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) to magazines and includes over 200 black and white photographs as well as extensive interviews with actors, producers, writers, directors and other production team members, discussing their work on the series. This publication was also foreworded and given official endorsement by series creator Brian Clemens. In 2004 plans were being drawn up for a film version of "The Professionals" with Lewis Collins approached to play the part of Cowley, but after negotiations broke down the film was abandoned. In 2011, film company Lionsgate announced it had acquired the rights to "The Professionals" series and intended to begin shooting a movie