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
CI5: The New Professionals Region 2 release, which included several bonus features, including trailers, promotional films, a clip from "London Tonight", an electronic press kit, image gallery and script PDFs. CI5: The New Professionals CI5: The New Professionals is a British television action crime drama series, created and principally written by Brian Clemens, that first broadcast on Sky One on 19 September 1999. Billed as an updated version of the 1970s terrestrial television series "The Professionals", the series is set in a fictional government agency known as "CI5" (Civilian Intelligence Department 5). The original group of three men - Doyle, Bodie and their boss