Dyk in i den spännande världen av 'The Professionals', en brittisk tv-serie som fångade tittarnas uppmärksamhet när den hade premiär 1977. Skapad av den legendariska Brian Clemens, erbjuder serien en fängslande blandning av action, drama och spänning, fördelat över 5 säsonger och totalt 57 avsnitt. Varje avsnitt, med en speltid på cirka 60 minuter, följer de hårdföra agenterna Bodie och Doyle, spelade av Lewis Collins och Martin Shaw, under deras arbete för den fiktiva brittiska säkerhetstjänsten CI5 under ledning av George Cowley, porträtterad av Gordon Jackson. Deras uppdrag? Att bekämpa terrorism, organiserad brottslighet och utländskt spionage på Storbritanniens gator. Trots att serien avslutades och inga nya avsnitt kommer att produceras, fortsätter 'The Professionals' att vara en ikonisk serie som står sig stark över tid.
A young woman from a rich and successful family turns terrorist, shunning her wealthy background and the British Justice system which she now views as being corrupt. Important legal establishments located around London are targeted by the terrorist groups, who are planting several bombs at key points around the city.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brian Clemens