"The Professionals" Involvement (TV Episode 1980) Poster

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(1980)

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8/10
Christmas cracks...
canndyman25 July 2020
This is a good, solid episode that certainly does something a bit different.

Doyle becomes emotionally involved with pretty Ann Holly, after she unwittingly witnesses a CI5 shootout (and a man shot dead) in the corridor just outside the front door of her apartment.

At the same time, CI5 are on the trail of a smuggling ring who are somehow getting drugs into the country via plane. Could there really be a link between Ann and the smugglers... it seems unlikely.

This is the episode where Doyle gets a bit of romance in his life - but Cowley doesn't seem to share his sentiments, or feel that this particular match is made in heaven. As the story progresses, it ultimately pits Bodie and Doyle against each other - leading to some inevitably tense and emotional scenes.

There's still plenty of humour too, as Bodie seems to enjoy ribbing his partner about his new romance - and we also get some fun scenes of Doyle and Ann letting their hair down at the local disco, and getting a bit loved-up.

This is a strong and memorable episode, and a heart-rending one too, where we really do feel for Doyle. You're left wondering what choice he will ultimately make when he has to decide between being married to woman he says he loves... or being married to the job he loves instead.
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6/10
Changing the formula
Leofwine_draca20 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
INVOLVEMENT is another change to the usual formula that attempts to mix things up a bit, with varied results. This time around, Doyle is cast as a romantic lady's man, which puts him at odds with both Bodie and Cowley, and there's a memorable showdown - albeit minor - between the two partners. Otherwise the plot is involved enough to sustain it through the running time, and it's watchable enough.
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4/10
Involvement
Prismark104 April 2019
Worth watching to see Doyle doing a bit of disco dancing.

Doyle falls in love with Ann Holly. However he is floored when he discovers that Bodie has been ordered to investigate Ann's background.

Bodie unearths some dodgy connections that her father has had.

It is a low stakes episode, it allows Martin Shaw to show his emotional range, Lewis Collins does the big brother routine. It is a weaker episode.

I was a bit perturbed to see how easily a stranger can walk into the CI5 interrogation rooms. Has Cowley never thought of soundproofing his interrogation rooms?
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