Callan (film) Callan (film) Callan is an exciting 1974 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward Woodward, Eric Porter and Carl Möhner. It was based on the ITV television series "Callan" which ran from 1967 to 1972. David Callan (Edward Woodward), a leading intelligence agent/assassin in the employment of the S.I.S., was forced into retirement when he lost his nerve. Now, he is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German businessman. Colonel Hunter (Eric Porter), his former employer, promises Callan that he'll be returned to active status as long as he follows his orders.
Callan (TV series) again re-cast, this time being played by Peter Egan (better known at the time as a trendy gangster from a controversial TV series, "Big Breadwinner Hog" – now better known for sitcoms such as "Ever Decreasing Circles"). The only recurring actors from the TV series were Woodward as Callan, Russell Hunter as Lonely and Clifford Rose as Dr Snell (who appeared in five episodes of the series from series two, three and four (though it's stated that Callan has never met Snell before)). There are two short story collections On 7 December 2017, Big Finish Productions announced plans to release