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Criminal Intelligence 5 (also known as CI5) is a fictional national law enforcement agency featured in the ITV1-Sky1 crime action series The Professionals and CI5:The New Professionals.
Contents
- 1 Jurisdiction
- 2 Information
- 3 Staff
- 4 Real Life Equivalent
- 5 Gallery
Jurisdiction[]
The organisation appears to have authority throughout the United Kingdom.
Information[]
- A national law enforcement agency, it is under the direct control of the Home Secretary and deals with serious crime above the remit of regular police, but not incidents involving the Security Service or military.
- Unlike the majority of UK law enforcement agencies, officers with CI5 routinely carry firearms.
Staff[]
Although the majority of staff are listed as Criminal Intelligence Operatives (CIO's) as their rank, some agents retain and use titles from previous occupations prior to joining the organisation.
- Major George Crowley (Gordon Jackson)
- Criminal Intelligence Controller Harry Malone (Edward Woodward)
- Detective Constable Raymond Doyle (Martin Shaw)
- Criminal Intelligence Operative William Bodie (Lewis Collins)
- Criminal Intelligence Operative Christopher Keel (Kal Weber)
- Criminal Intelligence Operative Sam Curtis (Colin Wells)
- Criminal Intelligence Operative Tina Backus (Lexa Doig)
Real Life Equivalent[]
In the original 1977 series, there were no real equivalent civilian national law enforcement agencies operating in the United Kingdom.
By 1999, the nearest equivalent national agency would have been the National Crime Squad. In present day, similar responsibilities are instead carried out by the National Crime Agency.
Gallery[]
Warrant card belonging to DC Raymond Doyle.
Warrant card belonging to CIO William Bodie.
Bodie ID looks hand made
Early but fairly realistic looking Doyle Warrant Book
Bodie and Doyle warrant books
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