Remake
CI5: The New Professionals was a British crime drama that aired on the Sky1 satellite channel from 19 September to 19 December 1999. An updating of the late 1970s television series The Professionals, the series is set in a fictional government agency CI5 (Civilian Intelligence department 5 as opposed to MI5, Military Intelligence).
The original group of three men (Doyle, Bodie and their boss Cowley) were replaced by a new group of three men and a woman:
- Harry Malone (played by (Edward Woodward)
- Sam Curtis (played by Colin Wells)
- Chris Keel (Kal Weber)
- Tina Backus (Lexa Doig)
The team were responsible to a Minister, played by Charlotte Cornwell.
In a similar manner to the original series the show included action sequences, often in a James Bond style. However, the show was not a ratings success and only lasted one season. It did not transfer to terrestrial television in the UK. A new big screen movie is due out in the near future no lead roles or plot lines have been made public.
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