The Professionals — 1977-1983 · 5 seasons · 57 eps

★ 8.0

The Professionals

1977-1983 5 seasons 57 episodes

★ 8.0 (3,980 votes) Top 28%

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S5

E1

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8.2

7.6

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E2

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E3

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E4

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E5

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E6

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E7

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E8

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E9

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E10

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E12

6.8

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E13

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E14

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E15

7.1

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.2

S3E1 The Purging of CI5

#2

S5E1 8.2

Foxhole on the Roof

#3

S1E7 7.9

Close Quarters

4. S2E4 "Man Without a Past" 7.9
5. S5E6 "Spy Probe" 7.9
6. S1E9 "When the Heat Cools Off" 7.8
7. S2E1 "Hunter/Hunted" 7.8
8. S2E8 "A Stirring of Dust" 7.8
9. S2E9 "Blind Run" 7.8
10. S2E10 "Fall Girl" 7.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#57

S4E10 6.5

The Gun

56. S1E12 "Look After Annie" 6.8
55. S4E2 "Wild Justice" 6.9
54. S5E3 "You'll Be All Right" 7.1
53. S4E15 "It's Only a Beautiful Picture..." 7.1

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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24 Standouts

7 Infamous

11 Hidden Gems

15 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E1 The Purging of CI5

Most Infamous: S1E12 Look After Annie

Best Hidden Gem: S5E6 Spy Probe

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Season Consistency

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