News
05 27 | 2007
Lewis is celebrating his birthday today! Many happy returns!
04 | 29 | 2007
The Sunday Mirror had an article about Lew today, it can be found here:
sunday mirror article
03 | 17 | 2007
Paris7am has posted several Lew goodies on her live journal.
- Screencaps of Lew's appearance on Miss Anglia TV '79:
link to the entry
link to the pictures
- and a graphic of lew's ancestors
A clip of the Miss Anglia TV #79 show can also be found on you tube
09 | 20 | 2006
A treat for Lewis Collins fans appeared on YouTube - if you ever wanted to watch Lew's Bovril ad, this is your chance. User estercolemanhawkins has uploaded several interesting ads, including the above mentioned Bovril ad and has kindly given me her permission to post the link to the clip:
lew's bovril ad
06 | 06 | 2006
A Thank You Note from Lewis!
A participant of the scrapbook got this mail from Lewis today via Susan James:
Thank you for my really great birthday book. As you probably know I live a quiet life with my family now, but, my old rocking spirit heart still goes out to all I have befriended throughout my life. Also to those who have supported me through thick and thin. I thank you for being there for me. My very best wishes and love!
Lewis x
Thanks to Silke for her permission to post this! :)
06 | 05 | 2006
In honour of Lew's birthday, Paris7am has posted a Lewis Collins Timeline in her journal. Please check it out here:
Lewis Collins Timeline
05 | 03 | 2006
I have extended the deadline for the birthday project to May 10th. So you can still participate if you want.
03 | 28 | 2006
I just wanted to post a reminder that Lew's birthday is just around the corner in May. Please do participate in the birthday project, the more the merrier! More info here:
lew's birthday project
02 | 11 | 2006
Lew articles in magazines
Terry on the lew mailing list posted this:
"The February-March 2006 edition of UNCUT DVD magazine has an article on Lew. It is a little more than 1/2 page with two color pics, on page 28. It is titled, WHERE ARE THEY NOW? LEWIS COLLINS: TV HARDMAN WHO COULD HAVE BEEN BOND. (...) The magazine has George Clooney on the cover."
Furthermore:
"I expect the next edition of CINEMA RETRO magazine will feature the final portion of the Euan Lloyd interview in which he talks quite a lot about Lew, WHO DARES WINS, and Lew's shot at the 007 role back then. I hope the magazine editors do as nice of a job with this portion as they have done with the earlier segments. It should be out before too long."
Thank you Terry for pointing this out!
02 | 11 | 2006
The Professionals will return to German TV in March
For those German fans who are lucky enough to receive the Pay TV PREMIERE: PREMIERE will repeat all episodes of The Professionals, starting on 4th March. The episodes will be shown on Saturday and Sunday around 12.55 p.m.
01 | 11 | 2006
Lewis Collins Birthday Project
As you know, the 27th May will be the 60th birthday for Lewis. This would be a great opportunity for us fans to show our ongoing love and support for him. Therefore the birthday project. If you want to get involved, go to the birthday project page
01 | 11 | 2006
German Professionals book to be published on May 1st
Some great news for the German-speaking people: on May 1st Werner Schmitz' German Professionals-book will finally be published. Here is a translation of the summary on the publisher's webpage:
DIE PROFIS (that's the German title of the series)
The extensive film book about the British cult TV-series: every week agents Doyle and Bodie fought spies, assassins and criminals of all kind.Die Profis – that’s fast-paced action with cult status. Behind the title of the successful British TV-series is the fictitious British special organisation CI5, consisting of different specialists for the effective fight against terrorism and crime. The series was produced in the late 70s and stood out because of its action-packed suspension from the first to the last minute. The CI5 fights anything or anyone posing a threat to England, be it terrorists, fanatical single culprits or the drug mafia. The concept was created by Brian Clemens (Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone – German title for The Avengers), one of the best known writers for television. When George Cowley, head of the organisation, and his top agents Ray Doyle and William Bodie go hunting, the end often justifies the means.
Today no one would take offence at their raving approach, but that that time the guardians of the media morale often got in a flap about some episodes. In Germany, 18 of the 57 episodes were considered to be too brutal or "too English" and were not shown during the first broadcast. At the beginning there was some commotion in the press about the leading character Gordon Jackson. How could the popular "butler from Eaton Place" (in Germany the series Upstairs, Downstairs was called Das Haus am Eaton Place) have turned into this ruthless and despotic head of an elite unit?
Among the non-American TV-shows on German screens, The Professionals was one of the most successful. It turned two young budding actors, who were more or less only known in their own country at that time, into two international stars: Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins.
The series was and is still exciting, partly because of its plain handcraft – most of the stunts were mastered by the leading actors themselves, without any computer tricks.
The first German book about The Professionals is a real treat for the numerous fans: it has everything that the reader expects from a solid, but entertaining film book. The author deals in detail with the beginnings of the series, but also with the events behind the scenes. Furthermore, the stories are analysed and the censoring measures are explained. Detailed portraits of every single episode are the core of this richly illustrated publication. The author also takes heed of The New Professionals, a remake of the 90s. Therefore, Die Profis is a comprehensive publication about the series, written by a connoisseur and fan for like-minded people.
According to the publisher, the book contains 500 pages and ca. 300 illustrations / pictures. It will come out on May 1st. The price will be 29,90 €
ISBN Number: ISBN 3-89602-704-2
The book can be pre-ordered here:
www.schwarzkopf-schwarzkopf.de
or here:
www.amazon.de
More about Werner Schmitz on his website:
www.mediagems.de