Bodie and Doyle, senior agents of the British intelligence service CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their handler George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-level crimes.
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Series Cast Summary
| Gordon Jackson | ... |
George Cowley
(57 episodes, 1977-1983)
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| Martin Shaw | ... |
Doyle
(57 episodes, 1977-1983)
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| Lewis Collins | ... |
Bodie
(57 episodes, 1977-1983)
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| Bridget Brice | ... |
Betty, Cowley's Secretary
(8 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Steve Alder | ... |
Murphy
(7 episodes, 1980-1983)
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| Pat Gorman | ... |
CI5 Agent
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(5 episodes, 1978-1982)
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| Pamela Stephenson | ... |
Attractive Blonde
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(3 episodes, 1978)
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Allan Surtees | ... |
Minister
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(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Nadim Sawalha | ... |
Arab Diplomat
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(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Sally Harrison | ... |
Chauffeuse
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(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Diana Weston | ... |
Ruth, CI5 Girl
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Trevor Adams | ... |
Benny, CI5 Agent
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(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Frank Jarvis | ... |
Dale
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(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Dick Sullivan | ... |
Priest
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(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Del Henney | ... |
Benny Marsh
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| John Castle | ... |
Peter Crabbe
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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Sheila Ruskin | ... |
Helen
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(2 episodes, 1977-1983)
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| Michael Latimer | ... |
Georgi
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Alan MacNaughtan | ... |
Henry Laughlin
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Pamela Salem | ... |
Ann Seaford
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Geoffrey Palmer | ... |
Avery
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Carol Royle | ... |
Anna Batak
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Johnny Shannon | ... |
Charley Turkel
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Harold Innocent | ... |
Northcott
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(2 episodes, 1978-1982)
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| Alan Tilvern | ... |
Stefan Batak II
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Clifton Jones | ... |
St. Jacques
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Milos Kirek | ... |
Costa
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Christopher Reich | ... |
Franky
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Robert Gillespie | ... |
Sammy
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Barry Stanton | ... |
Ferris
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(2 episodes, 1979-1982)
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Derek Francis | ... |
John Howard
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(2 episodes, 1978-1982)
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| Gerald Sim | ... |
Colonel Masterson
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| John Judd | ... |
Chives
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Ed Bishop | ... |
Braddock
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Nick Brimble | ... |
Big Billy
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Robert Swann | ... |
Logan-Blake
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| John Horsley | ... |
Headmaster
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Paul Humpoletz | ... |
D.C.I. Botham
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(2 episodes, 1978-1980)
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Shaun Curry | ... |
SAS Sergeant
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(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Dennis Burgess | ... |
Dr. Forbes
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(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
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Joseph Charles | ... |
Jax, CI5 Agent
(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
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| Antony Carrick | ... |
Mervin
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(2 episodes, 1978-1980)
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| Tony Caunter | ... |
Detective Sergeant
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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Tom Georgeson | ... |
Pymar
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(2 episodes, 1978-1980)
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| Shelagh Fraser | ... |
Elsa
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Robert James | ... |
Cusak
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(2 episodes, 1978)
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Colin McCormack | ... |
Edwards
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(2 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Robert Rietty | ... |
Ambassador
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(2 episodes, 1978-1980)
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Raymond Brody | ... |
Hotel Receptionist
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(2 episodes, 1980-1982)
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| Christopher Ellison | ... |
Biggs, CI5 Agent
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(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (1977) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Screenbound International Pictures (2020) (World-wide)
- TF1 (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- 13th Street (2008) (Germany) (tv)
- Amazon Freevee (2022) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Canal 11 Buenos Aires (1988) (Argentina) (tv)
- Das Vierte (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Das neue TV (2014) (Germany) (tv)
- Family TV (2013) (Germany) (tv)
- FilmNet (1986) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series)
- Kabel Eins (1995) (Germany) (tv)
- Kabel. 1 (1995) (Germany) (tv)
- Koch Media (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Moviedome Plus (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ORF 1 (2005) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF Eins (2005) (Austria) (tv)
- Premiere Austria (2006) (Austria) (tv)
- Premiere Serie (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere Start (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- Rai 2 (1981) (Italy) (tv)
- Rai 3 (1990) (Italy) (tv)
- Saeta TV Canal 10 (1985) (Uruguay) (tv)
- Sat.1 (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- Sat.1 (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- Stingray (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- TV.München (1994) (Germany) (tv)
- Televisión Federal (Telefe) (1992) (Argentina) (tv)
- The Store for Music (2021) (United States)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (Germany) (DVD)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1981) (West Germany) (tv)
- blizz (2014) (Germany) (tv)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2005) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie was a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, came to CI5 from the regular police force, and was more of an open-minded liberal. Their relationship was often contentious, but they were the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
Written by Marg Baskin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | For many years, Martin Shaw (Doyle) blocked repeat television showings of the series, disowning it almost immediately after it had finished. Although he gave his reason as not being able to negotiate fees for television repeats with program makers London Weekend Television, it was also alleged that he didn't want to be typecast with the "hard man" image the show portrayed him to have. He only eventually relented to repeat showings in the mid 1990s, when it was discreetly pointed out to him that the widow of Gordon Jackson (Cowley) could do with the income generated by repeat fees. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in It'll Be Alright on the Night 2 (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Professionals (Main Title) See more » |
| Quotes |
[scene-setting voiceover from Season 1 opening titles]
George Cowley: Anarchy, acts of terror, crimes against the public. To combat it I've got special men - experts from the army, the police, from every service - these are The Professionals. See more » |