The Professionals at 40
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I bloody loved this show. Well still watch an episode whenever I happen across one being aired.
The Professionals at 40: how Ford and British Leyland fought the forces of evil
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The Professionals at 40: how Ford and British Leyland fought the forces of evil
Telegraph said:
After Public Madness, Private Danger, the first edition of The Professionals, was aired on Friday, December 30 in 1977, British television would never be the same again.
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It’s on ITV4 most days.
Plenty of car nostalgia, lovely empty streets too.
The car history was interesting too.
In the early episodes they used Leyland products a TR7 and a Dolomite IIRC
Leyland wouldn’t give them continuation with the cars,different cars/models or none at all.
The producers went to Ford who saw the opportunity and gave them the cars to use as needed and enjoyed the publicity and increased sales,as every man of a certain age fancied himself as Bodie or Doyle
Plenty of car nostalgia, lovely empty streets too.
The car history was interesting too.
In the early episodes they used Leyland products a TR7 and a Dolomite IIRC
Leyland wouldn’t give them continuation with the cars,different cars/models or none at all.
The producers went to Ford who saw the opportunity and gave them the cars to use as needed and enjoyed the publicity and increased sales,as every man of a certain age fancied himself as Bodie or Doyle
Reusable supporting actors.
Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
The quest to locate PNO 641T above ,was never ending for the RS fraternity ,reg was believed fake as the car's spec is earlier than that.
DVLA......."vehicle details not found"...so ???.
The programme's influence on teenagers was enough for my first proper ,expensive car ,over 2000 pounds ,was a car
mostly identical to PNO ,being an S reg white with BVR car.
DVLA......."vehicle details not found"...so ???.
The programme's influence on teenagers was enough for my first proper ,expensive car ,over 2000 pounds ,was a car
mostly identical to PNO ,being an S reg white with BVR car.
FourWheelDrift said:
Reusable supporting actors.
Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
The Emperor of the Dark Side was in one episode.Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
Halb said:
My pride and joy, my silver 3.0 Capri Ghia automatic with black vinyl roof.
Ahem, pics!!FourWheelDrift said:
Reusable supporting actors.
Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
And minder and the sweeney, like a who's who's of British actors. Pamela Stephenson in 3, Rogue (1978) as Maggie Briggs, Stake Out (1978) as Attractive Blonde and in Old Dog with New Tricks (1978) as Nurse Emma Bolding
Carol Royle in A Stirring of Dust (1978) as Helen Pierce and in Dead Reckoning (1979) as Anna Batak.
Alan Tilvern in Killer with a Long Arm (1978) as Tarkos and coincidently in Dead Reckoning (1979) as the real Stefan Batak.
Barry Stanton in Spy Probe (1982) as Ferris and in the The Madness of Mickey Hamilton (1979) as Frank.
Pat Gorman was in 5 episodes as 5 different characters.
Many many more, look at the actors who were in 2 or 3 episodes and go to their own pages to see - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075561/fullcredits?re...
Except Diana Weston, she was Ruth in 3 episodes. But she was also reused in the Sweeney, TV series and one of the films. Just like almost all the others in the Professionals
If you binge watch The Professionals it can get quite confusing.
Yes indeed it's fun to spot the locations just as in the Sweeney and Minder. There is a good website here: http://www.mark-1.co.uk/Professionals/ that gives loads of insight on each episode and has locations as well.
Useless fact: I went round to do some work in a house in North Finchley London and thought it looked familiar. Turns out it was used in a scene for episode Stopover where B and D try to arrest a man who tries to escape out the back on a motorbike but gets taken out by a sideways Capri.
Useless fact: I went round to do some work in a house in North Finchley London and thought it looked familiar. Turns out it was used in a scene for episode Stopover where B and D try to arrest a man who tries to escape out the back on a motorbike but gets taken out by a sideways Capri.
Best TV show of all time. My sister fancied the pants off both of them, as did her girl friends. Muggins couldn't afford a Capri at the time so was just not cool. I saw an episode the other day when they rescued some Israeli diplomat. Bodie & Doyle were issued Uzis with the double 'L' shaped magazines. The surveillance bloke had an M16 - all properly cool.
Cowley's Ford Granada with car phone was amazingly cool, as was the bravado, macho-non-PC womanising, whisky at lunchtime, gun violence, non-wearing of seat belts & all the other stuff that made the show so appealing. Perhaps it was the inspiration behind PH?????
Cowley's Ford Granada with car phone was amazingly cool, as was the bravado, macho-non-PC womanising, whisky at lunchtime, gun violence, non-wearing of seat belts & all the other stuff that made the show so appealing. Perhaps it was the inspiration behind PH?????
As big fans of the show we really fancied seeing one of the cars in person.
After a bit of searching we found a chap in Ireland had one* of the capris and was due at a show over there.
Emails were exchanged to make sure he would be attending, one thing led to another and we ended up at his house where the *one turned into five. Yes he has five of the capris from the show.
The wife took a long time to recover from sitting in Bodies cars.
After a bit of searching we found a chap in Ireland had one* of the capris and was due at a show over there.
Emails were exchanged to make sure he would be attending, one thing led to another and we ended up at his house where the *one turned into five. Yes he has five of the capris from the show.
The wife took a long time to recover from sitting in Bodies cars.
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