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Action & Adventure · Drama

Callan

1967-1972 4 seasons 44 episodes
68 Pulse
8.3 IMDb
Long haul 37 hours
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Plot

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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Credits

Directed by: Peter Duguid, Bill Bain, Piers Haggard

Cast: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Anthony Valentine, William Squire, Patrick Mower, Michael Goodliffe

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