Smart Guy: Of the five man band.Which also makes him the -- He would eventually resume his relationship with his ex-wife Charlotte. Eventually, Tiffy and Mack salvage their marriage, but not before an accident in their garage (unrelated to their marital problems), forces Colonel Ryan to move Mack into the BEQ (Bachelor Enlisted Quarters), with orders that he is not to return to the Gerhardt home unless under escort by base personnel. After successfully breaking out the CIA's conspiracy, he decides to end the marriage. According to an interview executive producer Shawn Ryan gave to The Futon Critic "[David] Mamet and I and our writers, we came up with a lot of great stuff," Ryan said about his pitch to CBS executives for a potential fifth season. She was a waitress and former US Army medic who happened to know Tiffany. Charles Grey (politician) (1903-1984), British Member of Parliament for Durham, 1945-1970; Edwin Charles Tubb (1919-2010), British writer who used Charles Grey as a pseudonym; Television characters. The official cover name of the unit in the show is the "303rd Logistical Studies Group". When Alpha Team went off post to celebrate the marriage of Unit commander Colonel Tom Ryan, the war criminal struck, killing a few workers and injuring Mrs. Ryan and Sergeant Major Blane. During the raid, the General's wife was shot and killed by a UN soldier, however from the General's position, it appeared that Blaine fired the fatal shot. Early life and education [ edit] Grey is also a demolitions expert-during Episode 1x12, "Morale, Recreation, and Welfare", Grey, Blane, and Williams were sent to Atlanta, Georgia, to advise the FBI on a bomb threat, possibly a nuclear bomb. In Season 4, this aviation company heiress meets and falls in love with Charles Grey. When Alpha Team went off post to celebrate the marriage of Unit commander Colonel Tom Ryan, the war criminal struck, killing a few workers and injuring Charlotte Ryan and Sergeant Major Blane. As Kim went to retrieve the document while Blane waited outside, he was approached by a local police officer who suspected him of being a jewel thief. On three occasions he has tortured enemies for information by shooting them in the kneecap and slashing them in the face with a knife. His whereabouts were unknown until the Season 3 premiere, where it turns out he linked up with Jonas in Panama City, Panama. Leaving Mack Gerhardt in charge of the team Jonas works through his feelings with the help of his daughter and father, both of whom also experience post traumatic stress disorder (his father also a soldier who won the Silver Star during the Korean War), the storyline allowing the series to address the issue of the treatment of traumatized soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. At the beginning of Season 3, Brown was in pursuit of Jonas Blane at the behest of the CIA, but later teamed up with Jonas & other team members to successfully break the CIA conspiracy. However, Grey and the remainder of Alpha Team were cleared of any wrongdoing. We encourage all people to make contributions to this wiki, however, certain features are exclusive to members. The first season of The Unit was originally broadcast between March 7, 2006 and May 16, 2006, it introduces the members of The Unit and their families. Their husbands are, in fact, still performing highly dangerous missions, but they are not permitted to know specifics, such as where their husbands are deployed, of what their training routines consist, how long their assignments will last, or even if their husbands are safe. He is also something of a womanizer, as well as a bit of a hothead; during Season 1, Episode 7, "SERE", upon learning that Alpha Team had been "captured" and were prisoners of war, Grey rushed and struck the guard, an action he repeated later in the episode. They barely escaped and decided to link up with a CIA agent who was her contact. In later episodes, unit members are shown as wearing the Special Operations Command patch on their class A uniforms. The action incurred the wrath of the FBI, as the Alpha Team LSU members had violated the Posse Comitatus Act. His off-duty gun is a Colt .32 pistol and he also has a Smith & Wesson .38 'throwaway gun'. While the men of the Unit accept her, the attitude of the Unit wives to Bridget is less certain, especially as she is instrumental in having them rehoused as a security measure at the beginning of season 4. In a parallel of her husband's leadership position in the Unit, Molly is the de facto matriarch of wives who live on the base. We had a whole thing planned, it was going to be good.". It was theorized that Williams was killed off by Ryan to keep the affair secret, though the idea of Ryan killing off Williams was disproven in the series plot later. When he returned home, he and Tiffy have an argument and Mack goes to a bar and gets drunk. Warrant Officer 1 Bridget Sullivan (United States Army, call sign "Red Cap") is a United States Army soldier whom joined the Unit during the events of the Season 4 episode "Sacrifice". He uses a Glock 9mm pistol, despite Mack Gerhardt trying to persuade him to switch to a Colt 45. Grey's appearance makes him ideal for undercover operations, particularly in the Middle East and in Latin America. However, the red, white, and blue license plate is from the state of Idaho. Jonas' personality is of a hard taskmaster. Molly urges Jonas to join a private military company in order to help their financial situation, but he states that he is not interested in a job as a mercenary. Michael Irby holds an AKM as Sergeant 1st