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Callan
On ITV1 — From ABC Weekend Television · Thames Television
David Callan, only good at one thing, well maybe two, killing people and collecting toy soldiers.
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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'.
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- E1 A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)Next upFeb 6, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
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 was ordered to eliminate. Callan now working as a bookkeeper, a job he despises, is offered to be reinstated into the Section if he kills Schneider, an international arms dealer.
Guest stars: Joseph Fürst, Peter Bowles
- E2 The Good Ones Are All DeadJul 8, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Anthony Valentine, Ronald Radd, David Lander
- E3 Goodbye, Nobby ClarkeJul 15, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
Callan must stop an old friend, Clarke, from going back to Africa, where he was training mercenaries, else Hunter will have Clarke killed.
Guest stars: Michael Robbins, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Purchase, Dennis Alaba Peters
- E4 Death of Robert E. LeeJul 22, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Burt Kwouk
- E5 Goodness Burns Too BrightJul 29, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jeremy Lloyd, Gladys Cooper, Robert Lang
- E6 But's He's a Lord, Mr. CallanAug 5, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
Hunter wants Callan to stop a blackmailing Lord from selling the negatives used in the blackmail to all and sundry.
Guest stars: Gerald Flood, Ann Bell, Donald Hewlett
- E7 You Should Have Got Here SoonerAug 12, 1967 · 50 min
Synopsis
When somebody beats Lonely up, and Callan finds out who it was he turns the table on Hunter.
Guest stars: Derek Newark, Jon Laurimore, Ronald Radd
Cast & crew
Edward Woodward
Russell Hunter
William Squire
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