The Professionals

S1 E3 • Old Dog with New Tricks

Action series

CI5 uncovers a plan to hold the home secretary hostage in order to demand the release of a dangerous prisoner. Cowley takes the politician's place at an award ceremony, hoping that with Bodie as his bodyguard, he can draw the enemy into the open and thwart the attempt. Drama, starring Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson and Lewis Collins, and featuring Pamela Stephenson in an early role.