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THE PROFESSIONALS

(episodes c.60min colour)

S1

13 episodes ( inc. 1 untransmitted)

(30/12/77 - 17/03/78)

episode "KLANSMAN" never shown on ITV

S2

10 episodes

(07/10/78 - 09/12/78)

.

S3

8 episodes

(27/10/79 - 15/12/79)

features some episodes held back from season two

S4

15 episodes

(07/09/80 - 27/12/80)

longer run due to direct competition from "SHOESTRING" on BBC1

S5

11 episodes

(07/11/82 - 06/02/83)

features some episodes held back from season four

.

57 episodes

.

LWT/Mark1

A Mark 1 Production for LWT

CI5

CI5

.

THE PROFESSIONALS

.

DOYLE - Martin Shaw

COWLEY - Gordon Jackson

BODIE - Lewis Collins

Granada Plus

TV

*selected episodes show regularly on this channel

kult TV

PRV

*selected releases currently available

video gems

PRV

*now discontinued ( 31 episodes originally released inc.Klansman)

season 1

title

info.

in brief

availability

01

Private Madness, Public Danger

with Keith Baron

drugs used for ransom purposes

PRV

02

The Female Factor

.

sexual blackmail for an MP

PRV

03

Old Dog, New Tricks

first episode recorded

a kidnapping and exchange

PRV

04

Killer with a Long Arm

.

a hitman with a deadly weapon

PRV

05

Heroes

.

the dangers of press interest cause havoc for CI5

PRV

06

Where the Jungle Ends

novelisation:1

mercenaries in London carrying out robberies

 

PRV

07

Close Quarters

.

terrorists in our back yard, whilst Bodie's off injured

PRV

08

Everest was Also Conquered

.

an ancient 1953 incident resurfaces

PRV

09

When the Heat Cools Off

features Lalla Ward from Dr Who.

Doyle gets personally involved in an old case, back when he was a copper

PRV

10

Long Shot

novelisation:2

a hitman and mistaken target

 

PRV

11

Stake Out

novelisation:3

a routine stake out has a greater importance

 

PRV

12

Look After Annie

.

trouble for an evangelist and old friend of Cowley's

PRV

13

Klansman*

*untransmitted

seemingly racially motivated attacks in a run down suburb

PRV

season 2

title

info

availability

14

Hunter/ Hunted

novelisation:4

PRV

15

The Rack

PRV

16

First Night

PRV

17

Man Without a Past

Bodie is at a bombing, but who was the intended target?

PRV

18

In the Public Interest

PRV

19

Rogue

PRV

20

Not a Very Civil, Civil Servant

G+

21

A Stirring of Dust

G+

22

Blind Run

novelisation:5

PRV

23

Fall Girl

novelisation:6

G+

season 3

title

info

availability

24

The Purging of CI5

a killer with inside knowledge of CI5

PRV

25

Backtrack

PRV

26

Stopover

G+

27

Dead Reckoning

novelisation:8

G+

28

The Madness of Mickey Hamilton

a lone gunman seeks vengeance

G+

29

A Hiding to Nothing

novelisation:7

PRV

30

Runner

PRV

31

Servant of Two Masters

is Cowley a traitor

G+

season 4

title

info

in brief

availability

32

The Acorn Syndrome

CI5 deal with a defector

G+

33

Wild Justice

Bodie has a deathwish

PRV

34

Fugitive

a sleeper is awakened for one last job

G+

35

Involvement

with Patricia Hodge

Doyle gets a love interest and gets to cook some pasta

PRV

36

Need to Know

G+

37

Take Away

G+

38

Black Out

G+

39

Blood Sports

G+

40

Slush Fund

G+

41

The Gun

G+

42

Hijack

G+

43

Mixed Doubles

PRV

44

Weekend in the Country

with Brian Pringle

Bodie and Doyle are in the wrong place at the right time

G+

45

Kickback

G+

46

It's Only a Beautiful Picture

G+

season 5

title

info

availability

47

Foxhole On the Roof

novelisation:12

PRV

48

Operation Susie

novelisation:14

PRV

49

You'll Be All Right

novelisation:15

G+

50

Lawson's Last Stand

G+

51

Discovered in a Graveyard

PRV

52

Spy Probe

novelisation:11

G+

53

Cry Wolf

novelisation:10

G+

54

The Untouchables

novelisation:13

G+

55

The Ojuka Situation

PRV

56

A Man Called Quinn

G+

57

No Stone

novelisation:9

G+

xx

Without Walls: "The Professionals"

documentary/ interviews (c.30min)

CH4

Novelisations:

Fifteen novelisations were written of the series, all by Ken Blake (published by Sphere) although given titles from individual episodes, many actually cover the events of more than one story. Most titles from this range of books, although out of print are still quite easy to find today.

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