The Professionals: Season 4
In the fourth series of the British crime-action-drama The Professionals, the agents of CI5 continue their mandate to combat terrorism and high-profile criminal activities. The narrative arc for this season focuses on the team as they are tasked with the protection of the daughter of a visiting South American president, a mission that follows the assassination of the president's son. Beyond this high-stakes diplomati
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- CI5 is a specialized British agency mandated to fight terrorism and high-profile crimes.
- George Cowley is the hard ex-MI5 operative who serves as the controller of CI5.
- Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary hand-picked by Cowley for the team.
- Doyle serves as a top agent for CI5 alongside Bodie under Cowley's command.
Season overview
In the fourth series of the British crime-action-drama The Professionals, the agents of CI5 continue their mandate to combat terrorism and high-profile criminal activities. The narrative arc for this season focuses on the team as they are tasked with the protection of the daughter of a visiting South American president, a mission that follows the assassination of the president's son. Beyond this high-stakes diplomatic security detail, the agents also investigate a complex criminal enterprise involving a silver bullion smuggling operation. This investigation reveals that the illicit activity is being orchestrated from behind the Iron Curtain, requiring the team to navigate international tensions and criminal threats. The season maintains the series' established focus on the operational dynamics of CI5, led by their controller George Cowley, as they confront these specific threats to public safety and national security. Through these missions, the series continues to explore the professional lives of the agents as they address acts of terror and organized crime, upholding the specialized role of the unit in maintaining order against various forms of anarchy and criminal influence.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
The Acorn Syndrome
Sep 7, 1980
The daughter of a British Government engineer who is working on a defence protect is kidnapped, and the only way she will be safely returned is if he agrees to betray secrets to en
Wild Justice
Sep 14, 1980
Bodie's mental state is called ino question when he becomes obsessed with a local Hell's Angel motorcycle gang, gradually sending him further and further behind in training. Is he
Fugitive
Sep 21, 1980
A CIA agent is murdered in London, prompting CI5 into launching a fake arms deal with the terrorists who were responsible for the killing. But the gang uncover the plot in time, ta
Involvement
Sep 28, 1980
In the midst of a shoot-out during a drugs smuggling investigation, Doyle meets and falls for Ann Holly, only to discover that CI5 suspect her of being closely linked to the scam h
Need To Know
Oct 5, 1980
Cowley finds himself under suspicion when a former colleague of his is arrested for being a double agent. So just how deeply involved is the CI5 Chief?
Take Away
Oct 12, 1980 · 60 min
A team of Hong Kong police join CI5 in London to help crack a local heroin supply and protection racket. It's down to Bodie and Doyle to expose a scheme to smuggle drugs to the US
Black Out
Oct 19, 1980
CI5 discover that a possible terrorist attack is being planned, and the only clue they have in solving it is a German girl who is found collapsed in a church and suffering from amn
Blood Sports
Oct 26, 1980
CI5 move in to protect the daughter of a South American President after his son - and her brother - is assassinated on the field of a polo match.
Slush Fund
Nov 2, 1980
A hitman is employed by a group of East German officials to assassinate a reporter who is planning to publish a report in which their new fighter plane is branded as a potential de
The Gun
Nov 9, 1980
A drug addict is murdered by a pusher who then hastily discards the gun, only for it to be found by a young boy-who then accidently shoots his friend in the process. The pusher the
Hijack
Nov 30, 1980
Silver bullion is being shipped into Britain via the Iron Curtain, only for it to be hijacked by one of the group's own officials.
Mixed Doubles
Dec 7, 1980
Bodie and Doyle are undergoing intense training in preparation for an assignment where they are protecting a foreign official...at the same time, two potential killers are receivin
Weekend in the Country
Dec 14, 1980
Bodie, Doyle and their latest girlfriends are on a quiet weekend in the country when they unwittingly get caught up at a farmhouse siege in which they must try and escape from a gr
Kickback
Dec 20, 1980
Bodie and Keller, an old acquaintance from his days in the SAS, go undercover in order to trap a would-be assassin by posing as hitmen offering to do the job themselves - in order
It's Only a Beautiful Picture...
Dec 27, 1980
Various industrial secrets and highly-valuable arts treasures are being stolen and sold on by a gang who are using the blind routine of Customs to their full advantage. CI5 devise