Art & Hue presents 1970s Cops http://artandhue.com/cops Stylish pop art illustrations of iconic Seventies police detectives, available in three sizes and 25 colour options, including Lewis Collins. Fast talking, thinking, and driving, 1970s cops leapt into action at a moment’s notice, catching bad guys unawares and foiling plots with skidding cars and a cocky swagger. With a natural swagger and easy charisma, at one point Collins was widely tipped to replace Roger Moore as James Bond. It does seem that the tonal shift of “For Your Eyes Only” was written with Lewis in mind, but Collins was not cast as 007 and instead went on to film “Who Dares Wins”, a successful action film which co-starred Edward Woodward. Famous as Willian Bodie in “The Professionals”, it seems appropriate that Lewis Collins’ first and last credits were in police dramas. Collins’ first appearance was in “Z Cars” in 1974 and his final acting role was in “The Bill” in 2002, both long-running British police serials. Collins also played a Police Constable in “Crown Court”. Before “The New Avengers”, Collins worked with Joanna Lumley in “The Cuckoo Waltz”, the 1970s sitcom in which he played a lodger. In 1988, Collins worked with Michael Caine in “Jack the Ripper” as another policeman, Sergeant Godley, and later appeared in a series of “Cluedo”, but acting work didn’t come easy for some reason. A reboot in 1997 called “CI5:The New Professionals” almost cast Lewis as the head of the organisation, a role similar to Gordon Jackson’s George Cowley, but the part eventually went to Edward Woodward. Retiring from acting, Lewis moved to America but returned to England before his passing in 2013. An underused actor whose innate talent never seemed to escape the shadow of Bodie, the ongoing popularity and success of “The Professionals” is a testament to the actor and his powerful yet natural screen partnership with Martin Shaw. #TheProfessionals #LewisCollins #MartinShaw #GordonJackson #Seventies #Cops #CultTV #RayDoyle #WilliamBodie #BodieAndDoyle #interiorinspo #interiors123 #interiors #homedecor #thehappynow #paradiseofminimal #nothingisordinary #Retro https://www.instagram.com/p/BpgtWYSgTZX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wst1hzccxu6s