Callan looks at the world of spies that is more inspired by Len Deighton and John Le Carre.
Edward Woodward plays Callan who realises that there is no going out from the spy business. His superiors regard him as a trained and effective killer and need him for a particular task. No is not an answer they will accept.
The good news is that no killing is involved in this assignment. Callan needs to act as a bookkeeper to a Greek Cypriot businessman called Stavros and deliver him to the Israeli secret service alive.
Stavros is a former Nazi officer, a wanted war criminal but Callan wants to make sure that he is what his bosses claim.
Woodward knocks it out of the park as Callan. A lower class hardman, his parents were killed by a V2 rocket. He is a man who went to the school of hard knocks. In contrast with his colleague Meres, who dislikes Callan but respects his abilities.
The first episode shows spycraft being dirty, seedy and unglamorous. Callan seems to have his own rules which is not always following his superiors orders. Somehow Stavros gets to Callan and and plants some seeds of doubt in his mind.
This is a downbeat series with characters such as Lonely, wonderfully portrayed by Russell Hunter who is smelly and shifty.
Edward Woodward plays Callan who realises that there is no going out from the spy business. His superiors regard him as a trained and effective killer and need him for a particular task. No is not an answer they will accept.
The good news is that no killing is involved in this assignment. Callan needs to act as a bookkeeper to a Greek Cypriot businessman called Stavros and deliver him to the Israeli secret service alive.
Stavros is a former Nazi officer, a wanted war criminal but Callan wants to make sure that he is what his bosses claim.
Woodward knocks it out of the park as Callan. A lower class hardman, his parents were killed by a V2 rocket. He is a man who went to the school of hard knocks. In contrast with his colleague Meres, who dislikes Callan but respects his abilities.
The first episode shows spycraft being dirty, seedy and unglamorous. Callan seems to have his own rules which is not always following his superiors orders. Somehow Stavros gets to Callan and and plants some seeds of doubt in his mind.
This is a downbeat series with characters such as Lonely, wonderfully portrayed by Russell Hunter who is smelly and shifty.