Edward Woodward gives an electrifying performance as a reluctant professional killer working for British Intelligence. Callan became a national phenomenon in the late 1960s making Woodward one of the highest profile actors on television and paving the way to his eventual career in America on shows like The Equalizer. Created by James Mitchell (When the Boat Comes In) and exploring the dingy twilight world of the professional spy Callan was the antithesis of James Bond (back in the days of Connery and Moore) and presented until that point television's most realistic... portrayal of government espionage. This set contains the original Armchair Theatre pilot play A Magnum for Schneider along with all the remaining black and white episodes from series one and two - unseen in nearly forty years and available on any format for the first time. [show more]
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All 21 episodes from the first two series of the ITV espionage drama from the late 1960s, before the series started to be filmed in colour in 1970. Edward Woodward stars as David Callan, a reluctant professional killer working for a shadowy branch of the British intelligence services known only as 'The Section'. Episodes are: 'The Good Ones Are All Dead', 'Goodbye, Nobby Clarke', 'The Death of Robert E. Lee', 'Goodness Burns Too Bright', 'But He's a Lord, Mr Callan', 'You Should Have Got Here Sooner', 'Red Knight, White Knight', 'The Most Promising Girl of Her Year', 'You're Under Starter's Orders', 'The Little Bits and Pieces of Love', 'Let's Kill Everybody', 'Heir Apparent', 'Land of Light and Peace', 'Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged', 'Death of a Friend', 'Jack-On-Top', 'Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man', 'The Running Dog', 'The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw', 'Nice People Die at Home' and 'Death of a Hunter'.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Edward Woodward gives an electrifying performance as a reluctant professional killer working for British Intelligence. Callan became a national phenomenon in the late 1960s, making Woodward one of the highest profile actors on television and paving the way to his eventual career in America on shows like The Equalizer. Created by James Mitchell (When the Boat Comes In) and exploring the dingy, twilight world of the professional spy, Callan was the antithesis of James Bond (back in the days of Connery and Moore) and presented, until that point, television's most realistic portrayal of government espionage. This set contains the original Armchair Theatre pilot play, A Magnum for Schneider, along with all the remaining black and white episodes from series one and two - unseen in nearly forty years and available on any format for the first time. Actors Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Anthony Valentine, Lisa Langdon, William Squire & Burt Kwouk Director Tony Robertson Certificate PG Year 1967 Languages English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Duration 10 hours (approx)
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