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Callan - Series 1 Part 3 [VHS] [1967]
 
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Callan - Series 1 Part 3 [VHS] [1967]

Edward Woodward , Russell Hunter , Tony Robertson    Suitable for 12 years and over   VHS Tape


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Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time.

In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman


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Edward Woodward in the movie "Callan" 11 Sep 2009
By Don Lukehart - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Callan is a British SIS assassin during the Cold War. He was forced to retire when he lost his nerve. Now an alcoholic has been, he's re-activated for a mission, where he's expected to fail.

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