The Professionals

...young daughter. Despite declining health, he continued to act, appearing on TV (playing Gordon Jackson's role in a 1998 revival of The Professionals; and recently playing a family crime boss in The Bill) and the occasional movie (such as...

In this article: Breaker Morant, The Wicker Man, James Bond, Michele Dotrice, Australia, and London

His hopeless search for a missing girl became a memorable cult hit. The cast of CI5, based on the 1970s hit action adventure series, The Professionals. Back, from left to right: Colin Wells, Tina Backus and Chris Keel By the time he was...

In this article: Edward Woodward, The Wicker Man, The Equalizer, Michele Dotrice, Tim Woodward, Peter Woodward, and Simon Pegg

With Lexa Doig as Ina Backus in The Professionals, 1997 Outside Number 10 Downing Street for Save London's Theatre Campaigne in February 1973. L to R - Edward Woodward , Dame Peggy Ashcroft , Michael Booth, Julia Foster, Derek Nimo,...

In this article: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Sheila Hancock, Peggy Ashcroft, Julia Foster, Andre Morell, and Callan

...Peter, Sarah and Emily, his grandchildren and numerous friends. His passing will leave a huge gap in many lives. With wife Michele Dotrice; in The Professionals; with his first album and meeting Prince Charles Mr Woodward lived in Padstow,...

In this article: Edward Woodward, Michele Dotrice, The Equalizer, The Wicker Man, Noel Coward, EastEnders, Callan, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Patrick Trueman

Not any more. I've got to take this cooking business seriously. Ever since that Steve Groves - a much younger man - won the BBC's Masterchef: The Professionals series, I've been inundated by a calls from people wanting culinary advice. It...

In this article: Masterchef, Scotch egg, Rosti, Potato, Ice cream, Asparagus, and Watercress

...the best on BluRay is color stuff from the '60s. Both the original "Star Trek" TV series and "The Prisoner" are ravishing, as is "The Professionals," and this version of "Willy Wonka" positively glows. The extra features are fine,...

In this article: Astro Boy, BluRay, Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, DVD, Talking Heads, and Flushed Away

The Bullshitters: Roll Out The Gunbarrel was a spoof of The Professionals '', first broadcast in 1984 on Channel 4. Although it was made by many people behind ''The Comic Strip, it did not feature the Comic Strip logo and is not considered...

In this article: The Bullshitters: Roll Out The Gunbarrel, Robbie Coltrane, Martin Shaw, Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown, US Marine, Keith Allen, and Peter Richardson

...one of the driving forces behind ''The Avengers ''. The show was to have been originally called "The A-Squad" before it was decided to call it "The Professionals". Clemens and Albert Fennell were executive producers, with business partner...

In this article: Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins, CI5, and Gordon Jackson

...teetotal and embraced vegetarianism and meditation long before he took the role of tough action man Ray Doyle in the hit 70s drama The Professionals. He told Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that hard drinking was a "badge of office" among...

In this article: Martin Shaw and Judge John Deed

...than half a bottle of whisky a day but became teetotal and embraced vegetarianism and meditation long before he became a star in 1970s drama The Professionals. He told Desert Island Discs that hard drinking was a "badge of office" among...

In this article: Martin Shaw and Scotland