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Callan

1967–1972 · 4 seasons, 44 episodes · 50m episodes · Action & Adventure, Drama · ITV1 · United Kingdom · Rated 16+ (RU)

David Callan, only good at one thing, well maybe two, killing people and collecting toy soldiers.

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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Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, Anthony Valentine, Patrick Mower, William Squire, Michael Goodliffe
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Britbox: available in 1 country
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Rating16+ (RU)

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