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The Worst Episodes of Callan

Every episode of Callan ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Callan!

The Worst Episodes of Callan

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...
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Callan Season 1 Episode 2 - The Good Ones Are All Dead
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    #1 - The Good Ones Are All Dead

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Callan Season 1 Episode 3 - Goodbye, Nobby Clarke
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    #2 - Goodbye, Nobby Clarke

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  3. Callan Season 1 Episode 4 - Death of Robert E. Lee
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    #3 - Death of Robert E. Lee

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Callan Season 1 Episode 5 - Goodness Burns Too Bright
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    #4 - Goodness Burns Too Bright

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Bill Bain
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Callan Season 1 Episode 7 - You Should Have Got Here Sooner
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    #5 - You Should Have Got Here Sooner

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Piers Haggard
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Callan Season 2 Episode 3 - You're Under Starter's Orders
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    #6 - You're Under Starter's Orders

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  7. Callan Season 2 Episode 7 - Land of Light and Peace
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    #7 - Land of Light and Peace

    S2:E7

    Callan must retrieve a microfilm from a spying medium.

    Director:Piers Haggard
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Callan Season 2 Episode 8 - Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged
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    #8 - Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Callan Season 2 Episode 10 - Jack-on-Top
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    #9 - Jack-on-Top

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Callan Season 2 Episode 11 - Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man
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    #10 - Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:Bill Bain
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Callan Season 2 Episode 12 - Running Dog
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    #11 - Running Dog

    S2:E12

    Callan must stop fashist agitators from killing the Chinese Ambassador.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:William Emms

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  12. Callan Season 3 Episode 9 - Amos Green Must Live
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #12 - Amos Green Must Live

    S3:E9

    A parlamental candidate recieves a death threat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Callan Season 2 Episode 9 - Death of a Friend
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Death of a Friend

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Callan Season 4 Episode 6 - None of Your Business
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #14 - None of Your Business

    S4:E6

    The old Hunter returns and Callan tries to get away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Callan Season 2 Episode 4 - Little Bits and Pieces of Love
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    #15 - Little Bits and Pieces of Love

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Callan Season 4 Episode 4 - Rules of the Game
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #16 - Rules of the Game

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Callan Season 2 Episode 14 - Nice People Die at Home
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Nice People Die at Home

    S2:E14

    Callan brings confusion into a Russian spy network.

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  18. Callan Season 3 Episode 2 - Summoned To Appear
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #18 - Summoned To Appear

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Callan Season 3 Episode 1 - Where Else Could I Go?
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #19 - Where Else Could I Go?

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Callan Season 3 Episode 3 - The Same Trick Twice
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #20 - The Same Trick Twice

    S3:E3

    An exchange of captured agents with the Soviets goes sour.

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Callan Season 3 Episode 5 - Suddenly - At Home
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #21 - Suddenly - At Home

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Piers Haggard
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Callan Season 4 Episode 10 - The Contract
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #22 - The Contract

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Callan Season 1 Episode 1 - A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #23 - A Magnum for Schneider (pilot)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Bill Bain
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Callan Season 1 Episode 6 - But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan
    8.0/10(56 votes)

    #24 - But's He's a Lord, Mr. Callan

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Callan Season 3 Episode 7 - God Help Your Friends
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    #25 - God Help Your Friends

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Good Ones Are All Dead" is the worst rated episode of "Callan". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/8/1967. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Goodbye, Nobby Clarke".