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S4 E12 · Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)

About Callan

Callan is a action & adventure and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on February 6, 1967. It has 4 seasons and 44 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 12 "Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)", aired on May 17, 1972.

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'.

  • Action & Adventure
  • Drama

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Episodes

44 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

1967 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 59 years ago

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  1. Callan S1 E7 still E7

    7. You Should Have Got Here Sooner

    Finale

    When somebody beats Lonely up, and Callan finds out who it was he turns the table on Hunter.

  2. Callan S1 E6 still E6

    6. But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan

    Hunter wants Callan to stop a blackmailing Lord from selling the negatives used in the blackmail to all and sundry.

  3. E5

    5. Goodness Burns Too Bright

    Callan is lured into going to Berlin, where Hunter wants to use him as a sacrificial lamb to facilitate the planting of a British mole.

  4. E4

    4. Death of Robert E. Lee

    Two CIA agents request the help of Hunter's Section in killing a Chinese agent, who has been trading in nuclear secrets. But his real mission in England is to kill Hunter.

  5. E3

    3. Goodbye, Nobby Clarke

    Callan must stop an old friend, Clarke, from going back to Africa, where he was training mercenaries, else Hunter will have Clarke killed.

  6. Callan S1 E2 still E2

    2. The Good Ones Are All Dead

    Under threat of being placed in a red file, Callan is coerced into helping the Section hand over an ex-SS officer, Strauss, to the Israelis.

  7. Callan S1 E1 still E1

    1. A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

    Hunter, head of the Section, requires the services of his best operative, David Callan. Callan had been 'retired' from the service due to his growing conscience, disrespect for orders, and concerns about the people he was ordered to eliminate. Callan now working as a bookkeeper, a job he despises, is offered to be reinstated into the Section if he kills Schneider, an international arms dealer.

Season 2

1969 · 15 episodes · Last episode: 57 years ago

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  1. Callan S2 E15 still E15

    15. Death of a Hunter

    Finale

    Callan in brainwashed into believing that Hunter is the leak in the Section and that he has also killed Lonely and framed Callan for murder. In his drugged state Callan kills Hunter and is shot down by Meres.

  2. Callan S2 E14 still E14

    14. Nice People Die at Home

    Callan brings confusion into a Russian spy network.

  3. Callan S2 E13 still E13

    13. The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw

    Security wants a retired brigadier of the British army to be stopped from accepting a job offer from a sultan, deadly force is requested.

  4. E12

    12. Running Dog

    Callan must stop fashist agitators from killing the Chinese Ambassador.

  5. E11

    11. Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man

    Callan and Meres must secure the safe of a ship that was sunk during World War Two. It contains a list of Third Reich collaborateurs and puppets. A survivor of the ship tries to stop them.

  6. E10

    10. Jack-on-Top

    Callan and Meres must catch the controller of a ring of spies before he can leave the country with the information the ring has gathered.

  7. Callan S2 E9 still E9

    9. Death of a Friend

    The French O.A.S. carry an internal war into England. Callan and Meres must sort out the mess.

  8. E8

    8. Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged

    Calln must find everything out about the past of an influential politician.

  9. E7

    7. Land of Light and Peace

    Callan must retrieve a microfilm from a spying medium.

  10. Callan S2 E6 still E6

    6. Heir Apparent

    After Hunter's death Meres and Calln must fetch the new Hunter from East Germany.

  11. Callan S2 E5 still E5

    5. Let's Kill Everybody

    A freelance German mercenary organisation who specialise in eliminating foreign security sections have their sights set on the Section.

  12. Callan S2 E4 still E4

    4. Little Bits and Pieces of Love

    Callan must use the wife of a rocket scientist as bait to lure the same scientist to Britain.

  13. E3

    3. You're Under Starter's Orders

    Callan apparently turns renegade. A ruse to trap the head of a ‘pipeline' for smuggling foreign agents and defectors out of the country.

  14. Callan S2 E2 still E2

    2. The Most Promising Girl of Her Year

    Callan must prove that a young biochemist is not giving information to the East.

  15. Callan S2 E1 still E1

    1. Red Knight, White Knight

    The Section's new Hunter has Callan pulled from the field.

Season 3

1970 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 56 years ago

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  1. Callan S3 E9 still E9

    9. Amos Green Must Live

    Finale

    A parlamental candidate recieves a death threat.

