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
The Professionals (TV series) Comic Strip" TV series produced a spoof entitled "The Bullshitters", featuring two characters called Bonehead and Foyle in an episode called 'Roll Out the Gun Barrel". Bonehead and Foyle returned to TV screens in 1993 in "The Comic Strip" one-off "Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown" alongside 'Shouting George from The Weeny' (Jack Regan from "The Sweeney"), 'Spanker' ("Spender") and 'Jason Bentley' ("Department S"'s Jason King). Peter Jackson's 1987 film, "Bad Taste", featured Astro Investigation and Defence Service employees "the boys", a Doyle and Bodie parody complete with Ford Capri. In 1996 Nissan cars ran a popular comedy