This is another cracking episode from the very strong second season, and a real Pros classic.
The story is quite simple - Cowley asks B & D to test out a new gun. But it's not any old gun - it's a bang-up-to-date 180 automatic with a pin-accurate laser pointer sight... very advanced for 1978!
Someone else seems to be watching events from afar and stalking the duo, and it's not long before the gun is stolen - after Doyle carelessly slings it in his upstairs closet at home for safe-keeping, as if it's a set of golf clubs!
Now the race is on to recover the lethal weapon - but it seems the person who stole it may be closer to home than at first thought...
This episode is packed with memorable scenes - including the famous exploding car that Doyle escapes from in the nick of time... and it's really Martin Shaw who leaps from the vehicle, not a stunt double. It's well-paced and entertaining throughout - we also get some nice touches, such as seeing what Doyle's house looks like inside, and where they take their girlfriends for a night out.
It races along to a bristling and memorable set-piece conclusion where we finally find out who the culprit is and why the gun was stolen. Lots of good London locations along the way, especially around docklands, and good interplay between the boys. An action-packed and suspenseful story, and one that would be a great episode to start with for anyone who's new to the show.
Someone else seems to be watching events from afar and stalking the duo, and it's not long before the gun is stolen - after Doyle carelessly slings it in his upstairs closet at home for safe-keeping, as if it's a set of golf clubs!
Now the race is on to recover the lethal weapon - but it seems the person who stole it may be closer to home than at first thought...
This episode is packed with memorable scenes - including the famous exploding car that Doyle escapes from in the nick of time... and it's really Martin Shaw who leaps from the vehicle, not a stunt double. It's well-paced and entertaining throughout - we also get some nice touches, such as seeing what Doyle's house looks like inside, and where they take their girlfriends for a night out.
It races along to a bristling and memorable set-piece conclusion where we finally find out who the culprit is and why the gun was stolen. Lots of good London locations along the way, especially around docklands, and good interplay between the boys. An action-packed and suspenseful story, and one that would be a great episode to start with for anyone who's new to the show.
