"based on Clemens' original intentions. Clemens intended for the original series to be an ""ensemble"" group, not just focusing on the three main characters. The new show was intended to return to this intended ideal, with the new 4.5 (originally Doyle) and 3.7 (Bodie) as part of a team effort. Of the original series' stars, Gordon Jackson died in 1990 and allegedly, though not verified, Wickes ""never even thought"" of approaching Martin Shaw. Since some of the co-financing for the show was derived from his association with American TV networks, he did, however, approach Lewis Collins to see if he"
"this was broadcast posthumously. In December 1989, he was diagnosed with bone cancer; the diagnosis was too late and nothing could be done. He died on 15 January 1990, aged 66, in London. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. Gordon Jackson (actor) Gordon Cameron Jackson, (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in ""The Professionals"". He also portrayed Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, ""Intelligence"", in ""The Great Escape"". Gordon Jackson was born in Glasgow in"
"Gordon Jackson (actor) Gordon Cameron Jackson, (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in ""The Professionals"". He also portrayed Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, ""Intelligence"", in ""The Great Escape"". Gordon Jackson was born in Glasgow in 1923, the youngest of five children. He attended Hillhead High School, and in his youth he took part in BBC radio shows including ""Children's Hour"". He left school aged 15 and became a draughtsman for Rolls-Royce. His film career began"
"to play a serial killer who mutilates women). The casting of Michael Caine was considered to be a major coup, as the actor was not known for doing television work. ""Jack the Ripper"" reportedly earned Caine a fee of $1 million. In the original version of the series, Abberline's partner George Godley was to have been played by Brian Capron. He was replaced by Lewis Collins (best known as Bodie in the ITV action series ""The Professionals""). American actor Armand Assante and British actress Jane Seymour, both well known to American audiences, were added to the cast at the suggestion"
"CI5: The New Professionals CI5: The New Professionals is a British television action crime drama series, created and principally written by Brian Clemens, that first broadcast on Sky One on 19 September 1999. Billed as an updated version of the 1970s terrestrial television series ""The Professionals"", the series is set in a fictional government agency known as ""CI5"" (Civilian Intelligence Department 5). The original group of three men - Doyle, Bodie and their boss Cowley - are replaced by a team consisting of Harry Malone (Edward Woodward), Chris Keel (Kal Weber), Sam Curtis (Colin Wells) and Tina Backus (Lexa Doig)."
"Charteris, said he had been suffering from cracked ribs and was taking antibiotics for a severe chest infection. An understudy went on in his place. Shaw won two awards in 1996 for his performance as Lord Goring in the Broadway production of ""An Ideal Husband"" and was nominated for a third: Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ""The Professionals"", ""The Chief"", ""Judge John Deed"" and ""Inspector George Gently"". He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented"
"employment. In the mid-1990s he moved his family to Los Angeles, where he was residing part-time, whilst he returned to England intermittently for the occasional provincial theatre tour and minor acting roles in television productions. In March 1997 Collins announced in an interview on British television that he was in discussions with a production company to star in a new series based on ""The Professionals"", reprising his career signature role of ""William Bodie"" as the CI5 Agency's Chief in the part played by Gordon Jackson in the original series. However after months of negotiations it was announced by the producer"
"as the headmaster of a British public school during the First World War period. Andrews was cast as Skinner, one of twenty schoolboys. In 1974 he had a role in the production of Upstairs Downstairs as Lord Robert, Marquis of Stockbridge. In 1975 he had a leading role in the Spanish film ""Las adolescentes"" (The Adolescents), opposite Koo Stark. In June 1977, he was cast in the role of Bodie in the ITV series ""The Professionals"". However, after three days of filming, the creator and producer Brian Clemens felt that the chemistry between Andrews and Martin Shaw (Doyle) did not"
"Lewis Collins Lewis Collins (27 May 1946 – 27 November 2013) was an English film and theatre actor. His career-defining role was playing 'Bodie' in the late 1970s - early 1980s British television series ""The Professionals"". Collins was born in Bidston, Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire. At the age of two he won 'The Most Beautiful Baby in Liverpool' contest. He was educated at Bidston Avenue Primary School and Grange School in Birkenhead, and the Birkenhead Institute School. When he was 13 years of age his father bought him a drum kit. His first gig was playing with"
