David Callan is the security service's main agent/killer.David Callan is the security service's main agent/killer.David Callan is the security service's main agent/killer.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaThere are 11 episodes, from the first two series, for which there are no known copies in existence, although full unedited studio recordings do exist for The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw (1969) and an off-air soundtrack for Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man (1969) was recovered in 2019.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Callan (1974)
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A great character led drama series
I as addicted to this series when it was first shown. Seeing it again in recent years confirmed to me just how good it was. Far better than most modern fare.
Callan was a reluctant killer who somehow always ended up doing what he knew was right but also what was morally grubby. The other characters were all superb and strongly drawn in their own right. Hunter, the leader of the section, Lonely the criminal low life friend, Toby the upper class psychotic who ends up his friend. The only drawback is the lack of strong women characters, apart from a few occasional guests.
This was a spy drama that made you think, that made you question your own side.
Modern writers could well learn from this series.
Callan was a reluctant killer who somehow always ended up doing what he knew was right but also what was morally grubby. The other characters were all superb and strongly drawn in their own right. Hunter, the leader of the section, Lonely the criminal low life friend, Toby the upper class psychotic who ends up his friend. The only drawback is the lack of strong women characters, apart from a few occasional guests.
This was a spy drama that made you think, that made you question your own side.
Modern writers could well learn from this series.
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- dhensonuk
- Jul 1, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.33 : 1
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