Stars: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter

Director: Reginald Collin

Summary: 'In 'God Help Your Friends' we find a bunch of flowers killing a romance. 'Breakout' finds an alarm bell ringing but not for Callan. 'Amos Green Must Live' sees Callan torn between two extremists.

CALLAN, one of the most successful series in British television history, stars Edward Woodward as David Callan, a relentless but somewhat reluctant SIS agent. This collection includes the episodes: "God Help Your Friends," "Breakout," and "Amos Green Must Live."

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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

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Animated Menu, Scene Selection, Series Overview, Episodes Info, Transmission Times, Secret Services Fact Sheet
Year:	1970
Release Date:	September 3, 2001
Runtime:	150 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C A L D V D 003
Keywords:	Action, General, Callan, Series, Part, Tv, Adventure, Episodes
Genre:	Action/Adventure