The Professionals

Fast, punchy buddy-cop action with clipped banter, casual violence and a gritty 70s British backdrop.

Created by

Brian Clemens

Genres

Action & adventure, Crime, Drama

Starring

Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson

Tagline

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

Overview

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.

How it feels

Tense, cynical, dark and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Crime, violence, loyalty, friendship

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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