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I finished watching The Professionals on DVD. Seasons 2 & 3 didn't really have any surprising guest stars, but season 4 featured Michael Praed from Robin of Sherwood as a student activist and Pierce Brosnan as an unnamed CI-5 radio operator.
Here's what struck me later. For a long time, Lewis Collins was utterly desperate to parlay his success from The Professionals into a gig as James Bond. He lobbied hard for it and even met with Cubby Broccoli at one point. He never got the part...but the guy who played an unnamed CI-5 radio operator in one episode of the TV show Collins starred in did. That's got to sting.
Here's what struck me later. For a long time, Lewis Collins was utterly desperate to parlay his success from The Professionals into a gig as James Bond. He lobbied hard for it and even met with Cubby Broccoli at one point. He never got the part...but the guy who played an unnamed CI-5 radio operator in one episode of the TV show Collins starred in did. That's got to sting.
