Main title from the 1978 ‘The Female Factor’ episode of The Professionals (1977-1983) (1)

The Professionals

(1977–83)

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| TV Programme | United Kingdom | Colour | Action, Comedy, Crime
| Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins
25th November at 11.25am on ITV4 HD (Episode: The Female Factor)

Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes

Featured series cast

(33)
Gordon Jackson
George Cowley
(2 episodes)
Martin Shaw
Doyle
(2 episodes)
Lewis Collins
Bodie
(2 episodes)
Handsome British film star Anthony Steel, as he appears in the role of Mark Loring, in the new Raymond Stross production, A Question of Adultery (1958), and in which he co-stars with Julie London. The film was directed by Don Chaffey and will be released by Eros Films Ltd.
Sir Charles Milvern
(1 episode)
Michael Denison (as Henry Brodrick) in a photograph from Hungry Hill (1947) (14)
Lord Derrington
(1 episode)
Walter Gotell
Sam Baker
(1 episode)
Richard Greene
Neil Turvey
(1 episode)
Felicity Dean
Sara Seaford
(1 episode)
Ann Lynn
Ann Berry
(1 episode)
Pamela Salem
Ann Seaford
(1 episode)
British actress, Kathleen Byron
Mrs Turner
(1 episode)
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Barry Justice
Simon Culver
(1 episode)
Charles Keating
Sammy
(1 episode)
Maggie Wright
Paula
(1 episode)
Gary Waldhorn
Turner
(1 episode)
Patrick Durkin
Terkoff, KGB Agent
(1 episode)
Helen Cotterill
Sally
(1 episode)
Fredric Abbott
Big Man
(1 episode)
Roy Boyd
Frank Hamer
(1 episode)
Stefan Kalipha
Henry Aloysius Wences
(1 episode)
Llewellyn Rees
Sir Arden French
(1 episode)
Bridget Brice
Betty, Cowley’s secretary
(2 episodes)
Michael Burrell
Alan Reeves
(1 episode)
Sally Harrison
Jo
(1 episode)
Jeremy Hawk
Sir Frederick Tallen
(1 episode)
Kenneth Watson
Det Supt Tilson
(1 episode)
Andrew Downie
McKay
(1 episode)
Graham Padden
Angus
(1 episode)
Carolyne Argyle
Julia Turvey
(1 episode)
Peter Blake
Tony Miller, CI5 Agent
(1 episode)
Robert Booth
Bremer
(1 episode)
Mark Colleano
Mark Turvey
(1 episode)
Dick Sullivan
Priest
(1 episode)
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Partial episode guide (2 episodes)

Season 1 (2 episodes)

  • Episode Episode title Transmitted
    The Female Factor 06 Jan 78
    Everest Was Also Conquered 17 Feb 78

    • How to watch

    British television

    The Female Factor (1978, S1)

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    25th November at 11.25am
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    25th November at 12.25pm
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    Bodie and Doyle investigate the murder of a prostitute, but their only clues are a pornographic film and a Eastern bloc-backed plot to blackmail a prominent politician tipped to become a future prime minister. Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins.


    Pictures

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    Opening credits from the 1978 ‘Everest Was Also Conquered’ episode of The Professionals (1977-1983) (1). By Brian Clemens
    Main title from the 1978 ‘The Female Factor’ episode of The Professionals (1977-1983) (2). By Brian Clemens
    Main title from the 1978 ‘The Female Factor’ episode of The Professionals (1977-1983) (1)

    Production

    (4)
    Sidney Hayers
    Producer
    (2 episodes)
    David Wickes
    Director
    (1 episode)
    Francis Megahy
    Director
    (1 episode)
    Brian Clemens
    Writer (creator)
    (2 episodes)

    Companies

    (2)
    London Weekend Television (LWT)
    Production company
    Mark 1 Productions
    Production company