Callan (TV series) Callan (TV series) Callan is a British action/drama television series created by James Mitchell, first airing between 1967 and 1972. It starred Edward Woodward as David Callan, an agent of a state secret service dealing with internal security threats to the United Kingdom. Though portrayed as having responsibilities similar to those of the real-life MI5, Callan's fictional "Section" has "carte blanche" to use the most ruthless of methods. In the storylines interrogation is by means of torture, while extrajudicial killings are so routine they have a colour-coded filing system. With the possible exception of "La Femme Nikita", no TV series
Michael Callan He and his dance partner, Grace Genteel, appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Chance of a Lifetime". When he was 21, he auditioned for Jerome Robbins for the role of "Riff" in the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" (1957–59). He was seen by talent scout Joyce Selznick, who worked for Columbia Pictures. Columbia was on a "youth talent" drive at the time and signed Callan to a seven-year deal. Columbia Pictures' first role for Callan was in a prestige production, "They Came to Cordura" (1959), starring Gary Cooper. Columbia then considered Callan for a number of projects,