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ANARCHY, ACTS OF TERROR, CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC. TO COMBAT IT WE'VE GOT SPECIAL MEN...
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.
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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.
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Episode 1
A post-operative ward in a hospital is held to ransom by a newly-released convict who plans to make a fortune, setting up his own foxhole at the top of a nearby building. CI5 hatch a plot to bring him down before he takes a fatal shot at the hospital.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Stanley Meadows, Karl Howman, Ron Pember, Robert Putt, C.J. Allen, Roderic Leigh, Barbara Keogh, Richard Simpson
Episode 2
A department in a British Government appears to be attempting to kill a bunch of drug-dealing students...but why?
Directed by Ian SharpWritten by Ranald GrahamGuest stars Alice Krige, Ewan Stewart, Harold Innocent, Maggie Henderson, John Line, Don McKillop, Alexander Davion, George Raistrick
Episode 3
A leader of a criminal gang offers to surrender himself if in exchange he is guaranteed protection for his family.
Directed by John CromeWritten by Gerry O'HaraGuest stars Derrick O'Connor, Geraldine Sherman, Melissa Wilkes, Jason Savage, Derek Francis, Janet Davies, Hazel McBride, Malcolm Storry
Episode 4
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lawson has gone missing without trace...and is armed with vital military secrets from NATO. Can CI5 seek him out before he tells all?
Directed by Ian SharpWritten by Ranald GrahamGuest stars Michael Culver, John Hallam, Michael Angelis, Donald Pickering, Helen Cherry, Stephen Greif, Eve Bland, Allan Mitchell
Episode 5
Whilst investigating a bombing plot Doyle is shot and left for dead in his flat, and as the hospital fights to save his life, he seems unable to decide whether he wants to live or die...meanwhile, Bodie goes on a chase to find Doyle's assailant.
Directed by Anthony SimmonsWritten by Christopher WickingGuest stars Derek Waring, Philip Latham, Megumi Shimanuki, Vincent Wong, Richard Moore, Owen Holder, David Yip, Rayner Bourton
Episode 6
An organisation which hires killers to assassinate virtual nobodies on sight is infiltrated by Bodie and Doyle, who must find out who the perpetrators are and why, by going undercover and posing as potential hitmen themselves.
Directed by Dennis AbeyWritten by Tony BarwickGuest stars Paul Daneman, Graham Crowden, Joyce Grant, Patrick Ryecart, Barry Stanton, Nick Stringer, John Hart Dyke, Christopher Banks
Episode 7
A young woman contacts the police, saying she is being stalked and is in fear for her life, but they think she is making the whole story up.
Directed by Phil MeheuxWritten by Paul WheelerGuest stars Sheila Ruskin, Alan MacNaughtan, Rona Anderson, David Neal, Ian Bartholomew, Simon Templeman, Timothy Block, Zoe Gonord
Episode 8
Bodie is offered the opportunity to clear up all his gambling debts by a foreign diplomat - who in exchange wants to have some vital secrets from CI5.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Keith Washington, Marilyn Galsworthy, Robert Flemyng, John Junkin, Joseph Marcell, Nick Brimble, Lucy Hornak, John H. Francis
Episode 9
A sacked former African Head attempts to get reinstated in office using the help of the British Government, but the plan is sidetracked by one particular civil servant who now wants him dead.
Directed by Christopher KingWritten by Dave HumphriesGuest stars Al Matthews, Clarke Peters, Shope Shodeinde, Geoffrey Palmer, Steve Alder, John Horsley, Charles Dance, Harry Fowler
Episode 10
A former colleague of Cowley's who is now a patient in a mental hospital reappears in London, going on the run when he believes that the KGB have drugged him.
Directed by Horace OvéWritten by Tony BarwickGuest stars Del Henney, Steven Berkoff, Bernard Archard, Peter Howell, Linal Haft, Johnny Shannon, Christopher Ettridge, Margo Cunningham
Episode 11
A young woman from a rich and successful family turns terrorist, shunning her wealthy background and the British Justice system which she now views as being corrupt. Important legal establishments located around London are targeted by the terrorist groups, who are planting several bombs at key points around the city.
Directed by Chris BurtWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Sarah Neville, John Wheatley, Philip York, Godfrey James, Briony McRoberts, Philip Martin Brown, Chrissie Cotterill, Brian Miller
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Lewis CollinsBodie
Martin ShawDoyle
Gordon JacksonGeorge Cowley
Christopher EllisonBiggs, CI5 Agent
Bridget BriceBetty
Robert JamesDavid Merlin
Pamela StephensonEmma Bolding
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