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Network DVD have announced the UK DVD release of Callan: The Monochrome Years on 22nd February 2010 priced at £29.99 RRP. The late Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man) stars as a reluctant professional killer working for British Intelligence in this series created by James Mitchell (When the Boat Comes In).
This four-disc set contains:
Original Armchair Theatre pilot play, “A Magnum for Schneider”
Remaining black and white episodes from Series One and Two unseen in nearly forty years and available for the first time in any format.
“The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw” transformed from an unedited recording block that has been re-edited into its proper transmission format for this DVD release.
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/72175/callan-the-monochrome-years-in-february.html
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Here's a list of the missing episodes.
CALLAN [ABC Weekend Television/Thames Television, 1967-72]
Armchair Theatre Pilot
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
A Magnum for Schneider 06/02/1967 Exists
Season 1
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
The Good Ones are All Dead 08/07/1967 Exists
Goodbye, Nobby Clarke 15/07/1967 Missing
Death of Robert E. Lee 22/07/1967 Missing
Goodness Burns Too Bright 29/07/1967 Missing
But He's A Lord, Mr. Callan 05/08/1967 Missing
You Should Have Got Here Sooner 12/08/1967 Exists
Season 2
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
Red Knight, White Knight 08/01/1969 Exists
The Most Promising Girl of Her Year 15/01/1969 Exists
You're Under Starter's Orders3 22/01/1969 Missing
Little Bits and Pieces of Love 29/01/1969 Exists
Let's Kill Everybody 05/02/1969 Exists
Heir Apparent 12/02/1969 Exists
Land of Light and Piece 19/02/1969 Missing
Blackmailers Should Be Discouraged 26/02/1969 Missing
Death of a Friend 05/03/1969 Exists
Jack-On-Top 12/03/1969 Missing
Once A Big Man, Always A Big Man 19/03/1969 Missing
The Running Dog 26/03/1969 Missing
The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw 02/04/1969 Existsa
Nice People Die At Home 09/04/1969 Exists
Death of a Hunter 16/04/1969 Exists
Season 3
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
All Episodes - Exists
Season 4
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
All Episodes - Exists
TV Movie
Episode Title Date of Transmission Archival Status
Wet Job 02/09/1981 Exists
Notes
(a) "The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw" only survives as an unedited studio tape.
http://missing-episodes.com/
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A Magnum For Schneider was remade into a film version just called Callan.
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Feb 10, 2011 - 8:59 AM
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Callan: Wet Job
Featuring an electrifying performance from Edward Woodward, Callan explored the dingy twilight world of the professional spy and presented what was, until that point, television’s most realistic portrayal of government espionage – becoming a national phenomenon in the 1960s and making Woodward one of the highest-profile actors on television.
This single play, originally aired in 1981 and scripted by series creator/writer James Mitchell, saw the reluctant killer pressed into service one last time. Reuniting Callan and his malodorous sidekick, Lonely (Russell Hunter), the play also stars George Sewell, Hugh Walters (as Hunter), Anthony Smee and Helen Bourne.
Ten years on, David Callan hasn’t changed much. Retirement has brought a new identity, a new mistress, and a new business in the form of a militaria shop. But once a secret-service operative, always a secret-service operative, as he discovers when a call summons him to headquarters and a meeting with the fourth ‘Hunter’ of his career. Callan thought the past was dead and buried – reactivating it is no pleasure, but it has to be done.
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1324
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Feb 10, 2011 - 1:29 PM
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TheSaint
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Callan: Wet Job
Featuring an electrifying performance from Edward Woodward, Callan explored the dingy twilight world of the professional spy and presented what was, until that point, television’s most realistic portrayal of government espionage – becoming a national phenomenon in the 1960s and making Woodward one of the highest-profile actors on television.
This single play, originally aired in 1981 and scripted by series creator/writer James Mitchell, saw the reluctant killer pressed into service one last time. Reuniting Callan and his malodorous sidekick, Lonely (Russell Hunter), the play also stars George Sewell, Hugh Walters (as Hunter), Anthony Smee and Helen Bourne.
Ten years on, David Callan hasn’t changed much. Retirement has brought a new identity, a new mistress, and a new business in the form of a militaria shop. But once a secret-service operative, always a secret-service operative, as he discovers when a call summons him to headquarters and a meeting with the fourth ‘Hunter’ of his career. Callan thought the past was dead and buried – reactivating it is no pleasure, but it has to be done.
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1324
Looking forward to it but I wish Network had held off on releasing the color episodes until they had secured the rights to Wet Job. It really should've been included with that set.
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Callan - The Definitive Collection.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Callan-Definitive-Collection-Edward-Woodward/dp/B004AKNRRE/ref=sr_1_4?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1412556477&sr=1-4&keywords=callan
Such a great series, I saw them when they were first transmitted. I keep meaning to buy the box sets, but I've so many TV box sets still to see (I haven't got around to viewing Department S yet, & I've had that for about 15 years!). There's the complete House box, Rome, Star Trek TOS, The Walking Dead, Bones, The Sweeney, The Pacific, Band Of Brothers, Game Of Thrones. I've just embarked in watching the complete Angel, I'm eight episodes into the first series, that'll probably take me into next year. I hardly work, a busy social life is a thing of the past (thank god), live alone, & even then I don't have time to watch all this stuff. How people with a busy life keep up with all this I have no idea.
Anyway, the reason I posted is Amazon's crazy pre-order price, £72! All you need is the b/w & colour sets, & they come to a combined £29.20, more like it.
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