"British Actor of the Year and in 1979 he was made an OBE. Jackson was cast opposite Bette Davis for the American television film ""Madame Sin"" (1972), which was released in overseas markets as a feature film. His next big television role was in ""The Professionals"" from 1977. He played George Cowley in all 57 episodes until the programme's end in 1983, although filming had finished in 1981. He played Noel Strachan in the Australian Second World War drama ""A Town Like Alice"" (1981), winning a Logie Award for his performance. After ""A Town Like Alice"" and ""The Professionals"", Gordon"
"groups and espionage suspects, with plots sometimes relating to the Cold War. Led by the formidable George Cowley (Jackson), CI5 is known for using unconventional and sometimes illegal methods to beat criminals, or as Cowley put it ""Fight fire with fire!"" The use of a fictitious force in this context was somewhat less controversial than the portrayal of the real flying squad on ""The Sweeney."" Cowley's two best agents are Ray Doyle (Shaw) and William Bodie (Collins). Doyle is an ex-detective constable who has worked the seedier parts of London, while Bodie is an ex-paratrooper, mercenary and Special Air Service"
"just grab a little of the breath."" He was also co-founder of the now defunct stock trading website MarketProbability.com. Josh Brolin Josh James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. His first role was in the 1985 film ""The Goonies"". Since then he has appeared in a wide range of movies and is known for his work as Llewelyn Moss in ""No Country for Old Men"", George W. Bush in ""W."" and Dan White in ""Milk"", the last of which earned him Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Brolin stars as the villain"
"take over, including Lewis Collins, known in the UK for his portrayal of Bodie in ""The Professionals""; Ian Ogilvy, like Moore very known by his role in ""Return of the Saint""; Michael Billington, who previously appeared in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" as Agent XXX's ill-fated lover, (Billington's screen test for ""For Your Eyes Only"" was one of the five occasions he auditioned for the role of Bond) and Michael Jayston, who had appeared as the eponymous spy in the British TV series of ""Quiller"" (Jayston eventually played Bond in a BBC Radio production of ""You Only Live Twice"" in"
"sergeant. Of the two, Doyle is the softer, compassionate and more thoughtful character, while Bodie is ruthless and more willing to take on criminals on their own terms. That said, Doyle is more hot-headed and tended to rush in, while Bodie waits for the shooting to start. While polar opposites, Bodie and Doyle have a deep and enduring friendship, and are almost inseparable. Although their loyalty to Cowley is beyond question, they have no qualms about disobeying orders if it means getting the right result, either for the case or themselves. Initially, Anthony Andrews was contracted to play Bodie, but"
"The Professionals (1966 film) The Professionals is a 1966 American western film written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks. It starred Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Claudia Cardinale, with Jack Palance, Ralph Bellamy, and Woody Strode in supporting roles. The script was adapted from the novel ""A Mule for the Marquesa"" by Frank O'Rourke. The film received three Academy Award nominations and an enthusiastic critical reception. During the Mexican Revolution, Rancher J.W. Grant hires four men, who are all experts in their respective fields, to rescue his kidnapped wife, Maria from Jesus Raza, a former revolutionary leader-turned-bandit. Henry"
"(1977); ""Return of the Saint"" (1978); ""Hammer House of Horror"" (1980); ""The Professionals"" (1980), episode ""Mixed Doubles"", in which he played the physical fitness and close quarters combat instructor of Bodie and Doyle; and the ""Doctor Who"", serial ""Warriors of the Deep"" (1984). Ian McCulloch (actor) Ian McCulloch (born 18 November 1939) is a Scottish actor of stage, film, and television. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his role as Greg Preston in the post-apocalyptic 1975-77 TV series ""Survivors"" and for his work in European genre cinema. McCulloch debuted in the second episode, ""Genesis"", of ""Survivors"". He also starred in"
"Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in Dorset. Following secondary education, Bonneville read theology at Corpus Christi College,"
"Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles of Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the crime drama ""The Mentalist"", George Mason on the political thriller series ""24"", Percy Rose on the action thriller series ""Nikita"", and the Man on ""The Booth At The End"". His notable film roles include Todd Voight in """", Gregory in AMC's ""The Walking Dead"" and Trevor Lyle in ""Candyman"". Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey. He is of Scottish"
