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The Professionals

1977–1983ITVCrime

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Two CI5 agents and the controller who points them, in the ITV action series that spent a decade being complained about.

The Professionals opens with a main title sequence of 47 seconds.

It arrived on ITV in 1977, when The Sooty Show, The Big Match and Rainbow were also on the network.

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The opening titles

Season 1

47s

Fan upload of the first season's opening. The better-ranked copy is an upscale.

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