C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)

Action · Crime · Drama

C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987. A spin-off of the series The Gentle Touch, Maggie Forbes leads an all-female detective agency called "Eyes" that secretly operates as a Home Office team known as C.A.T.S. (Covert Activities Thames Section).

IMDb rating: 6.4 (258 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.89 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 10.0 52 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Goodbye Jenny Wren	6.4	14
2	The Black Magic Man	6.5	10
3	With Vinegar and Brown Paper	6.9	9
4	Under Plain Cover	5.6	10
5	Something Nasty Down Below	4.6	10
6	Cross My Palm with Silver	8.2	10
7	Frightmare	7.2	13
8	The Double Dutch Deal	4.7	10
9	My Father Knew Lloyd Mbotu	8.6	9
10	Love Byte	6.3	10
11	Fingers	5.7	10
12	Blue for Danger	8.9	10
13	Sweet Toothed Barracuda	10.0	8

Season 2 (1986)

6.62 avg 11 episodes 8.0 → 5.4 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	One Away	8.0	9
2	Powerline	9.3	9
3	Hit List	9.3	9
4	Good as New	6.3	10
5	Rough Trip	6.6	11
6	Passage Hawk	5.2	11
7	Freezeheat	8.7	9
8	Fit	4.7	10
9	Honeytrap	6.3	9
10	Crack Up	3.0	10
11	Tranmere Dan and Tokyo Joe	5.4	11

Season 3 (1987)

7.30 avg 7 episodes 6.5 → 9.1 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Twelve Bar Blues	6.5	11
2	Carrier Pigeon	5.6	11
3	Country Weekend	9.4	10
4	The Big Burn	6.0	10
5	A Naval Affair	6.9	9
6	Family Tradition	7.6	9
7	Backlash	9.1	10

C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)

Cast

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