The Professionals (televised series)

the Professionals ( The Professionals ) is a British Televised series in 57 52 minutes episodes, created by Brian Clemens and diffused between the December 30th 1977 and the February 6th 1983 on the network ITV1. In France, the series was diffused starting from the February 18th 1989 on TF1.

Synopsis

This series puts in scene the adventures of the two best agents of the CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), a secret organization charged to maintain safety in England whose owner is irascible George Cowley.

Distribution

Gordon Jackson (VF: Jean Shepherd) : George Cowley
Lewis Hakes (VF: Joel Martineau) : William Bodie
Martin Shaw (VF: Bertrand Arnaud) : Raymond Doyle

Episodes

First season (1977 - 1978)

1 (1- 1) : Public menace ( Private Madness, Public Danger )
2 (1- 2) : The female Element ( The Female Factor )
3 (1- 3) : The Expiry ( Old Dog with New Tricks )
4 (1- 4) : Murder with long range ( Killer with has Long ARM )
5 (1- 5) : The Man in the street ( Heroes )
6 (1- 6) : The Rat of the jungle ( Where the Jungle Ends )
7 (1- 7) : The Terrorists ( Closed Quarters )
8 (1- 8) : Suzy Casing ( Everest Was Also Conquered )
9 (1- 9) : One night diablement hot ( When the Heat Cools Off )
10 (1-10) : The Nerves swell of it ( Stake-Out )
11 (1-11) : String of success ( Long Shot )
12 (1-12) : Annie under protection ( Look after Annie )
13 (1-13) : Question of color ( Klansman )

Second season (1978)

14 (2- 1) : Drive out with the man ( Hunter, Hunted )
15 (2- 2) : With the snatch ( The Rack )
16 (2- 3) : Evening of first ( First Night )
17 (2- 4) : The Escape ahead ( Man Without has Past )
18 (2- 5) : In the interest of the public ( In the Public Interest )
19 (2- 6) : The Traitor ( Rogue )
20 (2- 7) : A not very courteous civil servant ( Not has Very Civil, Civil Serving )
21 (2- 8) : In the east, new ( has Stirring Dust off)
22 (2- 9) : Is Arabia, they where, known as? ( Blind Run )
23 (2-10) : The Girl who at the right moment ( Fall Girl )

Third season (1979)

24 (3- 1) : cleaning by the vacuum ( The Purging off CI5 )
25 (3- 2) : Step back ( Back Track )
26 (3- 3) : The Death of the sphinx ( Stopover )
27 (3- 4) : The Exchange ( Dead Reckoning )
28 (3- 5) : The Medicine which kills ( The Madness off Mickey Hamilton )
29 (3- 6) : Distort track ( has Hiding to Nothing )
30 (3- 7) : Double revenge ( Runner )
31 (3- 8) : The Law of the market ( Serving off Two Masters )

Fourth season (1980)

32 (4- 1) : Secrecy defense ( The Acom Syndrome )
33 (4- 2) : The Angel avenger ( Wild Justice )
34 (4- 3) : Fugitive ( Fugitive ) the
35 (4- 4) : Culprit or not culprit ( Involvement )
36 (4- 5) : The Prey ( Need to Know )
37 (4- 6) : Chinoiseries ( Take Away )
38 (4- 7) : Amnesia ( Blackout )
39 (4- 8) : Bloody sports ( Blood Sports )
40 (4- 9) : The Block box ( Slush Fund )
41 (4-10) : The Frontier runner ( The Gun )
42 (4-11) : Ten tons of ingots ( Hijack )
43 (4-12) : Pity does not nourish its man ( Mixed Doubles )
44 (4-13) : One weekend in the countryside ( has Weekend in the Country )
45 (4-14) : False friends ( Kickback )
46 (4-15) : When the police force interferes ( It' S Only has Beautiful Picture )

Fifth season (1982 -1983)

47 (5- 1) : Eyrie ( Foxhole one the Roof )
48 (5- 2) : Operation Suzie ( Operation Susie )
49 (5- 3) : All will occur well ( You' L Be All Right )
50 (5- 4) : The War of Lawson ( Lawson' S Last Stand )
51 (5- 5) : Discovered in a cemetery ( Discovered in has Graveyard )
52 (5- 6) : People of no importance ( Honest Spy )
53 (5- 7) : Cold sweats ( Cry Wolf )
54 (5- 8) : the diplomatic Trap ( The Untouchables )
55 (5- 9) : The Situation Ojuka ( The Ojuka Situation )
56 (5-10) : Certain Quinn ( has Man Called Quinn )
57 (5-11) : Terrorist activity ( No Stone )

Comments

Created by the team of Bowler hat and leather boots , this series, often criticized for its violence, nevertheless was a considerable success in Great Britain.

A new version of the series, entitled the New Professionals ( CI5: The New Professionals ), was born at the end of the the Nineties.

See too

the New Professionals ( CI5: The New Professionals )

External bond

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