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Callan

David Callan, only good at one thing, well maybe two, killing people and collecting toy soldiers.

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First Aired:July 8, 1967
Seasons:4 seasons
Episodes:44
Status:Ended

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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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

Seasons

A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

E1A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

50m

Feb 6, 1967

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.

The Good Ones Are All Dead

E2The Good Ones Are All Dead

50m

Jul 8, 1967

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.

E3Goodbye, Nobby Clarke

50m

Jul 15, 1967

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

E4Death of Robert E. Lee

50m

Jul 22, 1967

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.

E5Goodness Burns Too Bright

50m

Jul 29, 1967

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

E6But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan

50m

Aug 5, 1967

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

E7You Should Have Got Here Sooner

50m

Aug 12, 1967

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

Red Knight, White Knight

E1Red Knight, White Knight

50m

Jan 8, 1969

The Section's new Hunter has Callan pulled from the field.

The Most Promising Girl of Her Year

E2The Most Promising Girl of Her Year

50m

Jan 15, 1969

Callan must prove that a young biochemist is not giving information to the East.

E3You're Under Starter's Orders

50m

Jan 22, 1969

Callan apparently turns renegade. A ruse to trap the head of a ‘pipeline' for smuggling foreign agents and defectors out of the country.

Little Bits and Pieces of Love

E4Little Bits and Pieces of Love

50m

Jan 29, 1969

Callan must use the wife of a rocket scientist as bait to lure the same scientist to Britain.

Let's Kill Everybody

E5Let's Kill Everybody

50m

Feb 5, 1969

A freelance German mercenary organisation who specialise in eliminating foreign security sections have their sights set on the Section.

Heir Apparent

E6Heir Apparent

50m

Feb 12, 1969

After Hunter's death Meres and Calln must fetch the new Hunter from East Germany.

E7Land of Light and Peace

50m

Feb 19, 1969

Callan must retrieve a microfilm from a spying medium.

E8Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged

50m

Feb 26, 1969

Calln must find everything out about the past of an influential politician.

Death of a Friend

E9Death of a Friend

50m

Mar 5, 1969

The French O.A.S. carry an internal war into England. Callan and Meres must sort out the mess.

E10Jack-on-Top

50m

Mar 12, 1969

Callan and Meres must catch the controller of a ring of spies before he can leave the country with the information the ring has gathered.

E11Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man

50m

Mar 19, 1969

Callan and Meres must secure the safe of a ship that was sunk during World War Two. It contains a list of Third Reich collaborateurs and puppets. A survivor of the ship tries to stop them.

E12Running Dog

50m

Mar 26, 1969

Callan must stop fashist agitators from killing the Chinese Ambassador.

The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw

E13The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw

50m

Apr 2, 1969

Security wants a retired brigadier of the British army to be stopped from accepting a job offer from a sultan, deadly force is requested.

Nice People Die at Home

E14Nice People Die at Home

50m

Apr 9, 1969

Callan brings confusion into a Russian spy network.

Death of a Hunter

E15Death of a Hunter

50m

Apr 16, 1969

Callan in brainwashed into believing that Hunter is the leak in the Section and that he has also killed Lonely and framed Callan for murder. In his drugged state Callan kills Hunter and is shot down by Meres.

Where Else Could I Go?

E1Where Else Could I Go?

50m

Apr 8, 1970

The new Hunter cannot decide if Callan is to return to the Section or not.

Summoned To Appear

E2Summoned To Appear

50m

Apr 15, 1970

When Cross kills an innocent bystander it's up to Callan to cover for him, but even he cannot decide if it was an accident or murder.

The Same Trick Twice

E3The Same Trick Twice

50m

Apr 22, 1970

An exchange of captured agents with the Soviets goes sour.

A Village Called G

E4A Village Called G

50m

Apr 29, 1970

Hunter's secretary, Liz, is out for someone's blood.

Suddenly - At Home

E5Suddenly - At Home

50m

May 13, 1970

Callan and Cross are assigned to protect a woman whom Callan becomes involved with.

Act of Kindness

E6Act of Kindness

50m

May 20, 1970

Callan helps a former agent out of a blackmailing business.

God Help Your Friends

E7God Help Your Friends

50m

May 27, 1970

Callan is assigned to disrupt a romance between a government worker and a suspected spy. Reluctantly he delves into his bag of dirty tricks.

Breakout

E8Breakout

50m

Jun 3, 1970

Callan and Cross must break a Russian spy out of prison, where he has voluntarily surrendered himself to, and kill him.

Amos Green Must Live

E9Amos Green Must Live

50m

Jun 24, 1970

A parlamental candidate recieves a death threat.

That'll Be the Day

E1That'll Be the Day

50m

Mar 1, 1972

Callan is dead. Or so the KGB would have you think.

Call Me Sir!

E2Call Me Sir!

50m

Mar 8, 1972

Lonely is used as bait to retrieve Callan from the KGB.

First Refusal

E3First Refusal

50m

Mar 15, 1972

Callan has become the new Hunter. And his first job is to retrieve a list of British undercover agents.

Rules of the Game

E4Rules of the Game

50m

Mar 22, 1972

Callan orders Cross to terrorise an innocent Russian family for political reasons.

If He Can, So Could I

E5If He Can, So Could I

50m

Mar 29, 1972

Callan looses his position as Hunter when he goes after the assassin who killed Cross.

None of Your Business

E6None of Your Business

50m

Apr 5, 1972

The old Hunter returns and Callan tries to get away.

Charlie Says It's Goodbye

E7Charlie Says It's Goodbye

50m

Apr 12, 1972

Callan tries to quit the Section when a girl he is seeing takes a dislike to his job.

I Never Wanted the Job

E8I Never Wanted the Job

50m

Apr 19, 1972

Lonely becomes the unlucky witness to a mob hit.

The Carrier

E9The Carrier

50m

Apr 26, 1972

Callan and Lonley break into a courier's house to find out how he's operating.

The Contract

E10The Contract

50m

May 3, 1972

Callan substitutes himself for an assassin in order to prevent an assassination.

Call Me Enemy (Richmond File 1)

E11Call Me Enemy (Richmond File 1)

50m

May 10, 1972

Callan debriefs a top enemy defector.

Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)

E12Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)

50m

May 17, 1972

Richmond, a top enemy defector, reveals his true purpose.

A Man Like Me (Richmond File 3)

E13A Man Like Me (Richmond File 3)

50m

Apr 24, 1972

Callan tracks down Richmond who is trying to leave Britain.

Storyline

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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