The Professionals (TV series) various shots of Gordon Jackson followed by a pan to a close-up shot of a typewriter and various shots of Martin Shaw running through an oil refinery and wielding a kendo stick. Then it cuts to shots of Lewis Collins walking down a high street, weightlifting, and using a punching bag before cutting to a car driving through a dimly lit tunnel, George Cowley/Gordon Jackson walking out of a government building (10 Trinity Square, City of London) and the three of them walking down the street away from the building and towards the camera. The whole sequence is fast-paced, hinting
The Professionals (TV series) and Doyle. I'm the one in the SAS; you can be the one with the girl's hair." DC Chris Skelton, with sunglasses and a sawn-off shotgun in front of PC Sharon Granger, similarly likens himself to Lewis Collins; Granger ultimately tells Skelton she loves him, not Lewis Collins. Since it was first broadcast in Germany in 1981, the show ("Die Profis") has become a cult there. During its broadcast run, the public television service ZDF, due to concerns over politics and violence, did not air all episodes of the programme, so "The Professionals" became one of the first TV shows