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The Professionals

“ANARCHY, ACTS OF TERROR, CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC. TO COMBAT IT WE'VE GOT SPECIAL MEN...”

  • 1977 –1983
  • Ended
  • TV-MA

★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 47 votes

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

Created by
Brian Clemens
Seasons
5
Episodes
57
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Dec 30, 1977
Networks
ITV1
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of The Professionals

  • Portrait of Lewis Collins

    Lewis Collins

    Bodie

  • Portrait of Martin Shaw

    Martin Shaw

    Doyle

  • Portrait of Gordon Jackson

    Gordon Jackson

    George Cowley

Where to Stream The Professionals by Country

United States
Streaming on Pluto TV, Plex, Xumo Play
United Kingdom
Streaming on ITVX Premium, ITVX
India
Streaming on Tubi
Canada
Streaming on Tubi, Plex
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store

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Seasons

  • Poster for Series 1 of The Professionals

    Series 1

    Dec 30, 1977

    13 episodes

    The first series set the standard for five successful years, milking the dramatic potential of a rich gamut of scenarios, from international espionage to racism and religious evangelism; Bodie and Doyle usually being called upon to protect a controversial figure from the assassin's bullet. Shaw would later dismiss The Professionals for its stereotypical violence and for a long time refused to allow reruns. In fact, as cult television goes, it has weathered well. Many of its themes are as relevant today as they were then. The constantly elliptical script ("I want you to see that he's… well taken care of") is tremendous fun. And despite the macho drive, the whole thing has a camp archness which betrays its Avengers pedigree. Great for a nostalgic wallow.

  • Poster for Season 2 of The Professionals

    Season 2

    Oct 7, 1978

    10 episodes

    In series two, Doyle is assigned to test a new laser-beam rifle, Bodie's girlfriend is critically injured in a terrorist bombing, and the team go up against a rogue agent.

  • Poster for Season 3 of The Professionals

    Season 3

    Oct 27, 1979

    8 episodes

    In series three, CI5 is targeted by a series of bombings and assassination attempts, the team investigates the murder of a defector, and Bodie and Doyle begin to suspect that their boss is selling weapons to the East Germans.

  • Poster for Season 4 of The Professionals

    Season 4

    Sep 7, 1980

    15 episodes

    In series four, the CI5 protect the daughter of a visiting South American president after his son is assassinated, and the team uncover a silver bullion smuggling operation being controlled from behind the Iron Curtain.

  • Poster for Season 5 of The Professionals

    Season 5

    Nov 7, 1982

    11 episodes

    More running around action from the popular 1970s action series. In 'Hunter/Hunted', a hi-tech rifle is stolen from CI5, and the boys have to track it down before its deadly force can be unleashed. In 'Stakeout', a CI5 agent is murdered before he can pass on details of a major crime. Bodie and Doyle soon discover a case of Plutonium poisoning.

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