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) replacement, while Raymond Menmuir produced "Special Squad" for Australia's Network Ten in the mid-1980s, following "The Professionals"<nowiki>'</nowiki> format. A revival series, "" was produced for Sky in the late 1990s and starred Edward Woodward, but it was not a success. The BBC introduced "Spender" in the early 1990s, which featured several "Professionals" influenced themes. The BBC television series Spooks that was broadcast in 2002 also had a fact action style inspired by The Professionals. "" was a British crime drama that aired on the Sky 1 satellite channel from 19 September to 19 December 1999. An updating of the original