ha! I knew it!

John Simm on Sam Tyler, courtesy of hellblazer06 in lifein1973:

I must admit I based a little bit of how he looked and acted on Bodie from The Professionals. Tight black leather jacket with collars on the outside, flares, Cuban heels. I thought if he woke up in the 1970s and he thinks it's all just in his head, that's what he'd want to be wearing. He wouldn't want to wake up wearing a really dodgy suit with a full-on moustache, so he didn't.

I don't think we ever saw Bodie in those little red pants, though, did we? *g*