Callan Title Sequence

[AlphaWolf31]

I was named after this series.

[wombatsBFF]

my parents named my brother after this show!

[dannidog]

it was always straight to bed after Callan when i was a nipper happy days lol

[gratecourt]

When I was a kid T. P. McKenna as the villain used to scare me almost as much as the Daleks. Thanks for posting

[boomshanka]

As a little kid, I used to bug my parents to let me stay up and watch this.

[Kelly14UK]

Woodward is only a day younger than Clint Eastwood.

[Equalizer408]

J'ai adoré Equalizer et Les nouveaux professionnels. J'aurai aimer voir Callan car j'adore les série d'espionnage

[screenwriter44]

Great dialogue, superb acting. Not like the superficial crap that's out now with cardboard actors and juvenile writing. These guys had almost no budget and made it happen. The claustrophobic atmosphere amps up the Cold War tension even more. Today's young generation couldn't even sit through five minutes of Callan. They're too used to the 80lb chick karate kung fuing some 6'5" gangbanger while she holds a 357 Magnum on him the size of her 20 inch waist. God Bless Edward Woodward.

[Kelly14UK]

@screenwriter44 You said it for all of us.

[whatisitfawlty]

God TV is shit now!

[screenwriter44]

@whatisitfawlty

Amen to that compadre!

[MikeWhiskyTango]

He was fantastic in the Aussie film 'Breaker Morant'  about the Boer war.

[bondsee]

great show great theme great actors !! unlike the crap of today

[kiera72]

Used to watch this with my dad in the very early 70's. Brings back lovely memories. Miss you dad.

[adminelf]

@kiera72 I used to watch this with my grandad so I share your sentiment. Great to be able to see ths again

[bondsee]

@kiera72 glad it makes you happy !!!!!!

[helltopay1]

Lonely has to be one of the most iconic characters on TV?

[karenlangland1]

Edward Woodward - one of the most undervalued and unappreciated actors EVER!

RIP

[tw25rw]

As a kid, I was allowed to stay and watch the titles til the light bulb blew, then was sent to bed..

[GarytheAxe]

Cool show, and a damn fine actor

[orchardcottage]

-Who would know more than anyone else about the making of "Callan"?

-Edward Woodward would.

[agentsmithmememe]

brilliant series...

[jeremyholtom]

I was lucky enough to know Edward as a friend for over twenty years. I have spoken a few words about what it was like to know the real man and what he taught me. You can see it on my page in two parts as "So You Want To Know The Rich And Famous......?" It's very thought provoking!

[alanstarkie2001]

Can anyone remember EW playing a comedy role in a series about a removal firm? He was the gaffer I remember, or maybe I don't really remember and I've got it all wrong. This would have been 1990s I think. I loved Callan though.

[geordieboy56]

I think the series you're talking about is "Common as Muck". It was a group of Dustbinmen not removal men.

[fuzzydunlop1]

God bless, Mr Woodward, you will be missed.

[kenfig]

Edward Woodward - top actor and a legend ! R.I.P.

[kirid23]

rip edward woodward. He will be missed. :-( Callan was a great series and I have never forgotten it.

[7yournext7]

R.I.P. Edward Woodward

a great actor in many superb roles

[SPLOD41]

Off to the big Wicker Man in the sky.

R.I.P.

[damuzzdu]

RIP Edward Woodward.

I recall watching the great TV series in late 60's and was overjoyed to watch it again last year on Pay TV.

His acting was first class and the many scenes with Russell Hunter "Lonely" will long be remembered.

Edward was the classic actor to play Breaker Morant...and I could not imagine any one else playing "The Breaker".

[chisongs]

@damuzzdu I agree totally - I think the partnership of Woodward with Russell Hunter was one of the best combinations to hit our TV screens and yet hardly got a mention after his passing. A sad loss of a terrific actor - RIP great man.

[strictfunctor]

Vale Edward Woodward. Best TV spy ever.

[straker2]

Just plain old "WOW!"

[Chrissy62]

Callan was the first show I ever saw Edward Woodward in and he will always be Callan for me, with Breaker Morant a close second!

RIP Edward ~ The final curtain falls on a truly great actor and singer.

I will raise a toast to you tonight Mate! :-(

[mskemmis]

What a wonderful actor - what a huge loss. RIP

[JoannaSlinky]

I enjoyed "The Equaliser" but "Callan" is the series that sticks most in my mind. RIP.

[sopwithcamels266]

Edward woodward ONE OF THE FINEST ACTORS OF HIS GENERATION. Great actors don't come along that often RIP

[AntarcticaTelevision]

RIP Edward Woodward 1930-2009.

A GREAT, tragic loss. :-(

[JFBridge]

Ted Woodward,a great actor and Callan will always be regarded as one of the best shows ever on British TV and one of it's greatest characters.

(1930-2009)

[sirgarg]

..A tribute to one of the British Greats..RIP Edward Woodward...

[kcsnakebite]

RIP - Edward Woodward Gone but never forgotten. A multi talented actor and singer who'll be sadly missed.

[luvdasho]

Thanks for the memories, Teddy.

[Southstandred]

RIP Edward Woodward

[CLEKTRONIK]

RIP, loved the show.

[kernforce1701]

RIP, Edward Woodward

[TheCornishPirate]

RIP Edward my padstow mate. :(

[danrimage]

R.I.P. Ewar Woowar.

[clivetemple]

Edward Woodward died today.

[tintin20001967]

Great tv..well made fro the money and good writeing too...well acted.

