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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
The daughter of a British Government engineer who is working on a defence protect is kidnapped, and the only way she will be safely returned is if he agrees to betray secrets to enemy agents.
Directed by Martin CampbellWritten by John KruseGuest stars Michael Craig, Ronald Hines, Lynda La Plante, Ian Redford, Alun Lewis, Oona Kirsch, Kate Dorning, John Michael McCarthy
Episode 2
Bodie's mental state is called ino question when he becomes obsessed with a local Hell's Angel motorcycle gang, gradually sending him further and further behind in training. Is he cracking up?
Directed by Dennis AbeyWritten by Ranald GrahamGuest stars Larry Lamb, Sarah Douglas, Jenny Twigge, Trevor Byfield, Marsha Fitzalan, Frances Low, Paul Humpoletz, Robert Lee
Episode 3
A CIA agent is murdered in London, prompting CI5 into launching a fake arms deal with the terrorists who were responsible for the killing. But the gang uncover the plot in time, taking Bodie hostage and using him as their meal ticket to escape the country.
Directed by Dennis C. LewistonWritten by Gerry O'Hara, Anthony ReadGuest stars Michael Byrne, Vickery Turner, Brigitte Kahn, Andrew Seear, Conrad Asquith, Paul Antrim, Eleanor David, Tony Sibbald
Episode 4
In the midst of a shoot-out during a drugs smuggling investigation, Doyle meets and falls for Ann Holly, only to discover that CI5 suspect her of being closely linked to the scam herself.
Directed by Chris BurtWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Patricia Hodge, William Russell, Ray Ashcroft, Christopher Guard, Val Pringle, Peter Holt, Peter Godfrey, Kirstie Pooley
Episode 5
Cowley finds himself under suspicion when a former colleague of his is arrested for being a double agent. So just how deeply involved is the CI5 Chief?
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Patrick O'Connell, Norman Jones, Karin MacCarthy, Niall Buggy, Simon Oates, Richard LeParmentier, David King, Tom Georgeson
Episode 6
A team of Hong Kong police join CI5 in London to help crack a local heroin supply and protection racket. It's down to Bodie and Doyle to expose a scheme to smuggle drugs to the US by teams of Triads and European agents.
Directed by Douglas CamfieldWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Chai Lee, John Forgeham, James Marcus, Gary Shail, Phil Brown, Sharon Duce, Pik-Sen Lim, Arnold Lee
Episode 7
CI5 discover that a possible terrorist attack is being planned, and the only clue they have in solving it is a German girl who is found collapsed in a church and suffering from amnesia.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Ben Cross, Linda Hayden, Jill Martin, Sylvester Morand, Timothy Stark, John Arnatt, Gareth Armstrong, Kevin Quarmby
Episode 8
CI5 move in to protect the daughter of a South American President after his son - and her brother - is assassinated on the field of a polo match.
Directed by Phil MeheuxWritten by Gerry O'HaraGuest stars Yves Beneyton, Michelle Newell, Michael Griffiths, Harry Towb, Oliver Smith, Elizabeth Spender, Ruby Wax, Sue Robinson
Episode 9
A hitman is employed by a group of East German officials to assassinate a reporter who is planning to publish a report in which their new fighter plane is branded as a potential death-trap.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Stuart Wilson, Matthew Long, David Swift, Lynda Bellingham, Jeremy Young, Timothy Carlton, Victoria Burgoyne, Raymond Brody
Episode 10
A drug addict is murdered by a pusher who then hastily discards the gun, only for it to be found by a young boy-who then accidently shoots his friend in the process. The pusher then goes in search of the boy in an attempt to retrieve the gun and at the same time has to try to avoid his own people who are in pursuit of him.
Directed by Dennis C. LewistonWritten by Christopher WickingGuest stars Celia Gregory, Robert Gwilym, Barry Angel, Peter Kelly, Zoot Money, David John, Nigel Pegram, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Episode 11
Silver bullion is being shipped into Britain via the Iron Curtain, only for it to be hijacked by one of the group's own officials.
Directed by Martin CampbellWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Dave King, Jill Baker, Denis Lill, Rachel Davies, Stephen Yardley, Richard Murdoch, Robert Rietti, Mark Eden
Episode 12
Bodie and Doyle are undergoing intense training in preparation for an assignment where they are protecting a foreign official...at the same time, two potential killers are receiving similiar training to prepare them for the assassination of the same official.
Directed by Roger TuckerWritten by Brian ClemensGuest stars Michael Coles, Ian McCulloch, David Beames, Nickolas Grace, Paul Herzberg, Bill McGuirk, Walter Randall, Lesley Daine
Episode 13
Bodie, Doyle and their latest girlfriends are on a quiet weekend in the country when they unwittingly get caught up at a farmhouse siege in which they must try and escape from a group of gun-toting fugitives.
Directed by James AllenWritten by Gerry O'HaraGuest stars Bryan Pringle, Sarah Lawson, Brian Croucher, Louisa Rix, Ray Burdis, Jacqueline Reddin, Marcus D'Amico, Brian Hawksley
Episode 14
Bodie and Keller, an old acquaintance from his days in the SAS, go undercover in order to trap a would-be assassin by posing as hitmen offering to do the job themselves - in order to fake the killing. But Keller turns out to have an ulterior motive.
Directed by Ian SharpWritten by Stephen ListerGuest stars Norman Eshley, Meg Davies, Peter Whitman, James Faulkner, Hal Galili, Ben Howard, Job Stewart, Christopher Mitchell
Episode 15
Various industrial secrets and highly-valuable arts treasures are being stolen and sold on by a gang who are using the blind routine of Customs to their full advantage. CI5 devise a trap to stop the thieves in their tracks.
Directed by Dennis C. LewistonWritten by Edmund WardGuest stars Moray Watson, Jonathan Newth, Prunella Gee, Neil McCarthy, Anthony May, Antony Carrick, Dennis Burgess, Jo Rowbottom
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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