| C.A.T.S. Eyes | |
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1985 main title caption |
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| Genre | Detective |
| Created by | Terence Feely |
| Starring | Jill Gascoine Leslie Ash Rosalyn Landor Tracy Louise Ward Don Warrington |
| Opening theme | John Kongos (Series 1) Barbara Thompson (2 & 3) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 Hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 12 April 1985 – 6 June 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Gentle Touch |
C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.
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The series was a spin-off from The Gentle Touch and saw Jill Gascoine reprise her role as Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes, having left the police force to join a private detective agency called "Eyes" that is actually a front for a Home Office team called C.A.T.S. (Covert Activities Thames Section).
The team also comprised refined Oxford graduate Pru Standfast (Rosalyn Landor) and computer expert Frederica "Fred" Smith (Leslie Ash). Nigel Beaumont (Don Warrington) was the "man from the ministry" overseeing their activities. For the second series, Pru had left the team and was replaced by Tessa Robinson (Tracy Louise Ward).
C.A.T.S. Eyes was shown on Friday nights in the UK for its first series, before moving to a Saturday night slot for its second and third series. It was a ratings hit in the UK, regularly ranking within the top 20 throughout its run. The theme music from the first series by John Kongos was released as a single in 1985.
The cars in the series were loaned by Ford, and in series 2 and 3 Ford Escort RS Turbos were used (finished in Azure Blue, the only ones produced in that colour).
C.A.T.S. Eyes has so far never been released on video or DVD due to a dispute over the rights. The same problem has arisen with other TVS productions.