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The Professionals: Season 2, Episode 2The Rack (14 Oct. 1978)After informant 'Nosey' Parker has tipped them off about the drug-dealing habits of boxer-turned-gangster John Coogan CI5 interrogate Coogan's younger brother,Paul,who dies,seemingly after ... See full summary » Director:Peter Medak |
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John Coogan
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Geraldine Mather
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Minister
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Judge Hall
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David Merlin
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Benny, CI5 Agent
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Parker
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Frank Williams
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Lorna
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Paul Coogan
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Reporter
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McKay
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After informant 'Nosey' Parker has tipped them off about the drug-dealing habits of boxer-turned-gangster John Coogan CI5 interrogate Coogan's younger brother,Paul,who dies,seemingly after Doyle has hit him. Coogan gets his powerful lawyer to instigate a committee to determine whether or not CI5 should be disbanded but Cowley's own investigations throw light on the true cause of Paul's death as well as exposing Coogan's violent activities and confirming the need for the department's continued existence. Written by don @ minifie-1
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George Cowley: A man died and you want to close down the whole hospital!
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[a Court of Inquiry into the death of a suspect in CI5's custody has become a witch-hunt into the future of CI5 itself]George Cowley: A man died and you want to close down the whole hospital!
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The Rack is a very atypical episode of the fondly remembered show THE PROFESSIONALS . It's a show best remembered for its high octane machismo involving shoot outs and car chases but could also include quieter moments of drama , so much so that one of the stars Martin Shaw started getting delusions of grandeur that he was a seriously hardcore thespian luvvie that he used his a contractual obligation for not allowing repeats to be enforced
The episode is atypical in that the protagonists don't actually shoot anyone which probably made it a somewhat tame episode than that to what we were used to . It's basically a court room drama but one that has very strong relevance today and that is - what happens when society is under attack from bad guys ? Doyle defends himself from a violent drug dealing villain who is later found dead under the custody of CI5 . and a high flying lawyer does everything in her power to disband the organisation . It's essentially the idealistic trying to disband the practical because they don't agree with the practical . It might be a bit far fetched in the other commentator saying Gordon Jackson deserved a BAFTA but his speech to the idealistic lawyer as to why CI5 exists does sum up why democracies needs armies , and police forces and all the other " violent " institutions that bleeding hearts despise