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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
CI5 and their agents find themselves under attack from a vendetta of bombings and assassination attempts. Bodie and Doyle are on a chase to find out who the perpetrators are before they end up as the next victims.
Directed by Dennis AbeyWritten by Stephen ListerGuest stars Simon Rouse, Sally Harrison, Norman Gregory, Christopher Fairbank, Ian Gelder, Paul Antony-Barber, Ben Thomas, James Smith
Episode 2
It's just another routine house break-in for a cat burglar, until he accidentally uncovers a complex drugs smuggling operation. When CI5 step in, they realise it's not just the burglar's life that is now in danger.
Directed by Christopher KingWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars Liz Fraser, Michael Elphick, John Bennett, Brian Gwaspari, Brian McDermott, Stacy Davies, Kevork Malikyan, Luke Hanson
Episode 3
Cowley is offered the name of a highly-placed double agent from an old colleague - who in return wants to be guaranteed protection with CI5. This leads to the start of a dangerous stand-off between the two, using Bodie and Doyle as the pawns.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by John GoldsmithGuest stars James Laurenson, Michael Gothard, Morris Perry, Peter Cartwright, William Morgan Sheppard, Frank Jarvis, Robert Booth, Paul Dawkins
Episode 4
A spy is extradited to Britain with an attempt to keep his arrival top-secret. However, the Bulgarians from Batak's homeland who sent him appear to be trying to make his movements as public as possible. When he is eventually murdered, CI5 suspect his music student daughter of poisoning him.
Directed by Dennis C. LewistonWritten by Robin EstridgeGuest stars Derek Godfrey, Carol Royle, Alan Tilvern, Milos Kirek, Michael Hadley, Sally Harrison, Gabor Vernon, Jeffrey Chiswick
Episode 5
Years after a man's wife died and his child left brain-damaged following a series of blunders at the hospital they were treated at, he returns to finally seek revenge by systematically assassinating each of the same hospital's medical staff one-by-one.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Christopher WickingGuest stars Ian McDiarmid, Marjorie Yates, Barry Stanton, Shaun Curry, Clifton Jones, David Henry, David Calder, John Saunders
Episode 6
A dummy run that has been staged for the visit of a Middle Eastern official is found to have been recorded by a foreign student, subsequently leading CI5 to suspect a security leak.
Directed by Gerry O'HaraWritten by Ted ChildsGuest stars Sylvia Kay, Lise Hilboldt, Nadim Sawalha, Christopher Reich, Gerald Sim, Phillada Sewell, Nayef Rashed, Yvonne D'Alpra
Episode 7
An attempt to start up a street war is launched by a gangland breakaway opposition group, but their leader appears to have an ulterior motive in his actions.
Directed by Martin CampbellWritten by Michael Feeney CallanGuest stars Michael Kitchen, Barbara Kellerman, Ed Devereaux, James Cosmo, Sean Caffrey, Billy Murray, Valerie Holliman, Keith Marsh
Episode 8
Bodie and Doyle are shocked to discover that Cowley appears to be selling nerve gas to a group of East Germans in order to line his own pockets, and are assigned by his rival Plumb to track their boss's every move.
Directed by Ferdinand FairfaxWritten by Douglas WatkinsonGuest stars David de Keyser, Glynn Edwards, Ina Skriver, John Savident, Dennis Burgess, James Lister, Kenneth Owens, Will Stampe
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Lewis CollinsBodie
Martin ShawDoyle
Gordon JacksonGeorge Cowley
Christopher EllisonBiggs, CI5 Agent
Bridget BriceBetty
Robert JamesDavid Merlin
Pamela StephensonEmma Bolding
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