It was sad news when Bodie died, he was my favourite.
 
Sticking with UK TV, Which classic did Vivian have?

Wow now were digging deep. I wasn't going to sit down and watch all the episodes (very tempting) but found this which just goes to show you can never be too much of a nerd!
https://www.pinterest.co....fessionals-tv-series-/
 
As for the car mods I cannot recall? One of the DVD's contains an extra long interview with Brian Clemens and it gives great insight into the inception and making of the show. Super low budget in the first series, I think Martin Shaw said they slept in the cars!
 
I have such fond memories of my Thursday night stints at Grace Brothers watching the Young Ones (I worked in the electronic ie:TV department).

The power of the web
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/12295604/ford-capri-tv-show-minder-burnt-heatwave/
 
Thing is I can't believe it still had the same rego from the show. Pity too cause it looks to be in top condition.
They should have a car obituary page going!
 
Love the opening to the show where Terry drives the Capri into the yard and talks turkey with Arthur. Can't hear anything cause that mindblowing song by Terry is pumped up! Got it on my playlist too.
 
BTW my mobile ring tone for as long as I can remember has been The Professionals theme song. Now that's 

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3549336/Bodie-s-Ford-Capri-hit-Professional-sells-record-55-000.html
 
It was funny cause in the first sereies they drove everything. Maybe they got their cars from Arthur bloody Daley!
Then for a while they seemed to flip between the RS and the Capri. It was in the last series that Doyle drove the RS and Bodie the Capri.

Marty, I have a mate with an X Pack. To be restored from Memory. I'll ask him if he thinks this will happen in his lifetime or whether he may want to move it on?
Yes indeed, I would have ditched the old Capri for the X Pack any day. What was Terry thinking

Drewdog
I remember the rear bumpers being pinched from the old mans Anglia van when I was a kid, haha and him swearing about it and saying they were probably on someones Escort now
 
I can share some tricks with the Mk2 factory a/c alot of the parts were shared between the other Ford models, TE Cortina, Falcon etc.
 
On to another one, whats different about the door glass in a Mk2 Escort Ghia? and which other models got this feature?

 Hi Drew
was it that the Mk2 Escort Ghia were one piece without 1/4 vent like Capri ? or was it rare electric operation ?

No Escort had fast windows.. a good driver can reach over to crank the passenger window down or up while driving... Well I did lol
Yes some Cortina TF models that were 'loaded' came with power windows. My brother had a TF wagon 2.0 fully loaded except sunroof, had ps, pw, ac , auto, plush interior, no central locking from memory , it was a Ghia S or X can't remember as was in the 90s, slow as a wet week too.!