"Robert Davi Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1951) is an American actor, singer, and entertainer. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most recognized roles are opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in ""The Goonies"" (1985), Vietnam veteran and FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in ""Die Hard"" (1988), Bond villain Franz Sanchez in ""Licence to Kill"" (1989), police deputy chief Phil Heinemann in ""Predator 2"" (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres in ""Showgirls"" (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent Bailey Malone in the NBC television series ""Profiler"" (1996–2000)."
"London children's charity Scene & Heard and an ambassador for WaterAid. Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the television series ""Downton Abbey"" (2010–2015), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonneville was born in Paddington, in west London, to a mother who was a nurse and a father who was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in"
"John Doman John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner/ Major William Rawls on HBO series ""The Wire"" from 2002 to 2008, Colonel Edward Galson on ""Oz"" in 2001, Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series ""Borgia"" from 2011 to 2014, and Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's show ""Gotham"" in 2014. Doman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School. He is a 1962 graduate of North, an All-Catholic League football player and a member of the school's Hall of Fame. He received a Bachelor"
"Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ""The Professionals"", ""The Chief"", ""Judge John Deed"" and ""Inspector George Gently"". He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series """". Shaw was born in Birmingham. His childhood was spent in Erdington and Sutton Coldfield. According to him, his first stage appearance was at age three, during an amateur show in which his parents were performing. Shaw attended Great Barr School, where he excelled"
"and Doyle. I'm the one in the SAS; you can be the one with the girl's hair."" DC Chris Skelton, with sunglasses and a sawn-off shotgun in front of PC Sharon Granger, similarly likens himself to Lewis Collins; Granger ultimately tells Skelton she loves him, not Lewis Collins. Since it was first broadcast in Germany in 1981, the show (""Die Profis"") has become a cult there. During its broadcast run, the public television service ZDF, due to concerns over politics and violence, did not air all episodes of the programme, so ""The Professionals"" became one of the first TV shows"
"of her duties diligently, her real motive lies in a both professional and personal tragedy years earlier in which her husband was murdered by a serial killer known only as ""Jack of All Trades"" (played by Dennis Christopher, who was never fully seen until the middle of the third season, when he first appeared posing as a buffoonish sheriff of a small California town). Sam is part of an elite team of pros led by her mentor, Bailey Malone (Robert Davi), and that also includes Detective John Grant (Julian McMahon), computer hacker George Fraley (Peter Frechette), and forensic pathologist Grace"
"Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot. Downton Abbey's senior staff are portrayed by Jim Carter as Mr Carson, the butler, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper. Tensions rise when Rob James-Collier, portraying Mr Barrow, a valet and footman, along with Siobhan Finneran as Miss O'Brien, the personal maid to the Countess of Grantham (up to series three), plot against Brendan Coyle as Mr Bates, the valet to the Earl of Grantham, and his love interest and eventual wife, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), the personal maid to Lady Mary. Kevin Doyle plays the unlucky Mr Molesley, valet to Matthew Crawley; he"
"the show in the first episode of the final series where Quigley fakes his own suicide (he supposedly drowned himself) and flees to Brazil. The Tony Doyle Bursary for New Writing was launched by the BBC following his death. Judges include his friend and ""Ballykissangel"" co-star Lorcan Cranitch. Cranitch subsequently starred in the BBC detective series ""McCready and Daughter"", which had been written with Doyle in mind. Tony Doyle (actor) Tony Doyle (16 January 1942 – 28 January 2000) was an Irish television and film actor. He first came to prominence playing a liberal Catholic priest - Father Sheehy -"
"for Russell Watson/Faye Tozier) . Danny Seward Danny Seward is a British television actor who was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He started his career at the age of 15 under the tuition of David Johnson at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. He landed his first TV role in the soap ""Emmerdale"" for 3 episodes playing Greg Cox. Soon after, he won a major television role playing the part of cocky P.C Dean Wishaw in BBC2's award-winning TV series ""The Cops"". The show won two consecutive BAFTA awards for Best Drama Series in 1999 and 2000, plus an RTS award."
