
M-Net Action is on DStv Channel 106.