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Callan: Set 1
As the Cold War grinds on, agents from the East and West engage in elaborate deceptions. No one does it better than Callan, an assassin for a British intelligence service so secret it doesn’t have a name. Edward Woodward (The Equalizer) became a star for his portrayal of the brooding Callan in this vintage British series from the ’70s. “A spy show for grownups comes in from the cold”—Courier-Mail (UK). 9 episodes; approx. 455 min. on 3 DVDs. For mature audiences.
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Disc 1
Episode 1: Where Else Could I Go?
After five months in the hospital recuperating from near-fatal gunshot wounds, Callan returns to his section to find the upstart Cross after his position. Under the doubting eye of his superior, the agent must prove that he still has the will to kill.
Episode 2: Summoned to Appear
When Callan and Cross’s tail on a Polish operative goes horribly wrong and an innocent bystander dies, Callan must testify at the inquest. His dilemma: perjure himself or implicate his fellow agent and expose the Section.
Episode 3: The Same Trick Twice
Surtees, a British agent recently returned in a prisoner exchange, threatens to publish an explosive tell-all account of his activities, complete with scandalous details. Suspecting that the KGB has turned Surtees, Hunter orders Callan to stop him.
Disc 2
Episode 4: A Village Called ‘G’
The entire section goes on red alert when Liz, Hunter’s ever-punctual secretary, fails to show up for work. Trying to trace her, Callan begins to suspect that Liz’s disappearance involves not an enemy from the present, but a ghost from her past.
Episode 5: Suddenly—At Home
Lady Janet Lewis—the beautiful widow of an ex-foreign secretary—accepts a TV producer’s lucrative offer for an interview about her husband. Suspicious of the producer’s intentions, Hunter assigns Callan to stop her, but the assignment gets personal.
Episode 6: Act of Kindness
When Heathcote Land receives incriminating photos of his company’s sales manager in bed with a mistress, Callan tries to persuade him not to expose the man. But Land knows too well how such games are played.
Disc 3
Episode 7: God Help Your Friends
Callan must break up the engagement between a lovely NATO interpreter with a grade-A security clearance and a man suspected of serving as a KGB informant. Does the woman’s fiancé really love her? Or does he love Moscow more?
Episode 8: Breakout
By surrendering to the police, wily KGB operative Nikolai Lubin seeks safety in a British prison, out of reach of Hunter and the Section’s interrogators. Hunter, however, has other plans—engineering Lubin’s “escape” under the guise of a KGB operation.
Episode 9: Amos Green Must Live
When a visiting black activist turns up dead, a clue at the scene suggests that controversial anti-immigration politician Amos Green will be the assassin’s next target. While Cross covers Green, Callan seeks the killer before he can strike again. |
- Callan trivia
- Biography of Edward Woodward
| Packaging: Thinpak
Run Time: 455 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 3
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: N/A | "Compelling drama series"—The Times (U.K.)
"The greatest TV show made"—The Australian
"Intriguing British espionage series."—DVD Talk
"Callan is everything a spy fan could want, with a gritty antihero, deliciously gray morality, and espionage galore."—DVD Verdict | BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Actor (Edward Woodward, 1970)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Drama Series (1970)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Script (1970)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Drama Production (1971) |
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