C.A.T.S. Eyes 

An all-female detective outfit, the "Eyes Enquiry Agency", is formed as a front for the Home Office's new security operation the Covert Activities Thames Section (or CATS for short). ... See full summary »

Creator:

Terence Feely

Stars:

Jill Gascoine, Leslie Ash, Don Warrington

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jill Gascoine	...	Maggie Forbes 30 episodes, 1985-1987
Leslie Ash	...	Fred Smith 30 episodes, 1985-1987
Don Warrington	...	Nigel Beaumont 28 episodes, 1985-1987
Tracy-Louise Ward	...	Tessa Robinson 18 episodes, 1986-1987
Rosalyn Landor	...	Pru Standfast 12 episodes, 1985

Storyline

An all-female detective outfit, the "Eyes Enquiry Agency", is formed as a front for the Home Office's new security operation the Covert Activities Thames Section (or CATS for short). Initially led by ex-Oxford Union President Pru Standfast, she was followed by experienced ex-cop Maggie Forbes (who later led the section), computer genius Frederica "Fred" Smith and later Tessa Robinson. Their contact with the Ministry was Nigel Beaumont. The team dealt with a variety of crime from theft to blackmail, to espionage & terrorism.

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Plot Keywords:

acronym in title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1985 (UK)

Also Known As:

Signé Cat's Eyes

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

TVS Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (30 episodes) 90 min (1 episode)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The theme tune for C.A.T.S Eyes, was released as a single. A vocal version, appeared on the "B" side.

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Connections

Follows The Gentle Touch (1980)

User Reviews

Reasonably Enjoyable

As there has been no official release of this programme after 30 years, and with no prospect of it happening because of some dispute, and my age, I decided to get an unofficial version. I put a phrase something like 'rare TV' or whatever it was into a search engine and was able to get a reasonable version with no problems. Obviously the quality cannot be anywhere near that of an official release but it is OK for me, but then I am not into Blue-Ray, HD, etc. So was it worth the money? Yes, for me, because I like ITV adventure series, even though I would say that the production/script writing/etc was not up to the standard of The Saint, The Avengers, etc. I also benefited from stopping fretting about whether I would ever get to see it. I don't agree with some other comments that I have seen. Rosalyn Landor was OK for me. Also, I enjoyed the second and third series just as much as the first. One qualification there, however. There is a significant change from the first series to the rest. The private eye aspect goes, and it is almost all security stories. The problem that I have with that is that they tend to be more unpleasant than private eye stories. However, a minor point.