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Callan – But He’s A Lord, Mr Callan

H E Cooper — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:30:15 +0000

Written by: James Mitchell Directed by: Guy Verney Caroline Fielding (Ann Bell) is the wife of a diplomat with good connections to the US President. She’s being blackmailed by Lord Lindale (Donald Hewlett), a gambler who is threatening to sell compromising photos of her husband to the Russians. Former Section operative Miller (Gerald Flood) has …

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Where did Callan get his suit in But He’s a Lord, Mr Callan?

H E Cooper — Sun, 19 May 2024 18:45:55 +0000

In the missing episode But He’s a Lord, Mr Callan, Callan hands over a portion of gambling winnings to his ex-colleague, who says there should be more. Callan tells him, “Fifty quid expenses. I’ve got to look smart when I stay with a lord, haven’t I?” Later, Lonely comes to collect Callan’s things for their …

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Callan – Goodbye Nobby Clarke

H E Cooper — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:05:41 +0000

10 out of Callan’s 21 black and white episodes are missing, and Goodbye Nobby Clarke is the earliest. As far as I’m aware, the only part of this episode that exists comes from a censor clip. As just two episodes exist from Callan’s first series, this made me savour the programme’s monochrome era during my …

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Callan – The Good Ones Are All Dead (Again)

H E Cooper — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:48:09 +0000

As the first episode of Callan, The Good Ones Are All Dead emphasises a few key details for those who didn’t see A Magnum for Schneider or else need reminding – it was broadcast five months before. Callan has another similar meeting with Hunter that tells us what the Section is and how Callan came …

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Callan – A Magnum for Schneider

H E Cooper — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:34:51 +0000

I will praise A Magnum for Schneider to whoever will listen and, as you’re reading this, I presume you fancy listening. It’s a wonderful introduction to the world of David Callan, who is persuaded to return to the distinctly dodgy secret government department he recently left on principle – the principle that he didn’t enjoy …

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Callan – Wet Job

H E Cooper — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:08:00 +0000

Bringing back a popular show can be enormously tempting. It worked once, so why wouldn’t it work well again? I wasn’t keen on the idea of a revival and reviews from others set my expectations low, then lower again, so I had put off watching this for some time. Wet Job does start reasonably well …

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Callan – The Good Ones Are All Dead

H E Cooper — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:07:00 +0000

Remember when I looked at Callan’s Armchair Theatre and said how nice it was to see a German on 1960s’ telly who didn’t turn out to be a Nazi? Well, it’s back to business as usual in The Good Ones Are All Dead. We’re told Strauss is a Nazi from the start and Callan’s task …

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Armchair Theatre – A Magnum for Schneider

H E Cooper — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:01:00 +0000

What I liked when I watched the episode of Callan in Network’s ITV 60 box set was that it seemed so different from the similar adventure series I had seen from that period. I have only seen a handful of the early Danger Man episodes and though there are similarities, in that both Callan and John …

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