Class Charles Grey in The Unit (2007). Charles Grey ( Michael Irby) uses a Glock 17 during the opening scene of "Sacrifice" (S4E01). Back at home, Tiffy is victimized by a patron of the bar. When the Unit is tasked with an assassination mission in Eastern Europe, Brown makes an obvious mistake that could have compromised the mission. The second season debuted on September 19, 2006. He's not medically cleared, Mac has to go in and sort of change the medical records so that Jonas can keep on [going on missions]. JustWatch | The . His tombstone gives his dates of birth and death as February 12, 1981 - November 6, 2007. He also has an altercation with his wife. Thanks and have a great day! The Unit Wiki. For the 2008-09 U.S. television season, the fourth season of The Unit ranked #43 with an average of 10 million viewers. "It was going to be a whole new show in the sense that we were going to be training some young people, Bob was going to be training some people for a whole new organization. The Unit (2006-2009) Michael Irby: Charles Grey. He agonizes over whether or not to come out to his macho colleagues, allowing the series to tackle the controversy over the US military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuality. In the course of the series he kills at least 30 people. Outside of his teammates his best friend is Ron Cheals, a former member of the Unit who was crippled during a mission and forced into retirement. Joss and Grey were all set to get married, but the army suspects her of only marrying Grey to get into the secrets of the Unit because of the possibility of her having Russian contacts. Robert Patrick . Charlotte Canning (Rebecca Pidgeon), a Washington insider, marries Colonel Tom Ryan at the end of season 1 (in "The Wall" (2006, episode 1.13)). During Season 1, Grey participated in an operation in the fictional town of Wyndham, Idaho, to recover hostages taken by Islamic terrorists. He is also something of a womanizer, as well as a bit of a hothead; during Season 1, Episode 7, SERE, upon learning that Alpha Team had been "captured" and were prisoners of war, Grey rushed and struck the guard, an action he repeated later in the episode. Bob develops an addiction to heroin having been forcibly injected with it during a mission but with Kim's help he kicks the habit. It premiered in the United States on March 7, 2006, on CBS as a midseason replacement. Brown was responsible for saving the Secretary of State from assassination by radicals in Africa, as well as capturing a United States Air Force cryptologist who was selling secrets to the Chinese. Bundle Offers. Bob used the call signs Moreno and Whippoorwill in early operations/ however they appear to have been compromised so he currently goes by the call sign "Cool Breeze"/ Bob drives a vintage Mustang with just the primer coat, which he sells in order to better provide for his family. After the mission had been carried out and the unit was regrouping, Brown held back a second and tracked down the abusive father. A cover story concurrent with a member of the 303 Logistical Studies Unit is created. Grey, in conjunction with Alpha Team, was also responsible for the recovery of a radioactive component of a Chinese satellite, rescuing the drug minister of Mexico, the assassination of a terrorist financier in Spain, the recovery of seven Stinger missiles from Brazilian arms dealers, and the apprehension of a Serbian war criminal in The Balkans. Brown's first assignment: find and bring back to custody the disappeared Jonas Blane. He is presumed to be in his 40's and has a daughter named Betsy Blane and a wife named Molly Blane . The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Master Sergeant Gerhardt. "It was going to be a whole new show in the sense that we were going to be training some young people, Bob was going to be training some people for a whole new organization. While in the Balkans, the aforementioned war criminal got a good look at team leader Jonas Blane. The unit's immediate chain of command goes to the commanding officer, Colonel Tom Ryanand, presumably, straight to the President of the United States. Blane's wife, Molly, becomes the victim of con artists and loses the money of several other Army wives. The Unit is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. At the end of season 2, Blane was targeted by the Central Intelligence Agency due to unnamed crimes that he may have committed. One of her brothers would refuse to accept the cover story surrounding her death and ally himself with the human rights group attempting to expose and prosecute the Unit. He would have been aided in his recuperation by veteran Ron Cheals and Crystal Burn's badly scarred ex-boyfriend Jeremy, allowing the series to tackle the controversy over the Army's treatment of injured soldiers. Charles Grey ( Michael Irby) uses a Glock 17 during the opening scene of "Sacrifice" (S4E01). In the course of the series he kills at least 28 people. If a member of the unit is killed in action, the actual mode of death is not told to the families. The show was picked up for a fourth and final season by CBS on May 12, 2008. In a television interview, series creator Eric Haneywho is a former Delta Force operatorstated that the term "Delta Force" is never used in the spec ops community. Mack and Tiffy have a very strained relationship; Mack's quick temper causes violent and abusive outbursts, while Tiffy is a serial philanderer, most notably in an affair with the Unit's commander, Colonel Tom Ryan. Bob is also the only Unit member to not have the Purple Heart. She was rescued by the Unit, and in "Hero" (2009, episode 4.15), she was awarded the Purple Heart and POW Medal. He was also cross trained in breaching demolitions. His team is also responsible for the downfall of the world's foremost illegal weapons dealer. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force . He can speak conversational Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, and Korean, in addition to English. In the episode Binary Explosion it was revealed that Grey had past history with the Hispanic gang "Byz-Lats" and that his late mother had been the last of his only real family. Demore Barnes. The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Sergeant First Class Williams. See also . Michael Irby. She is almost raped by Sam McBride, who only did so to provide a convincing cover for himself to leave the Unit in disgrace and be recruited as a mercenary for a terrorist group. She is instrumental in helping Colonel Ryan recruit and train more women into the Unit. SFC Charles Grey: The Unit: suppressed and non-suppressed: 2006-2009 M1911A1: SFC Charles Grey: The Unit: suppressed and non-suppressed: 2006-2009 M4A1 carbine: SFC Charles Grey: The Unit: RIS foregrip, AN-PEQ-2, EOTech red dot sight, M68 Aimpoint scope: 2006-2009 M203 grenade launcher: SFC Charles Grey: The Unit: He served as one of the team's medics, and was possibly an SF medical sergeant prior to joining the Unit. When the three got there, Blane uncovered a CIA dump site of human bodies. According to Jonas Blane, the order of precedence for his team after he is disabled, is, from top to bottom: Mack Gerhardt, Charles Grey, Hector Williams, and Bob Brown based on seniority. Mack was nearly dismissed from the Unit several times due to their behaviour. Back at home, Tiffy is victimized by a patron of the bar. This scenario is called "Play 16." Greay is a Unit operator whose specialty is electronics, engineering, explosives and is also trained as a medic. In the Season 4 episode "Into Hell, Part 2", she risks her career by ordering helicopters to cross the border into Syria to rescue the rest of the Unit, the team later blackmailing the CIA in order to get her reinstated. He, along with Charles Grey, also served as an instructor in close quarters battle for a SWAT unit, and designed the deliberate assault plan for the Braydon School Takedown in the "In Loco Parentis" episode. At the end of the first season, the Unit assisted a UN military unit in apprehending General Razlan Dragovich, a Yugoslavian war criminal. The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Lieutenant Blane. Brown did this successfully and Jonas believed him, citing that when humans lie, saliva is not produced in enough quantity to spit out rice. Belgium: August 8, 2007. They used the platform of apparent crimes committed by Jonas Blane to try and recruit them, and ironically, Blane signed off on it, saying that the Unit could use a man within the CIA. His fighting style is based on the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga, a trait based on actor Michael Irby who is a student of it in real life. He is presumed to be in his 40s and has a daughter, Betsy, and a wife named Molly Blane. Brown manages to escape this fate by becoming a double agent to the CIA; while Grey disappears and Blane goes into hiding. "The Unit: Seek and Destroy" was published in 2008 and "The Unit: Lock and Load" was published in 2009. In early Season 3, Ryan finds out that his wife, Charlotte, has been selling secret information about his unit and rogue CIA agents use it against him and his unit. ^** Promoted from staff sergeant during "Side Angle Side". Earlier in Season 2, Blane was ordered to kill the oil minister until Colonel Ryan had a change of heart after talking to a Congressman of another political party, and realizing it was a conspiracy by the big oil lobby to get rid of an actor in the oil market they could not control. Blane later met up with Grey and Brown and figured out the map was of a location in the ocean off the coast of South America. After returning from a mission in Cyprus, Brown and Alpha Team found that the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division was investigating Alpha Team, and had shut down the 303rd completely. Like all Unit members, he is HAHO/HALO qualified, and is qualified in submarine lock in/lock out procedures. In the episode "Binary Explosion" it was revealed that Grey had past history with the Hispanic gang "Byz-Lats" and that his late mother had been the last of his only real family. During Season 2, Grey helped prevent the spread of weaponized smallpox throughout the world by members of al-Qaeda. Blane and his local CIA contact (whom he actually slept with to preserve his cover) were eventually found out and Blane barely got out of there alive. With the size of a companyabout 130 operatorsit is commanded by a colonel (companies are usually commanded by captains; colonels usually command elements such as brigades or regiments). When Mack suspects that Tiffy is having an affair with a lawyer she has been working with, he obtains an untraceable gun and plots to kill him. It is later discovered that the incident occurred because Mack had entered Brown's sector without Brown noticing. Kavita Patil. When first Kim, then Lissy, discovers Tiffy's infidelity, Tiffy's life begins to unravel: although she ended the affair before either of them learned of it, Mack eventually discovers a photograph of Tiffy with Colonel Ryan. The English statesman Charles Grey, 2d Earl Grey (1764-1845), served as prime minister from 1830 to 1834.