"(Debbie Roza) and porter Kuba Trzcinski (Christopher Rozycki). Currently, the regular cast consists of: clinical lead, consultant in emergency medicine, and cardiothoracic surgeon Connie Beauchamp (Amanda Mealing); consultants Ethan Hardy (George Rainsford), Elle Gardner (Jaye Griffiths) and Dylan Keogh (William Beck); CT1 doctor Alicia Munroe (Chelsea Halfpenny), F1 doctors Eddie McAllister (Joe Gaminara) and Rash Masum (Neet Mohan); clinical nurse manager, senior charge nurse and emergency nurse practitioner Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson); senior sister and senior midwife Lisa ""Duffy"" Duffin (Cathy Shipton); staff nurses Robyn Miller (Amanda Henderson), Louise Tyler (Azuka Oforka), Jacob Masters (Charles Venn) and David Hide (Jason"
"""Coronation Street"". Another early role was booze and football-loving Welsh medical student Huw Evans in the television comedy series ""Doctor in the House"". Huw Evans later returned in the ""Doctor at Large"" episode ""Mother and Father Doing Well"" as a nervous expectant father. Shaw appeared with future co-star Lewis Collins in an episode of ""The New Avengers"". Both played the roles of terrorists. Shaw portrayed Ray Doyle (""Agent 4–5"") in the British television series ""The Professionals"" (1977–1981), opposite Collins. Shaw played another law-enforcement role in the 1990s ITV production ""The Chief"". In 1983, Shaw played Robert Falcon Scott in ""The"
"Special Branch and MI5 or to speak his mind, being insolent even towards superiors, one of whom looked upon Cowley as ""Not a Very Civil Civil Servant"". Cowley's favourite tipple is single malt Scotch whisky. Raymond Doyle (Martin Shaw) (born c. 1949), a former police detective constable, who originated in Derby but later lived in an unspecified ""city"" with parallels to Birmingham. He was working the seedier parts of east London when recruited into CI5. He took art classes and appears to be musically inclined as well. An expert shot with a pistol, he also ran a karate class for"
"Justin Bartha Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Riley Poole in the ""National Treasure"" film series, Doug Billings in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series ""The New Normal"". He currently stars as Colin Morrello in the CBS All Access legal and political drama ""The Good Fight."" Bartha was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan, when he was eight. His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. He has one older brother, Jeffrey."
"Riviera Bank Robbery"" (1979), ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Breaking Glass"" (1980), ""Who Dares Wins"" (1982) and ""Lamb"" (1985). Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"""
"Shawn Doyle Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor. Doyle was born and raised in Wabush (Labrador), Newfoundland. He was exposed to acting at young age, as his father was the founder of a local theatre group. Later he moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University. He has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in ""The Eleventh Hour"". Since moving to Los Angeles, he has also starred in the American shows ""24"" as Ronnie Lobell, ""Desperate Housewives"" as Mr. Hartley, and ""Big Love"". He has also made several film appearances:"