CI5: The New Professionals based on Clemens' original intentions. Clemens intended for the original series to be an "ensemble" group, not just focusing on the three main characters. The new show was intended to return to this intended ideal, with the new 4.5 (originally Doyle) and 3.7 (Bodie) as part of a team effort. Of the original series' stars, Gordon Jackson died in 1990 and allegedly, though not verified, Wickes "never even thought" of approaching Martin Shaw. Since some of the co-financing for the show was derived from his association with American TV networks, he did, however, approach Lewis Collins to see if he
Gerald S. Doyle Gerald S. Doyle Gerald Stanley Doyle, (September 26, 1892 – July 12, 1956) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian businessman who is well known for his compilation of Newfoundland folk music. Doyle was born in King's Cove, Newfoundland, to Thomas and Margaret Doyle. As a child, the Doyle family moved to St. John's, where Gerald Doyle become an apprentice at the Wadden's Drug Store in Water Street. This developed into a career selling patented medicines and cod liver oil around the coasts of Newfoundland and the Caribbean. He formally incorporated these practices into his own business, Gerald S. Doyle Limited, in