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Release Date:
8 July 1967 (UK) more
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David Callan is the top agent/assassin for the S.I.S. (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered... more
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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DVD Playhouse--December 2009
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Remember the great Edward Woodward with Callan
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Cast

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Edward Woodward ... David Callan (43 episodes, 1967-1972)
Russell Hunter ... Lonely (41 episodes, 1967-1972)

Anthony Valentine ... Toby Meres (30 episodes, 1967-1972)
Lisa Langdon ... Liz March (30 episodes, 1967-1972)
William Squire ... Hunter #4 (19 episodes, 1970-1972)
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Series Directed by
Peter Duguid (11 episodes, 1967-1972)
Jim Goddard (6 episodes, 1969-1972)
Mike Vardy (6 episodes, 1969-1972)
Bill Bain (4 episodes, 1967-1972)
Reginald Collin (4 episodes, 1969-1972)
Piers Haggard (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
Robert Tronson (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Voytek (3 episodes, 1970-1972)

Tony Robertson (unknown episodes)
 
Series Writing credits
James Mitchell (18 episodes, 1967-1972)
Ray Jenkins (5 episodes, 1969-1972)
Bill Craig (5 episodes, 1970-1972)
Robert Banks Stewart (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Trevor Preston (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
John Kershaw (2 episodes, 1969-1972)
William Emms (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Michael Winder (2 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Produced by
Reginald Collin .... producer (35 episodes, 1969-1972)
John Kershaw .... associate producer (15 episodes, 1969)
Lloyd Shirley .... executive producer (8 episodes, 1967-1969)
Terence Feely .... associate producer (6 episodes, 1967)
 
Series Original Music by
Jack Trombey (unknown episodes, 1970-1972)
 
Series Cinematography by
Michael Elphick (1 episode, 1969)
 
Series Production Design by
David Marshall (5 episodes, 1970-1972)
Mike Hall (4 episodes, 1969-1972)
Neville Green (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
Stan Woodward (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
Darrell Lass (2 episodes, 1967)

Roger Allan (unknown episodes)
Tony Borer (unknown episodes)
David Chandler (unknown episodes)
John Kershaw (unknown episodes)
Frederick Pusey (unknown episodes)
Vic Symonds (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Andy Armstrong .... props (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Tony Dawe .... sound designer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Alan Chuntz .... fight arranger (1 episode, 1972)
 
Series Other crew
George Markstein .... story editor (22 episodes, 1970-1972)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (44 episodes)
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Black and White (1967-1969) | Color (1970-1972)
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James Mitchell created the gritty series as a reaction against the increasingly fanciful espionage images seen in "The Avengers" (1961) (for which he had written in its' earlier, more realistic days), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and the Bond films. more
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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
One of the all-time great TV series, 4 August 2006
10/10
Author: Owlnz from New Zealand

I think I managed to see the entire series bar a couple of episodes and the story lines were always excellent. Great casting throughout. Alas, I realize how old I have become now when I see how Anthony Valentine has aged - have just watched a 2005 episode of the BBCs "New Tricks" this evening, in which he featured. Sadly don't seem to have seen Edward Woodward in many productions during the years since "Callan".

I only ever saw the "Callan" episodes in black and white - colour TV didn't reach New Zealand until several years after it was available in the USA and Europe, and we couldn't afford a colour set until 1982 - but I wonder whether viewing it in black and white added more gritty realism to the plots, and perhaps if I watched it now remastered in colour, would I find it slightly disappointing? I haven't noticed it around on DVD but if I do, don't think I'll be tempted to buy, as I prefer to remember it still with great enjoyment.

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