Callan

Overview

Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later Thames Television, it was aired on the ITV network over four seasons spread out between 1967 and 1972. The series starred Edward Woodward as David Callan, a reluctant professional killer for a shadowy branch of the British Government's intelligence services known as 'the Section'.

Episodes

A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

S01E01 A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

February 6, 1967 50 min
Hunter, head of the Section, requires the services of his best operative, David Callan. Callan had been 'retired' from the service due to his growing conscience, disrespect for orders, and concerns about the people he...
The Good Ones Are All Dead

S01E02 The Good Ones Are All Dead

July 8, 1967 50 min
Under threat of being placed in a red file, Callan is coerced into helping the Section hand over an ex-SS officer, Strauss, to the Israelis.

S01E03 Goodbye, Nobby Clarke

July 15, 1967 50 min
Callan must stop an old friend, Clarke, from going back to Africa, where he was training mercenaries, else Hunter will have Clarke killed.

S01E04 Death of Robert E. Lee

July 22, 1967 50 min
Two CIA agents request the help of Hunter's Section in killing a Chinese agent, who has been trading in nuclear secrets. But his real mission in England is to kill Hunter.

S01E05 Goodness Burns Too Bright

July 29, 1967 50 min
Callan is lured into going to Berlin, where Hunter wants to use him as a sacrificial lamb to facilitate the planting of a British mole.
But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan

S01E06 But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan

August 5, 1967 50 min
Hunter wants Callan to stop a blackmailing Lord from selling the negatives used in the blackmail to all and sundry.
You Should Have Got Here Sooner

S01E07 You Should Have Got Here Sooner

August 12, 1967 50 min
When somebody beats Lonely up, and Callan finds out who it was he turns the table on Hunter.

Cast

Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward
David Callan
Russell Hunter
Russell Hunter
Lonely
Anthony Valentine
Anthony Valentine
Mears
William Squire
William Squire
Hunter
Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower
Cross

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