Main title from the 1978 ‘The Female Factor’ episode of The Professionals (1977-1983) (2). By Brian Clemens

The Professionals (1977–83)

The Female Factor

(1978)

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| TV Episode | United Kingdom | Action, Comedy, Crime | 1h
| Stars: Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins
| S1 | 6th January, 1978

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

The Professionals (1977-1983) | The Female Factor (1978) credits (1)
The Professionals (1977–83)
Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes.

Episode cast

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Gordon Jackson
George Cowley
Martin Shaw
Doyle
Lewis Collins
Bodie
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
Walter Gotell
Sam Baker
Felicity Dean
Sara Seaford
Pamela Salem
Ann Seaford
Barry Justice
Simon Culver
Maggie Wright
Paula
Patrick Durkin
Terkoff, KGB Agent
Fredric Abbott
Big Man
Stefan Kalipha
Henry Aloysius Wences
Michael Burrell
Alan Reeves
Sally Harrison
Jo
Kenneth Watson
Det Supt Tilson
Bridget Brice
Betty, Cowley’s secretary
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Pictures

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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

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Sidney Hayers
Producer
David Wickes
Director
Brian Clemens
Writer (creator)

Companies

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