[calmo69]

my names callan xD

[adebarde1]

Very cheap sets in those days with little on location but a great series to watch in the dark.

[b6gm6n]

I was born in 68 and one of the very first 'TV' moments i could remember was that theme tune and the bulb... the explosion haunted my dreams and stayed with me, the entire title sequence with the glowing letters fading in and out was utterly fascinating as a child to me, TV or rather the rented faux-wooden box which hummed gave me such insight into a weird new world, i love those memories dearly and as a by product gave me an imagination which i use to wank my mind with.

[kirid23]

brilliant series...i remember it so well. So grim...:-(

[theglitterband]

Wonderful series this. I used to watch this religously. Very very atmospheric.

[filmnoir2510]

I just discovered Callan a few days a go, when I had walk my local Video Store to return the last ones I had rented, when I noticed the Box set for the first time. Right then I felt I had discovered a gem. Like all the TV shows around the late sixties and the beginning of the early seventies, I admire the atmospheric tone they have. I was born in 1967 and cant help but feel dawn to the psychological dept of this TV show. Plus the theme reminds me of Portishead.

[donCALLAN]

jion the callan club

[021poison]

im a girl called callan

omg

[donCALLAN]

im a boy called callan!

[DropDeadCallan]

my name is callan haha

and idk why people think that it's a guyz name thou -__-

[Vladd67]

This arguing about the name Callan is all very well but the characters name is David Callan

[Vladd67]

This arguing about the name Callan iss very well but his name was David Callan

[Ce1ticWhist1er]

My name is Callan. =]

[hx3ab]

I never thought about the Bond connection. But you are 100% right. Nice one.

[tigerboy1966]

Woodward would have made a fantastic James Bond. Anyone who thinks otherwise should take a look at Daniel Craig, who is essentially Woodward after weight-training.

[TheEqualizer1972]

Good start Edward.

[JasonRadley]

Looks a bit like Vladimir Putin, who is ex-KGB.

[polkadotgoosy123]

Callan is my boyfriend

: )

rofl ..

illoveeeyouuuu,<3

[samothraki1]

No TV series ever had title music as sinister as this!

[lachlan2345]

great name for a TV show, would sux if it got called lachlan

[Keith2855]

Why oh why are they not releasing the remaing episodes, I've got the two DVD's they released a few years ago, but there's still more in the archives.

[1tyresius]

funny but true story about when the character was first written, it was a discussion between the writer and producer before making the first ever episode;

writer " who would suit the part of callan ? "

producer "edward wooodward would "

[kookiecookster]

Callan is the ginchiest! Kookie.

[squishpop7]

Edward Woodward learnt his hardman trade here before using it to full, blistering effect in the Equalizer. Hes been the blueprint for every tough guy since, but has never been bettered. Fantastic.

[Yorcal]

my name is Callan too. My pops named me after this dude.

[Callanizy]

Me to YAY!!! :)

[stephenlittle13]

My daughter is called Callan had her name for 16 years before she came along, because of the show

[callanwallan]

Callan is a mans name is your daughter a man? ehh

[lachlan2345]

callan is a man's name, haha dickhead

[Yorcal]

I'm a woman and my name is Callan.

Actually, it's not a man's name. It's most often a surname. As a first name it is gender neutral though it is interesting to note that Callan means "strong woman in battle".

So you're the dickhead "lachlan2345". In your face.

[Callanishername]

omg my name is callan too.

and i am constantly told i have a boys name. its like, yeah not really.

the male version of callan is callum.

or callem.

[michaelwright999]

callan is it not Irish Gaelic origen ? and it was a great show.

[Jeffrywith1e]

I want to see this show.

[Paige410]

My son's name is Callan too! Woo hoo. He's 9 now. Had nothing to do with that show, though. Hey it's a great name isn't it?!

[12callan12]

my names callan woo callan ftw

[TomBakerIsMyHero]

russel hunter was also in doctor who

[AdvancedC0rpseTum0r]

callan wagner sucks

[umbilicalnoose9]

MY NAMES CALLAN xD Callan Carr!!!, I always thought no one ever had my name =[

[awolwakefield]

Did Russell Hunter play the part of Lonely ???

[7772399]

Yes. Russell Hunter played "Lonely".

William Squire played the role of "Hunter".

[sephirothguitar]

well my last name is callan... :)

[cal661]

My mum named me after that dude, Callan that is...

[Omega573]

My older Brother named me after Steve Austin, the 6 Million Dollar Man :)

[gogogadgetcar]

Were can I get the series on DVD!

[predator910]

DUDE MY NAME IZ CALLAN

[austinmetrocity]

This made me hide behind the sofa when I was a kid!

[DeppyJohn]

Great warm-up to The Equalizer

[claraboomday]

E wa  Woo wa as g eat in this p og am.

[StevenJMUK]

You missed out the one letter which lends structural integrity to his name :)

[b6gm6n]

for me as a 3-4-5 year old i saw the exploding bulb and thought...im scared, only saw it the once but remembered it ever since :)

[ashbyjay]

Doesn't exist, old son. Callan is the best, in my opinion.

[runbambirun]

Write down the the name of the spy/thriller that had a better opening track than this (except maybe the Third Man ).

[KoNekoYasha]

Great opening track, I agree.  But what about the Prisoner?

[ashbyjay]

"An Army is really a device for killing the enemy - and as a killer Callan was unequalled." (The Worst Soldier I Ever Saw).

[slodfast]

that is very, very good son...you don't muck about with richmond he's KGB.