  2. Callan S3 E8 still E8

    8. Breakout

    Callan and Cross must break a Russian spy out of prison, where he has voluntarily surrendered himself to, and kill him.

  3. Callan S3 E7 still E7

    7. God Help Your Friends

    Callan is assigned to disrupt a romance between a government worker and a suspected spy. Reluctantly he delves into his bag of dirty tricks.

  4. Callan S3 E6 still E6

    6. Act of Kindness

    Callan helps a former agent out of a blackmailing business.

  5. Callan S3 E5 still E5

    5. Suddenly - At Home

    Callan and Cross are assigned to protect a woman whom Callan becomes involved with.

  6. Callan S3 E4 still E4

    4. A Village Called G

    Hunter's secretary, Liz, is out for someone's blood.

  7. Callan S3 E3 still E3

    3. The Same Trick Twice

    An exchange of captured agents with the Soviets goes sour.

  8. Callan S3 E2 still E2

    2. Summoned To Appear

    When Cross kills an innocent bystander it's up to Callan to cover for him, but even he cannot decide if it was an accident or murder.

  9. Callan S3 E1 still E1

    1. Where Else Could I Go?

    The new Hunter cannot decide if Callan is to return to the Section or not.

Season 4

1972 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 54 years ago

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  1. Callan S4 E13 still E13

    13. A Man Like Me (Richmond File 3)

    Finale

    Callan tracks down Richmond who is trying to leave Britain.

  2. Callan S4 E12 still E12

    12. Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)

    Richmond, a top enemy defector, reveals his true purpose.

  3. Callan S4 E11 still E11

    11. Call Me Enemy (Richmond File 1)

    Callan debriefs a top enemy defector.

  4. Callan S4 E10 still E10

    10. The Contract

    Callan substitutes himself for an assassin in order to prevent an assassination.

  5. Callan S4 E9 still E9

    9. The Carrier

    Callan and Lonley break into a courier's house to find out how he's operating.

  6. Callan S4 E8 still E8

    8. I Never Wanted the Job

    Lonely becomes the unlucky witness to a mob hit.

  7. Callan S4 E7 still E7

    7. Charlie Says It's Goodbye

    Callan tries to quit the Section when a girl he is seeing takes a dislike to his job.

  8. Callan S4 E6 still E6

    6. None of Your Business

    The old Hunter returns and Callan tries to get away.

  9. Callan S4 E5 still E5

    5. If He Can, So Could I

    Callan looses his position as Hunter when he goes after the assassin who killed Cross.

  10. Callan S4 E4 still E4

    4. Rules of the Game

    Callan orders Cross to terrorise an innocent Russian family for political reasons.

  11. Callan S4 E3 still E3

    3. First Refusal

    Callan has become the new Hunter. And his first job is to retrieve a list of British undercover agents.

  12. Callan S4 E2 still E2

    2. Call Me Sir!

    Lonely is used as bait to retrieve Callan from the KGB.

  13. Callan S4 E1 still E1

    1. That'll Be the Day

    Callan is dead. Or so the KGB would have you think.

Cast & crew

  • John Savident

    John Savident

  • Jerome Willis

    Jerome Willis

  • Betty Marsden

    Betty Marsden

  • Bernard Archard

    Bernard Archard

  • Peter Blythe

    Peter Blythe

  • Peter Cellier

    Peter Cellier

  • Kathleen Byron

    Kathleen Byron

  • Hilary Dwyer

    Hilary Dwyer

  • Conrad Phillips

    Conrad Phillips

  • Vladek Sheybal

    Vladek Sheybal

  • Nicholas Selby

  • Derek Waring

    Derek Waring

  • Tessa Wyatt

    Tessa Wyatt

  • Gerald Flood

    Gerald Flood

  • Joseph Fürst

    Joseph Fürst

  • Anthony Valentine

    Anthony Valentine

Callan FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Callan?

Callan has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 17, 1972.

When did the latest episode of Callan come out?

The most recent episode of Callan, Season 4 Episode 12 "Do You Recognise the Woman? (Richmond File 2)", aired on May 17, 1972.

How many seasons of Callan are there?

Callan has 4 seasons with 44 episodes in total.

When did Callan first air?

Callan first aired on ITV1 on February 6, 1967.

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