CI5: THE NEW PROFESSIONALS is a show I wasn't aware of until I saw it pop up on a streaming site. It turns out to be written by Brian Clemens as a successor to the popular 1970s show, obviously made on a lower budgeted and slightly dumbed down in comparison to the original, but not without merit. The new cast is headed by a shouty Edward Woodward taking over the Gordon Jackson role, but the young actors are pretty bland in their roles. You do get action-focused stories with plenty of shoot-outs and explosions, and guest stars that include Don Warrington and Michael Brandon. Some of the storylines are better than others, a riff on the old 'missing kidney in the bathtub' urban legend being one of the more amusing in the show.
Review of CI5: The New Professionals
